Pistonheaders and their First World Problems.
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Interesting comparison here and a most first world of first world problems.
2 weeks ago I flew Business Class Manchester to Chicago on an American Airlines 787. I'd spent many years regarding AA as "absolutely awful" with rubbish planes and crap customer service. The reality couldn't be further from the assumption, with fantastic attentive service and a truly palatial seating area. A little cove to myself, with a huge leather seat, cubby holes for books, a sizeable shelf/armrest alongside for drinks headphones etc without needing to unfold the tray table over your lap, and pleasingly a little cargo net with a plug for holding and charging devices. All finished in brushed metal and very soothing.
A huge goody bag with proper toiletries was supplied along with amazing, top end Bose active noise canceling headphones which are collected and reused on each flight. Oh, and it had a huge toilet cubicle that you could genuinely have swung a cat in.
Fast forward to last night and I flew a BA777 business class from Boston to Heathrow. Frankly, it was all a bit crap. Very exposed feeling pods with a narrow and not especially well stuffed seat. Everything finished in cheap, nasty plastic. The only accessible storage was to use the tray table which was too small for a meal tray AND a drink. Any other small items had to be stored in a pull out tray under your feet which required unbuckling and bending double to reach.
Toiletries were the usual miniscule affair and the single-use, to-keep headphones were uncomfortable and didn't cancel any noise at all despite the extra jack. Tiny toilets required a serious "breathe in" to squeeze the stupid concertina door past your body.
Frankly, for our supposedly prestigious national carrier, its just not good enough. I know these days that there seems to be a mentality that British goods and services must be a little bit rubbish in some way, but I'm fed up of BA seemingly increasingly trying to turn itself into a budget airline competitor by cutting things to the bone. The only positive was that the cabin crew were just as good as those on AA.
PS. Before anyone mentions it, I know that trainers and tracksuit bottoms are frightfully chav. However, I'd rather be comfy and scruffy on a long haul flight than a business elite chinos and brogues style icon with DVT!
2 weeks ago I flew Business Class Manchester to Chicago on an American Airlines 787. I'd spent many years regarding AA as "absolutely awful" with rubbish planes and crap customer service. The reality couldn't be further from the assumption, with fantastic attentive service and a truly palatial seating area. A little cove to myself, with a huge leather seat, cubby holes for books, a sizeable shelf/armrest alongside for drinks headphones etc without needing to unfold the tray table over your lap, and pleasingly a little cargo net with a plug for holding and charging devices. All finished in brushed metal and very soothing.
A huge goody bag with proper toiletries was supplied along with amazing, top end Bose active noise canceling headphones which are collected and reused on each flight. Oh, and it had a huge toilet cubicle that you could genuinely have swung a cat in.
Fast forward to last night and I flew a BA777 business class from Boston to Heathrow. Frankly, it was all a bit crap. Very exposed feeling pods with a narrow and not especially well stuffed seat. Everything finished in cheap, nasty plastic. The only accessible storage was to use the tray table which was too small for a meal tray AND a drink. Any other small items had to be stored in a pull out tray under your feet which required unbuckling and bending double to reach.
Toiletries were the usual miniscule affair and the single-use, to-keep headphones were uncomfortable and didn't cancel any noise at all despite the extra jack. Tiny toilets required a serious "breathe in" to squeeze the stupid concertina door past your body.
Frankly, for our supposedly prestigious national carrier, its just not good enough. I know these days that there seems to be a mentality that British goods and services must be a little bit rubbish in some way, but I'm fed up of BA seemingly increasingly trying to turn itself into a budget airline competitor by cutting things to the bone. The only positive was that the cabin crew were just as good as those on AA.
PS. Before anyone mentions it, I know that trainers and tracksuit bottoms are frightfully chav. However, I'd rather be comfy and scruffy on a long haul flight than a business elite chinos and brogues style icon with DVT!
Blown2CV said:
ApOrbital said:
I went 1st class to New York in scruffy jeans and dirty trainers had bangers and mash washed down with Stella.
don't get where the FW problem is... are you saying you created a problem for others? I can see it.
Triumph Man said:
My Girlfriend has just told me our cleaner has washed her white joules tops in with the coloureds, and then tumble dried them to make the dying permanent. FFS. This is after repeatedly telling her not to do the washing!
You think you've got problems ! Our cleaner hasn't turned up in a number of weeks due to her father going into hospice and dying (permanently too).
Chris Type R said:
Triumph Man said:
My Girlfriend has just told me our cleaner has washed her white joules tops in with the coloureds, and then tumble dried them to make the dying permanent. FFS. This is after repeatedly telling her not to do the washing!
You think you've got problems ! Our cleaner hasn't turned up in a number of weeks due to her father going into hospice and dying (permanently too).Chris Type R said:
Triumph Man said:
My Girlfriend has just told me our cleaner has washed her white joules tops in with the coloureds, and then tumble dried them to make the dying permanent. FFS. This is after repeatedly telling her not to do the washing!
You think you've got problems ! Our cleaner hasn't turned up in a number of weeks due to her father going into hospice and dying (permanently too).feef said:
I had to wait 15 minutes for my espresso machine to heat up this morning as the WiFi enabled switch that controls it lost its connection.
I had to turn it on by actually pushing a button and then wait for it to heat up!
What kind of peasant buys a espresso machine that takes 15 mins to heat up? My Gaggia takes 2 minutes max, that's barely enough time for the help to grind the coffee. I had to turn it on by actually pushing a button and then wait for it to heat up!
feef said:
I had to wait 15 minutes for my espresso machine to heat up this morning as the WiFi enabled switch that controls it lost its connection.
I had to turn it on by actually pushing a button and then wait for it to heat up!
My WIFI connection went down the other day. I was not able to lie in bed and ask Alexa to turn my kettle on.I had to turn it on by actually pushing a button and then wait for it to heat up!
Cotty said:
feef said:
I had to wait 15 minutes for my espresso machine to heat up this morning as the WiFi enabled switch that controls it lost its connection.
I had to turn it on by actually pushing a button and then wait for it to heat up!
My WIFI connection went down the other day. I was not able to lie in bed and ask Alexa to turn my kettle on.I had to turn it on by actually pushing a button and then wait for it to heat up!
Halmyre said:
But does Alexa also make your tea/coffee and bring it through to you? So you'd have to get up anyway.
But you don't have to wait for it to boil. You get up when its boiled and just make the tea.Bloody hell those teasmades are not cheap. I'll stick to my WIFI plug and Alexa
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Edited by Cotty on Monday 24th September 11:40
Never you mind said:
The Fiat has a gear box problem, the wife needed her car today so I've had to come into work in the Lambo and I've only just started here so I am now having to field questions about it. FML!
I feel your pain, I would of never taken the R8 into work, however, now the A4 is in for a service and I've been taking the Corvette to work.....que the usual comments by those that think it is worth substantially more than it is.captain_cynic said:
feef said:
I had to wait 15 minutes for my espresso machine to heat up this morning as the WiFi enabled switch that controls it lost its connection.
I had to turn it on by actually pushing a button and then wait for it to heat up!
What kind of peasant buys a espresso machine that takes 15 mins to heat up? My Gaggia takes 2 minutes max, that's barely enough time for the help to grind the coffee. I had to turn it on by actually pushing a button and then wait for it to heat up!
Then I upgraded.
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