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Yesterday, just as we got ready to board the plane to head home, my phone decided to go into update mode and shut off. Of course, I was flying with an electronic boarding pass and no longer had access to it on my phone. SMH
Fortunately, being the intrepid traveler that I am, I was able to quickly seize my wife's phone and log into the AA app and retrieve our boarding passes. Close call.
Fortunately, being the intrepid traveler that I am, I was able to quickly seize my wife's phone and log into the AA app and retrieve our boarding passes. Close call.
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02-06-23, 06:42 PM
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Roscoe at the dog park August 2016.
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02-06-23, 06:43 PM
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02-06-23, 06:44 PM
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I actually hate boarding passes on phones. I find that it slows the boarding process down.
Have you ever watched an airport. So people waiting to board all stand around bunched up blocking everyone else that are trying to move through the terminal. If the inbound flight is late to the gate, the people waiting to board, now squish even tighter in the gate area, completly oblivious to the fact they are slowing the process down because now the people can’t even get off the plane.
Deep breath
Then after all that time is spent standing around blocking the whole terminal, it’s now time to board, and all the people that are in the immediate vicinity of the boarding lane, guess what, they are not group one. Do they move out of the way? Nope. Just stand there, continuing to be in the way. When the first person gets to scan their boarding pass on their phone after standing for an hour and blocking the whole airport, you would think they would have the boarding pass up and ready to go. Nope, they have to find their phone, find the boarding pass, then they have to get the QR code just right so that the computer accepts it.
Exhale.
And this happens over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.
It’s amazing that any flights actually take off.
Have you ever watched an airport. So people waiting to board all stand around bunched up blocking everyone else that are trying to move through the terminal. If the inbound flight is late to the gate, the people waiting to board, now squish even tighter in the gate area, completly oblivious to the fact they are slowing the process down because now the people can’t even get off the plane.
Deep breath
Then after all that time is spent standing around blocking the whole terminal, it’s now time to board, and all the people that are in the immediate vicinity of the boarding lane, guess what, they are not group one. Do they move out of the way? Nope. Just stand there, continuing to be in the way. When the first person gets to scan their boarding pass on their phone after standing for an hour and blocking the whole airport, you would think they would have the boarding pass up and ready to go. Nope, they have to find their phone, find the boarding pass, then they have to get the QR code just right so that the computer accepts it.
Exhale.
And this happens over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.
It’s amazing that any flights actually take off.
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02-06-23, 06:44 PM
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02-06-23, 06:48 PM
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Airports, and airplanes, are my own personal hell. I can't imagine how you handle it.
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02-06-23, 06:54 PM
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02-06-23, 06:55 PM
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02-06-23, 06:59 PM
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And another thing. Why is it acceptable to build gates with a seating area that only has 20 seats, but the plane parking at the gate has 180 seats. WTF.
Austin is a brand new Terminal. End rant.
Phoenix is beautiful this time of year. Almost makes me want to move.
Austin is a brand new Terminal. End rant.
Phoenix is beautiful this time of year. Almost makes me want to move.
02-06-23, 06:59 PM
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Impromptu Boulder trip this weekend. Mombug is getting her other hip done, and they had a sudden opening. Not a lot of notice but she's in pain, so off I go.
02-06-23, 07:01 PM
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They also decide to have ******g musicians playing ******g live music on top of all the restaurants playing music and all the *******s blasting whatever from their phones. It's agony above and beyond for me.
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02-06-23, 07:09 PM
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02-06-23, 07:10 PM
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02-06-23, 07:11 PM
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I actually hate boarding passes on phones. I find that it slows the boarding process down.
Have you ever watched an airport. So people waiting to board all stand around bunched up blocking everyone else that are trying to move through the terminal. If the inbound flight is late to the gate, the people waiting to board, now squish even tighter in the gate area, completly oblivious to the fact they are slowing the process down because now the people can’t even get off the plane.
Deep breath
Then after all that time is spent standing around blocking the whole terminal, it’s now time to board, and all the people that are in the immediate vicinity of the boarding lane, guess what, they are not group one. Do they move out of the way? Nope. Just stand there, continuing to be in the way. When the first person gets to scan their boarding pass on their phone after standing for an hour and blocking the whole airport, you would think they would have the boarding pass up and ready to go. Nope, they have to find their phone, find the boarding pass, then they have to get the QR code just right so that the computer accepts it.
Exhale.
And this happens over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.
It’s amazing that any flights actually take off.
Have you ever watched an airport. So people waiting to board all stand around bunched up blocking everyone else that are trying to move through the terminal. If the inbound flight is late to the gate, the people waiting to board, now squish even tighter in the gate area, completly oblivious to the fact they are slowing the process down because now the people can’t even get off the plane.
Deep breath
Then after all that time is spent standing around blocking the whole terminal, it’s now time to board, and all the people that are in the immediate vicinity of the boarding lane, guess what, they are not group one. Do they move out of the way? Nope. Just stand there, continuing to be in the way. When the first person gets to scan their boarding pass on their phone after standing for an hour and blocking the whole airport, you would think they would have the boarding pass up and ready to go. Nope, they have to find their phone, find the boarding pass, then they have to get the QR code just right so that the computer accepts it.
Exhale.
And this happens over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.
It’s amazing that any flights actually take off.
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02-06-23, 07:13 PM
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02-06-23, 07:14 PM
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Can you understand that people might not want additional loud noise over the top of all the other loud noises for hours? Also, most live music is crap, but over an airport it all is. And blasting your own music over a speaker in the terminal should be banned like it is on the planes themselves. Should be banned everywhere, actually.
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02-06-23, 07:16 PM
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my mother in law is moving to the ATL, if you are >55 you can buy her place in Sun City West.
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OMG, they're letting EVs into the Rock n Roll Car Show 
In addition to the usual collector cars on display, this Saturday will offer special features at the show, including a strong display of EV cars.
02-06-23, 07:18 PM
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Can you understand that people might not want additional loud noise over the top of all the other loud noises for hours? Also, most live music is crap, but over an airport it all is. And blasting your own music over a speaker in the terminal should be banned like it is on the planes themselves. Should be banned everywhere, actually.
02-06-23, 07:18 PM
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02-06-23, 07:26 PM
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02-06-23, 07:30 PM
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