A bit council (Vol 3)
Discussion
Reading back through the last few pages of this thread and realising that I know one of the families being discussed...
As for the booze-at-airports issue, I regularly fly to and from Ireland for work in the summer and that involves heading to the airport at 4am. I am too groggy even to face food and drink (other than tea) at that ungodly hour, never mind booze.
As for the booze-at-airports issue, I regularly fly to and from Ireland for work in the summer and that involves heading to the airport at 4am. I am too groggy even to face food and drink (other than tea) at that ungodly hour, never mind booze.
shakotan said:
Wildcat45 said:
55palfers said:
This needs recognition. 
On first impressions, I'd be giving Dog Star a run for his money here.
hyphen said:
98elise said:
Harry H said:
Ari said:
Thread turns 'Bentley' yet again! 
Travelling economy long haul is not remotely council - most of us have more sense than to pay £10,000 for a family of four to gain the privilege of sitting in more comfortable seats on the exact same plane for a few hours, whether we can afford it or not.
Absolutely. My wife often asks if we can upgrade. I then explain to her that for the price we could have an extra two weeks holiday somewhere else. Travelling economy long haul is not remotely council - most of us have more sense than to pay £10,000 for a family of four to gain the privilege of sitting in more comfortable seats on the exact same plane for a few hours, whether we can afford it or not.
Me, I'd sit on a wooden stool for 4 hours for £2k. I'd like to think I was pretty affluent but to go 1st I'd really have to be in the money no object/ earning it faster than I could spend it league. Or on someone else's company expenses.
Edited by Harry H on Friday 27th April 13:10
JonChalk said:
shakotan said:
Wildcat45 said:
55palfers said:
This needs recognition. On first impressions, I'd be giving Dog Star a run for his money here.
g3org3y said:
tankplanker said:
Also travelling economy for long haul is also council.
tankplanker said:
And spending full price for your tickets is council, you should be able to get free upgrades using points earned travelling for work or similar benefit.
Trolling us right?Nanook said:
My wife and I tend to go to Florida once a year.
I haven't travelled economy for years, nor have I paid for an upgrade for years.
I have a shell card, and a BA Amex card, which I collect avios (or whatever they're being renamed) with, and I get a BA 'companion voucher' every years, meaning when I pay for one flight, I get another one free.
I buy a premium economy flight, upgrade with points, then use my voucher to get another matching seat for her indoors.
Everything (more or less) I buy goes on the credit card, it gets paid off in full every month, and it makes my holidays cheap(er)!
I used to do something similar, I had the BA Amex card and also collected Avios through my fairly regular pond crossings on BA for work. After many years of that, I managed to pay for my hotel for the 2014 Spanish Grand Prix with all my saved Avios, so I finally got something out of them. I did not ever use them to upgrade as I can tolerate a few hours in steerage without lasting issues.I haven't travelled economy for years, nor have I paid for an upgrade for years.
I have a shell card, and a BA Amex card, which I collect avios (or whatever they're being renamed) with, and I get a BA 'companion voucher' every years, meaning when I pay for one flight, I get another one free.
I buy a premium economy flight, upgrade with points, then use my voucher to get another matching seat for her indoors.
Everything (more or less) I buy goes on the credit card, it gets paid off in full every month, and it makes my holidays cheap(er)!
Since I changed cruise lines in 2014 I have lost out, as the current one does not use BA. Means I don't have to go with BA though, so every cloud…..
Speed 3 said:
The smell.
Most of my extended family lived in council houses when I was a kid and I did a milk round covering some large council estates. They all had a really distinctive singular smell. To this day I can't work out what it is but when it hits my nostrils I takes me right back to childhood. I used to think it was a combination of sterilised milk, budgies, Izal bog paper, B.O. and fags but I can't describe it any better than that. It's not just a 70's thing either, If I'm walking through one now it's still the same. I've never been in any non-council house that smells the same.
Chip pans and wood chip wallpaper. Most of my extended family lived in council houses when I was a kid and I did a milk round covering some large council estates. They all had a really distinctive singular smell. To this day I can't work out what it is but when it hits my nostrils I takes me right back to childhood. I used to think it was a combination of sterilised milk, budgies, Izal bog paper, B.O. and fags but I can't describe it any better than that. It's not just a 70's thing either, If I'm walking through one now it's still the same. I've never been in any non-council house that smells the same.
Suppose the air travel is broadly similar to cars. Some folk spend “excess” money on it and others don’t.
I don’t mind sitting in economy for long flights. More room is the main thing I enjoy if upgrading. I’m a tight git though so I generally fall into the “pay myself £x to tolerate standard economy” category.
Drinking at the airport is a modern Scottish tradition I think. I suppose air travel is a totally strange concept and affects us all in different ways - when else do you sit in a seat for hours and hours on end etc. Lots of people will be on planes 2x a year and it’ll be for their 2 weeks in the sun, so in itself that’s an event. Nothing council about it in itself. Probably the way you do it. Yobbish loud lager with your bacon butty vs champagne breakfast.
I don’t mind sitting in economy for long flights. More room is the main thing I enjoy if upgrading. I’m a tight git though so I generally fall into the “pay myself £x to tolerate standard economy” category.
Drinking at the airport is a modern Scottish tradition I think. I suppose air travel is a totally strange concept and affects us all in different ways - when else do you sit in a seat for hours and hours on end etc. Lots of people will be on planes 2x a year and it’ll be for their 2 weeks in the sun, so in itself that’s an event. Nothing council about it in itself. Probably the way you do it. Yobbish loud lager with your bacon butty vs champagne breakfast.
Edited by simoid on Saturday 28th April 12:43
My council associates abode smells of - the uncovered waste bin stored in the kitchen cupboard , it's a big one so only emptied once a week . Bo & halitosis , a pair of mangy s
tty little unwashed badly cared for dogs . A foul sulphurous stench from their often eaten boiled egg sarnies - bad teeth so soft food is favoured . And to finish , cheap air freshener thats sprayed everywhere very often , for freshness ! They do wonder why I carry and use a small aftershave atomiser whenever I vist .
I still love them though
tty little unwashed badly cared for dogs . A foul sulphurous stench from their often eaten boiled egg sarnies - bad teeth so soft food is favoured . And to finish , cheap air freshener thats sprayed everywhere very often , for freshness ! They do wonder why I carry and use a small aftershave atomiser whenever I vist .I still love them though
Nanook said:
My wife and I tend to go to Florida once a year.
I haven't travelled economy for years, nor have I paid for an upgrade for years.
I have a shell card, and a BA Amex card, which I collect avios (or whatever they're being renamed) with, and I get a BA 'companion voucher' every years, meaning when I pay for one flight, I get another one free.
I buy a premium economy flight, upgrade with points, then use my voucher to get another matching seat for her indoors.
Everything (more or less) I buy goes on the credit card, it gets paid off in full every month, and it makes my holidays cheap(er)!
Florida - councilI haven't travelled economy for years, nor have I paid for an upgrade for years.
I have a shell card, and a BA Amex card, which I collect avios (or whatever they're being renamed) with, and I get a BA 'companion voucher' every years, meaning when I pay for one flight, I get another one free.
I buy a premium economy flight, upgrade with points, then use my voucher to get another matching seat for her indoors.
Everything (more or less) I buy goes on the credit card, it gets paid off in full every month, and it makes my holidays cheap(er)!
her indoors to refer to ones spouse - council
thetapeworm said:
Speed 3 said:
The smell.
Most of my extended family lived in council houses when I was a kid and I did a milk round covering some large council estates. They all had a really distinctive singular smell. To this day I can't work out what it is but when it hits my nostrils I takes me right back to childhood. I used to think it was a combination of sterilised milk, budgies, Izal bog paper, B.O. and fags but I can't describe it any better than that. It's not just a 70's thing either, If I'm walking through one now it's still the same. I've never been in any non-council house that smells the same.
Chip pans and wood chip wallpaper. Most of my extended family lived in council houses when I was a kid and I did a milk round covering some large council estates. They all had a really distinctive singular smell. To this day I can't work out what it is but when it hits my nostrils I takes me right back to childhood. I used to think it was a combination of sterilised milk, budgies, Izal bog paper, B.O. and fags but I can't describe it any better than that. It's not just a 70's thing either, If I'm walking through one now it's still the same. I've never been in any non-council house that smells the same.
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