BMI - Scots wit
Flew down EDI-LHR recently, used to do the route a lot when I lived up there, and wanted a glimpse of the bridges and Grangemouth (my old stomping ground). Asked crew about the routing pre-flight, and as BD*G in seat 1A, and therefore somehow in no way a security threat, they said "oh, just go through to the cockpit and ask the captain".
ME: So Captain X, in which direction are we taking off this evening?
CAP: Up, I should hope.
ME: That's good, traffic on the A1 southbound is pretty hectic.
An OT anecdote re over the top customer service in the USA being taken down a peg or two - my aunt goes into Macy's in NY, an obsequious assistant scuttles up:
ASST: Hello madam, and how are you today?
AUNT: Fine, and you?
ASST: Yes, I am good. My name is xxxx, you can ask me ANYTHING.
AUNT: Okay then. How much do you weigh?
Last edited by frb98mf; 21st Sep 2010 at 23:22.