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Tomato juice
It's loaded with umami - to some it may taste better at 8000 feet. As shown on Heston Blumenthal programme recently. I am amazed that noone has done research into the 'taste at altitude' phenomenon before now.
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The wine and champagne served in-flight has usually been selected specially for the purpose. The subtleties of a good Bordeaux or a good champagne get totally lost at 8000 ft.
As to in-flight meals.... well, no comment.
Somebody must have done something to assure they still vaguely fit the Trade Description Act as food.
Considering what they "taste" like at 8000 ft, I'd be curious to taste one at ground level some time....
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It was mostly due to the loss of moisture both in the food and from the the olfactory gland; his solution was the squirt water up passengers noses before they ate.
Anyway, now back to topic:
It still tastes vile though!
Anyway, now back to topic:
tomato juice at cabin cruise levels tastes much better than on the ground
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I was on a non-aviation forum yesterday where a passenger was describing their involvement in a minor in-flight emergency. They described "The Airbags" as coming down which shows a profound understanding of the system and intense concentration on the Safety Brief. When I pointed out the difference between airbags and oxygen masks. Forum members gave me grief for being so picky (Picky is the peasants word for pedantic, presumably?)
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It's utterly amusing and ironic that a bunch of low-class servers/glorified wait staff are gathered together to exchange what they think are funny anecdotes on the people paying their pathetic laughable salaries. Are you guys really in your thirties and making US$28,000 a year (about US$2,300 a month, data from this forum)?
I think all that flying and jetlag, pushing of trolleys to dispense food and beverage and fetching of newspapers have eroded your brains to the point that you have forgotten who you are and who we are. You're the lowly peon paid to serve us. That's your job and who you are.
Do it well with a smile and shut up after you're done serving.
I think all that flying and jetlag, pushing of trolleys to dispense food and beverage and fetching of newspapers have eroded your brains to the point that you have forgotten who you are and who we are. You're the lowly peon paid to serve us. That's your job and who you are.
Do it well with a smile and shut up after you're done serving.
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Anyone who despises you a troll? Is that your coping mechanism for being a server and making £1,200-£1400 a month? How do you survive?
If you must know, I registered an account to find out about pilot's salary because my stupid brother is interested in signing on the dotted line.
If you believe I was a troll, then my insults are not really real, then you won't feel so hurt right? The truth is I really do despise you servers. Bunch of peons. I'd tell you in your face except I know you are all low-class enough to spit in my whiskey.
If you must know, I registered an account to find out about pilot's salary because my stupid brother is interested in signing on the dotted line.
If you believe I was a troll, then my insults are not really real, then you won't feel so hurt right? The truth is I really do despise you servers. Bunch of peons. I'd tell you in your face except I know you are all low-class enough to spit in my whiskey.
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As a humble PAX..
May I offer some apologies for worldtraveler(sic)7, and his misguided view of the world.
I, too, may well be on more of a wedge than the CC who serve me the odd snack and look after my safety whilst I fly.
Do I need to advertise this? No.
I am also aware that remuneration in the service sector is often less than in manufacturing or indeed, banking. For all I know, worldtraveler7 may well be a banker.
Other rhyming slang references are also available..
To denigrate a bunch of people for what they earn is crass and unnecessary and perhaps the mods should banish this "banker" to somewhere far away.
For what its worth, I think you do a demanding job very well and the thread has given me much amusement and the feeling of there but for the grace of God, go I.
Power to your collective elbows, chaps and chapesses.
I, too, may well be on more of a wedge than the CC who serve me the odd snack and look after my safety whilst I fly.
Do I need to advertise this? No.
I am also aware that remuneration in the service sector is often less than in manufacturing or indeed, banking. For all I know, worldtraveler7 may well be a banker.
Other rhyming slang references are also available..
To denigrate a bunch of people for what they earn is crass and unnecessary and perhaps the mods should banish this "banker" to somewhere far away.
For what its worth, I think you do a demanding job very well and the thread has given me much amusement and the feeling of there but for the grace of God, go I.
Power to your collective elbows, chaps and chapesses.
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worldtraveler7 no longer travels with us on PPRuNe...
Normally, his/her posts would be deleted, but in this instance, I'm inclined to leave them where they are as a prime example of... Thick passenger comments
Normally, his/her posts would be deleted, but in this instance, I'm inclined to leave them where they are as a prime example of... Thick passenger comments
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What worldtraveler7 doesn't comprehend, is that people can be happy.
He may sit in Singapore earning a vast amount of cash waving his tiny penis in the air asking for somebody to kiss his bum, clearly denied the breast at birth.
Yes flight attendants of todays generation are paid peanuts in comparison to their colleagues of yesteryear, fact. However aviation is a career you dream about as a kid, as a pilot or a flight attendant, I can't imagine many kids aspiring to be bankers, or middle management. Unfortunately businessmen know that these jobs are aspirational, therefore a surplus number of people wish to become pilots/flight attendants, therefore offering lower salaries because they know they can get people into jobs for less money, makes perfect business sense.
I had a flight where our sole flight attendant saved a little girls life after she swallowed a sweet whole and got lodged in her throat. The flight attendants actions of the heimlich maneuver, back slaps and basically beating the living day lights out of this little girl to save her life. How many people can genuinely say they have single handedly saved a life all in a days work (baring the medical profession)? All we did up front was dive the aircraft into the nearest airport as safely and quickly as possible, we felt we did nothing, the cabin attendant was the bees knees. So yes hopefully on a routine flight all you get from the CC is the safety demo and a cup of tea, but if need be, they are the right people for the job when the smelly stuff hits the fan.
The first person worldtraveller7 would ask assistance from when he's in an emergency onboard an aircraft are flight attendants, guaranteed.
So whilst people are enjoying their lives and loving their job earning less money compared to low life scum like world traveller7 who clearly find the need to shout about how much money he has to cover up the fact his life is worthless and is just a waste of Oxygen.
He may sit in Singapore earning a vast amount of cash waving his tiny penis in the air asking for somebody to kiss his bum, clearly denied the breast at birth.
Yes flight attendants of todays generation are paid peanuts in comparison to their colleagues of yesteryear, fact. However aviation is a career you dream about as a kid, as a pilot or a flight attendant, I can't imagine many kids aspiring to be bankers, or middle management. Unfortunately businessmen know that these jobs are aspirational, therefore a surplus number of people wish to become pilots/flight attendants, therefore offering lower salaries because they know they can get people into jobs for less money, makes perfect business sense.
I had a flight where our sole flight attendant saved a little girls life after she swallowed a sweet whole and got lodged in her throat. The flight attendants actions of the heimlich maneuver, back slaps and basically beating the living day lights out of this little girl to save her life. How many people can genuinely say they have single handedly saved a life all in a days work (baring the medical profession)? All we did up front was dive the aircraft into the nearest airport as safely and quickly as possible, we felt we did nothing, the cabin attendant was the bees knees. So yes hopefully on a routine flight all you get from the CC is the safety demo and a cup of tea, but if need be, they are the right people for the job when the smelly stuff hits the fan.
The first person worldtraveller7 would ask assistance from when he's in an emergency onboard an aircraft are flight attendants, guaranteed.
So whilst people are enjoying their lives and loving their job earning less money compared to low life scum like world traveller7 who clearly find the need to shout about how much money he has to cover up the fact his life is worthless and is just a waste of Oxygen.
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Oh, and a thick comment made by a passenger after diverting and the ambulance staff had taken the little girl to hospital, one self obsessed 
asked if he would still make his connection to Manchester 
asked if he would still make his connection to Manchester
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I would say to Worldtraveler7, how would he feel if the useless CC on his flight decided not to board and leave the passengers on their own.
As a highly paid #anker would he be happy to not get any safety help, food and drink service etc?
I am a well travelled person currently working in Sainsbury's as a checkout operative (!!!) but I happen to travel in Business class when I travel UK-Manila etc, I would never fail to say PLEASE, THANK-YOU to any of the "staff" onboard.
I understand that they are paid to FIRSTLY ensure my safety never known a #anker to look after my safety, secondly to try to keep me happy whilst onboard their company aircraft to try to get me to fly again with them. I admire them as they work as I see,"stupid" hours , on at stupid o'clock, off after a long day but always (sorry 99% of the time) friendly, smiley and very effiecient.
I have worked in the customer service industry since the age of 19 to present day (I forget how old....maybe 44...), so I understand the pressures. Strangely in all my jobs the most I earned in a year was £15,000, but that is largely irrelevent, some people earn 6x the salary of cabin crew and seem to think this means something.
Keep on doing a superb job CC and of course flight crew, I wouldn't be safe without you. Food, drink, service of duty free's is (to me) an added advantage. Something I really enjoy, forget trolls like the moron that has been banned, I've seen these pratts onboard, I try to ignore them or belittle them, they are not worth it.
PS:
I'm on flight QR... to Manila via Doha from Manchester on 17th April....
Can I have some free wine? Oh sorry, think I get this extra service anyway....
PS: If I have insulted any #ankers, I DO NOT apologise.
As a highly paid #anker would he be happy to not get any safety help, food and drink service etc?
I am a well travelled person currently working in Sainsbury's as a checkout operative (!!!) but I happen to travel in Business class when I travel UK-Manila etc, I would never fail to say PLEASE, THANK-YOU to any of the "staff" onboard.
I understand that they are paid to FIRSTLY ensure my safety never known a #anker to look after my safety, secondly to try to keep me happy whilst onboard their company aircraft to try to get me to fly again with them. I admire them as they work as I see,"stupid" hours , on at stupid o'clock, off after a long day but always (sorry 99% of the time) friendly, smiley and very effiecient.
I have worked in the customer service industry since the age of 19 to present day (I forget how old....maybe 44...), so I understand the pressures. Strangely in all my jobs the most I earned in a year was £15,000, but that is largely irrelevent, some people earn 6x the salary of cabin crew and seem to think this means something.
Keep on doing a superb job CC and of course flight crew, I wouldn't be safe without you. Food, drink, service of duty free's is (to me) an added advantage. Something I really enjoy, forget trolls like the moron that has been banned, I've seen these pratts onboard, I try to ignore them or belittle them, they are not worth it.
PS:
I'm on flight QR... to Manila via Doha from Manchester on 17th April....
Can I have some free wine? Oh sorry, think I get this extra service anyway....
PS: If I have insulted any #ankers, I DO NOT apologise.
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clearly denied the breast at birth.
Please carry on, boys and girls. I enjoy reading your confirmation of what I generally suspect about those seated around me. (And they of me, no doubt).
