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Forum: Medical & Health
1st May 2008, 16:12
Replies: 15
Views: 922
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Having suffered from seizures in the form of...

Having suffered from seizures in the form of absences myself, I can only sympathise. These were very distressing for me and the after-effects did present to others as emotional or psychological...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Apr 2008, 12:06
Replies: 47
Views: 4,021
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Poor Xeque - either you've had very bad luck or...

Poor Xeque - either you've had very bad luck or there's something about you that excites an extreme reaction in the airline staff you meet.

I am, at best, an infrequent flyer, but have never...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Apr 2008, 12:51
Replies: 8
Views: 2,740
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Had a similar issue booking tickets for myself...

Had a similar issue booking tickets for myself and a couple of friends. Friends have a three-part surname - they only go by the last two, but the full monty was given in passports and wouldn't fit...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Apr 2008, 11:28
Replies: 28
Views: 3,062
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

I love flying in the big stuff. The only time...

I love flying in the big stuff. The only time I've been terrified of flying is in a light aircraft. It was piloted by a friend in whom I had absolute confidence and I still came within a whisker of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Mar 2008, 21:30
Replies: 9
Views: 1,420
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Think that's a peristaltic chain reaction - one...

Think that's a peristaltic chain reaction - one person voms and the sight, sound, smell or combo of all three, set off those nearby. I once witnessed the phenomenon on a rather bumpy approach to Las...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Jan 2008, 11:48
Replies: 49
Views: 9,406
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

One Captain's welcome speech a few years ago. He...

One Captain's welcome speech a few years ago. He rounded off his cabin crew introduction with the phrase "...so you'll be well looked after - they're a great bunch of kids!" Made them sound like the...
Forum: Medical & Health
2nd Jan 2008, 12:12
Replies: 4
Views: 1,836
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Yep - it's the Epley Manoeuvre that you're...

Yep - it's the Epley Manoeuvre that you're thinking of. It's a carefully choreographed sequence of gentle head and neck movements.

Beware that after doing it/having it done, you need to remain...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th Dec 2007, 12:14
Replies: 9
Views: 1,576
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Ah but if he lands the aircraft, then he CAN'T be...

Ah but if he lands the aircraft, then he CAN'T be a hijacker - that's the one thing they're not trained for.
Forum: Medical & Health
19th Dec 2007, 12:10
Replies: 15
Views: 3,036
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

With regard to stimulants, if it does turn out to...

With regard to stimulants, if it does turn out to be Chronic Fatigue/ME, then these aren't advisable.

They don't actually "give" you energy, they just cause you to utilise your (limited) stored...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Aug 2007, 11:35
Replies: 18
Views: 1,661
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Was in Japan in February and took a couple of...

Was in Japan in February and took a couple of internal flights as well as those in/out - baggage retrieval sticker was checked against the baggage tag each time. Took a few seconds.

The problem,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Apr 2007, 20:16
Replies: 5
Views: 1,300
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

There's some great background info on pregnancy &...

There's some great background info on pregnancy & flying in the Cabin Crew forum. Lots around frequent flying and job-specific issues, but very interesting for general SLF use as well.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Apr 2007, 12:38
Replies: 27
Views: 2,403
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Continuing the trajectory off course..... ...

Continuing the trajectory off course.....

Having checked on the InterWebThing, the National Japan Rail Pass (for travel all over the country) makes you stick to JR trains and doesn't cover the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Apr 2007, 16:08
Replies: 27
Views: 2,403
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Beware that the Japan Rail Pass can't be used on...

Beware that the Japan Rail Pass can't be used on the Nozomi shinkansen (bullet train). I was travelling Fukuoka to Tokyo and back via Kyoto and Hiroshima, and this limitation would have put a severe...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
28th Mar 2007, 14:42
Replies: 27
Views: 2,403
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Sorry, that's what I meant - didn't make meself...

Sorry, that's what I meant - didn't make meself clear enough on that one. Rock 'n' roll that's even audible in a shrine is pretty much unthinkable.

There was a pierced pavement artist near the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
28th Mar 2007, 12:04
Replies: 27
Views: 2,403
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Was in Tokyo last month. I suggest going up...

Was in Tokyo last month.

I suggest going up to the topmost viewing platform of the Tokyo Tower at dusk and watch the city light up - beautiful views over the bay, Ropponghi & Akihabara. Not so...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Mar 2007, 08:52
Replies: 1,224
Views: 1,315,825
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Given that the thread title refers to "Thick...

Given that the thread title refers to "Thick Passengers", isn't it a bit late to be objecting to the tone of it?

I think the title says it all. Speaking as SLF who has on occasion committed Thick...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th Mar 2007, 12:43
Replies: 83
Views: 13,680
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

That's true of any industry though - you blame...

That's true of any industry though - you blame the person who is most visible. I work in I.T. and the Helpdesk get sworn at for everything from mains power failures to the cleaner unplugging a PC to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Mar 2007, 17:24
Replies: 83
Views: 13,680
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

I've flown JAL long-haul a few times and the...

I've flown JAL long-haul a few times and the external camera has always been on for the whole flight - including landing - right up to the point where we're parked at the terminal. As stated, pretty...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Feb 2007, 21:30
Replies: 83
Views: 13,680
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

I was in a go-round coming into a Swiss airport...

I was in a go-round coming into a Swiss airport early last year. As a highly-strung and greenish SLF, I was lucky to be sitting next to a commercial pilot. He looked up, snorted something about...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Jan 2007, 12:49
Replies: 38
Views: 8,540
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Top stuff! :D May I suggest the following...

Top stuff! :D May I suggest the following embellishments?

...A lifejacket emblazoned with the logo of a designer that was fashionable five years ago, is located in a pocket beneath your seat....
Forum: Cabin Crew
24th Jan 2007, 19:56
Replies: 1,224
Views: 1,315,825
Posted By SnoggingTarmac

Have to add my appreciation for BA CC in...

Have to add my appreciation for BA CC in particular, as we're doing it here. I was trapped on the tarmac at Basel for three hours due to the pre-Christmas fog - and that was three hours less than...
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