This is my FAVORITE show, it's addicting! And I detest most reality shows, that includes Survivor and Trading Places. The only others I've watched are Extreme Makeover Home Edition and the other one on A&E House of Dreams.
Most of the time I agree with SWA. Even the epi where people were upset because the plane was overbooked and they were people were trying to catch a cruise. I told DH, "That is why you don't belong 1000's of miles away at 8am when your cruise ship is leaving at 4." When we've cruised we always leave the day before, just in case something happens. It never has, but, I'd rather be in FL than in MA. And, if the cruisers had gotten to the airport earlier, they would have been on the plane anyway.
And all the drunks!! I enjoy a drink just as much as anyone else, but I won't drink or take medication while I'm traveling. What if there was an emergency and you had to have your wits to survive? These people would be gonners and I wouldn't want them sitting in the exit row I had to use to evacuate either.
DH and I were sitting here incredulous over the grandma with the O2 who wanted on the flight. The daughter was upset because the Dr who had treated the mother wouldn't take her off the oxyen and SWA wouldn't accept the Dx of a Dr 1500 miles away! These are the kind of people who would have been quickest to sue if something went wrong. They both set a wonderful example for the grandson (NOT!) who was rude to the cameras as they were leaving the airport. AND the people who packed all their mother's urgent medications and then were upset that they were seperated from their bags. Who packs meds in checked bags? They are one of the things that are supposted to go in carry-ons!!
I really didn't understand why the mother this week made such a big fuss. Anything you can say at the gate you can say before you go thru security. But, then again, I didn't understand why SWA wouldn't allow the two adults, as there were two children traveling. If two kids from different families were flying on the same plane, they would have let two adults go down to the gate with them. So what is the difference here? I don't see that as a security issue.
People who fly SWA are always trying to get "A" passes, some of these people aren't even shooting for "C" passes. We get to the airport two hours early, wether or not we check in online and I don't have kids to travel with either. But then again, security isn't always out biggest issue. Our longest line is at the Dunkin' Doughnuts at TF Green AFTER you get thru security. I'd much rather be sitting or standing at the "A" gate 45 minutes before than trying to fly thru everything and having my seat be given away at the last minute.
I did feel sorry for the woman whose wedding dress was ruinned. But, personally I would have NEVER checked something so important in such a filmsy bag. I've seen those bags wedding dresses come in get ripped, just taking them out of the trunk or closet. They are meant to keep dust off temporarily, not for lifetime storage and definetly not for travel, unless it's in a closet onboard. Even then, it would have to be transfered from place to place too many times for me to trust it to protect something so priceless. And speaking of baggage, the couple who had the "expensive bag" and the man who kept saying "you ripped up my bag", gave us quite a few laughs! First of all, no one cares how expensive the bag or the things inside it are, but you. Second, the rip was microscopic. He couldn't prove it wasn't there before and what did he expect SWA to do? He also kept saying that he never signed any contract of passage. What did he think he flew under. It would be nice if people read the terms of their ticket!
I think I've talked long enough. To sum it all up...people working with the public, do NOT get paid enough!