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Pinnacle of humanity
Sep 17, 2019 4:54 AM
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PopeBruce
Also it's still full of spiders.
WendyCarlson
I can't afford to fly so anybody that can seems lucky to me
monkeyshines
"Did you partake in the miracle of human flight and land softly on giant tires that you couldn't even conceive how they put air in them?"
monkeyshines
"You're sitting in a chair in the sky. You're like a Greek myth right now." - Louis CK
5po0ky
Capitalism
Kbantar
Innovation meets capitalism. Empathy need not apply.
FractalPrism
airline travel can be awful due to greedy corps shrinking legroom and poorly made thin seats, it can definitely suck.
BonyCephalopod
You must be too young to remember smoke filled planes
Alkuam2
Apparently you were less likely to get sick on a flight back then, because now they recycle the air without the smokers.
SirButcher
Nope, air still flowing in from the outside, using the air compressed by the engine's compressor, and heated up a little.
IWouldDoThings
Those little ashtrays were adorable though
JohnEburt
Welcome to capitalism
Tarlon
Yeah we 're literally doing what medieval people thought only angels witnessed in the kingdom of god - and we made it mundane.
PaintYourWagon
I dont think medieval people 'literally' thought angels sat in a chair fighting for arm rests while watching Shrek 3 on a tiny screen
TresusIbor
And so did the angel sayeth unto me: 'Hey now, thou art an allstar!'
noptic
And it got even worse when "someone" decided to add useless security measures just to make people feel safe.
wastedpoptart
TSA has ruined air travel. Unnecessarily stressful.
Stoffers
Just get a private jet problem solved. 7 billion people on Earth and Ariana wants the sky all to herself. Either get in line or pay up.
PaintYourWagon
She also wants me to break up with my girlfriend. First off Ariana, she is my wife and second you havent called me in months...or ever!
FeChefImgur
Apparently Concorde was pretty cool.
orangefactorfive
If you think flying is bad, try playing Oregon Trail. Or Lemonade Stand.
BigFatBlob
I watched lemonade stand movies, they were nice..
Kbantar
That's Lemon Party movies.
bingotown
Thanks for the Lemonade Stand music now stuck in my head.
YourMomsSidePiece
I had to play Lemonade Stand on a Commodore PET computer & load it with a cassette tape, now that's human suffering.
YourMomsSidePiece
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PET
Kbantar
Wow. I never even heard of those. And my pro-tech family had a Commodore 64.
YourMomsSidePiece
I was very jealous of my friend who had a commodore 64, that was like living in the future.
bingotown
You win. Mine was an Apple IIc which was blazingly fast with 128K of RAM.
SilentScreamsX
I don't hate the actual flying part, I hate the airport parts.
asmallcat
With how much people bitch about flying, which on average is mildly uncomfortable and occasionally annoyingly inconvenient, it makes me 1/2
asmallcat
wonder how the fuck they survive in the actual world. 2/2
Trentski
Try a non-commercial flight
GingerParade
I like flying..
Danceswithdruids
It started when Ron Regan “deregulated” the airline industry
wraithgr
It's actually a testament to the heights and depths of human nature. We aspire to settle the stars but will debase ourselves to save $25
Percivalhalla
Haha, what kind of airline only charges $25 more for 1st class seats?
wraithgr
I was thinking about things like not paying for assigned seats and then zerging the queue, or not getting checked bags and wearing 5 shirts
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
There is no need for a checked bag, learn how to travel light and how to pack.
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
Plus, have you seen how airport staff handles your bags ?
wraithgr
I fully believe that if airlines offered a $15 discount but you had to wear a dunce cap for the duration of the flight, people would take it
jefffffffffffffffffffffffff
Wow you are a whole new level of pussy
Potatopeelerkind
Difficult things are often uncomfortable. You act like making something suck takes a special effort rather than just being the default.
Percivalhalla
Except it could suck a lot less. TSA is excessive and repeatedly proven useless. Cut down on that nonsense and save a ton of money, which
Percivalhalla
could translate into better profit margins for airlines, meaning they could increase flight prices only slightly and put in fewer seats per
Percivalhalla
flight and be both more profitable and a way better experience. Then there's the whole boarding and deplaning nonsense that could be made
Percivalhalla
way more reasonable and 1000% more efficient, and you solve almost all the major complaints about flying.
Snooj
Because we want it cheap and convenient. You want to experience the pinnacle of human achievement for $250 round trip? It'll suck.
CtrlAltJesse
Back in my day we got diarrhea once and died.
snidedj
*Cries in Ryanair*
hodgetwins
*We found a way to soar through the sky and still managed to end up complaining about it
mthornton91
Use a trebuchet to make a man soar through the sky and you won’t hear any complaints from him.
hodgetwins
At least not for long
scJazz
tbh there will be one complaint... AHHHHHHHHHHH*THWAP*
Altanese
Like frozen yogurt. We took something great (ice cream) and made it just a little worse so we can have more of it.
PaintYourWagon
If I can have more of it how does that make it worse? Quality isnt ALWAYS better than quantitiy
Altanese
It's a reference to 'The Good Place'
PaintYourWagon
Ah gotcha, the wife watches that but I never jumped on board
Kbantar
I've always preferred frozen yoghurt to ice cream.
glitchead
You could always pay a little extra for better seats and service in upper class if it bothers you. Even if it's $400, that's like paying-
glitchead
- around $400 to travel the world in the time of a short nap while relaxing as if you're in the living room. You just dont like "losing" -
glitchead
- money by paying more for better service. I'll take the sardine packs but I know that's what I'm paying for with $80.
lovingspace
I sometimes pay more for better service (food), but I do feel that airlines make economy class suck on purpose, unnecessarily.
TresusIbor
The sardine packs are $400, though.
AlexisActually
I wish I could afford first class seats, I'm so tall, but sometimes travel is unavoidable and I'm poor
Iusethewrongyourandthereintentionally
Yes those settlers totally wouldn't have traded the 6 months traveling at the speed of smell and the dysentery for a lack of leg room.
netflixandchillin
muhvitus
I think they would be happy with modern cruise ship!
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Fun fact...P&O's new strap line is "You died of dysentery...but stayed for the shrimp buffet"
malicart
And you can still come away dead or filled with diseases.
BobbyBobBobBuBuBuBubblegoose
Speed of smell! +1
chetnixandflill
Ron White
grobesviech
Made me laugh out loud!! +1
LordofSandvich
We were traveling at half the speed of smell. We got passed by a kite.
Sleepynora
woodRunner
Madchair
stop stealing louie's bit
Panzer89
I flew Alaska Airlines the last few times and it was inoffensive even bordering on enjoyable. Free snack, water, soda, and even free movies.
ItsJustACoincidence
To me, nothing is free. You had to pay for the tickets right? That’s just what’s included. Other airlines are just ripping people off.
RedxRabbit171
I love Alaska Air
ImNotAnOrange
you can bring your own entertainment and snacks onto a plane, its the seating conditions that make or break it
SumptuousMeat
Ye, we only fly Alaskan now, they actually try to be decent... But it's probably a matter of time before they succumb to the 'suck'
TooMuchDad
Southwest too on a lot of flights on newer planes
LeopoldButtersStotc
I have been flying Southwest and they are pretty solid. I really like the lack of extra fees.
pandastrafe
And the free checked bag + carry on. It's my go-to if possible.
Mwesty
“Free”
OiishikataAK
I fly Alaska so much whenever I end up on another airline I find it shocking. It’s terrible
Daedum
My wife and I fly Alaska airlines for years now and its always a pleasant experience if I'm honest.
jimfalconer611
I’m concerned though as AK Air is following the “race to the bottom” mentality with ultra economy no frills tickets.
johnnysinswastaken
we flew Alaska Airline to Canada a few summers back, no complaints. we flew on United to Wyoming this summer and we got a plane with broken
johnnysinswastaken
AC, our flight from them had been delayed because of mechanical issues so we arrived at the airport late and missed our flight, getting a 3
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hour delay
milkycow15
Why didn’t you just open a window?
WilliamHag
Tell us your lies
AvengeTheCompanionCube
What kind of shit ass airway makes you pay for the movies?
goobernoodles
Alaska owns.
Dhampyr
They want you to forget about flight 261
KingBanana8008
If you’re suggesting Alaska Airlines is a true budget airline, I would love to introduce you to the joys of Ryan Air
kah929
Least yall mother fuckers can afford to fly!
NinjaCongo
Flying Ryanair is like having a molar removed while doing your tax returns on a barely functional mobile app. While being pissed on.
JHawke
And if you think THAT is bad you should see how they treat employees!
DaphneBelle
Just flew BA and Ryanair is a palace in comparison! BA = utter poop!
NinjaCongo
British airways?
Ffleance
Honestly it's usually other passengers who make it shitty (although roomier chairs and leg space would go a long way)
kojenk
Emirates airlines rocks. No joke. Even the basic flights are light-yrs ahead. You don't get that quality of service by throwing money at it.
phatblaster5000
Emirates are amazing but sooooo expensive :(
nzgeek
Amen! I flew Emirates from Sydney to Dublin, and it was fantastic. Great food, great TV/movie selection. Highly recommended.
MechaMan001
But... does it have enough legroom between seats? Asking cause walking tree
hackerman4227
Sit in the emergency exit row, it usually has extra leg room
Erutanmi
No. If anything they have less legroom. Usually smaller planes in general.
mandieboob
If you get row 6.
Camelspotting
It's medium, not a luxury but not particularly punishing either.
Erutanmi
I flew United in my first flight out of N America. They lost my bag, things were stolen from it once they found it, and it was delivered...
Erutanmi
with 7 cockroaches that burrowed through the nylon on my $300 backpacking bag. They gave me a $100 voucher to use on a flight. Cost me...
Erutanmi
$300 to replace my belongings and I had to spend 4 days without anything but my laptop and a toothbrush. Took the flight on my last penny.
PaintYourWagon
American has moved over to that on the bigger airliners, makes sitting in one place for 7 hours somwhat bearable
wheeledPhoto
They charged me $35 for “main cabin” which allowed me to choose a seat. Then when I went to choose a seat it was $26 for the seat and 1/2
wheeledPhoto
that wasn’t a “premium” or aisle seat, just a seat. Main Cabin also gave me access to WIFI... which meant I could buy it in flight 2/3
wheeledPhoto
for $12 more. I also paid to check a bag. American sucks.
dan144
Just flew a 5.5 hour American flight last week. Wasn't awful. They did give me snacks
elethomel
yes i am also pissed because i traveled halfway around the world in seven hours but was not given free booze and was mildly uncomfortable
kojenk
You seriously understate just how harrowing bad airline trips get.
JewceyRubes
Alaska Airlines does that even on its cheap regional flights. FREE BEER FTW!
vmvech127001
What? I fly Alaska occasionally and have never seen free beer.
sr22e
dining on a bird that we made to fat to fly, while I traverse through the very sky itself, just seems so very wrong to me. I don't know why.
AFistfulOfDollHairs
That’s almost a poem, just needs a few syllables here and there.
WhiteWalkingWalterWhite
I once flew long distance with KLM, it was the best flight I ever had. All kinds of booze from beer to whiskey and so much food. Good times.
Dokramuh
Flew KLM few days ago. Drank wine and gin and tonics
Dokramuh
Air France doesn't carry gin to the best of my knowledge.
notleftshark
Spirit airlines has vodka and orange juice, which is currently my only experience.
LeopoldButtersStotc
Well, we know it is possible to be comfortable but get crammed in like sardines so airlines can fit an extra row and column of seats.
ExistentialDreadlocks
If you're under 6'6", stfu
Kbantar
Settle down, Chewie. No need to get snippy at the Ewok.
D0MiN8R
Let me guess, you're average or below average hight and weight.
LeopoldButtersStotc
I am average on both and it is still uncomfortable
Kbantar
My poor brother is 6'3" and mostly legs with size 13+ feet.
Lulabel73
Half way in 7 hours?! I’m barely out of the country at 7 hrs.
julsjulsjuls
Who’s your airplane guy?
Lulabel73
Qantas
immortalpusser92
Laughing in Australian...
Lulabel73
Yep, Melbourne
PaintYourWagon
Are there any Concordes left out there? Would be the only passenger jet capable of that.
Lulabel73
I don’t think so.
Turner78
No, they don't fly anymore.