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Old 16th Jun 2002, 11:40
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Centaurus
 
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Yukky PA's

Do you cringe when you hear the first sacharine sweet welcoming PA from the head honcho in the cabin which starts off with "Ladies and gentlemen - Boys and Girls". (Notwithstanding there is no one under 20 years of age aboard)
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Then after the Purser (or whoever) has made that opening PA you can bet that the captain and/or the first officer will come up with "Ladies and Gentlemen - Boys and Girls" yada yada yada..

Then for the next bloody two hours every PA is prefixed with Ladies and gentlemen - you've got it right first go...."Boys and Girls !@&*#+%# -followed by (from one of the blokes in the cockpit) an interminable chat-fest on the current and future weather en-route and destination, followed by a solemn promise to up-date you on the terminal weather asap with an exhortation to sit back and relax and enjoy.

Even heard one chatty cheerful twit of a captain tell his Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, that because of the forecast bumpy ride into Melbourne he took no responsibility for any injuries to them during a descent if they did not have their seatbelts done up nice and tight. Injuries on descent!! The poor old dear in the seat next to me nearly wet herself with fright at that gem.

Where are the mature, no bullsh--t PA's of yesteryear?
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