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Skriven 2012-08-03 10:12:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: july wanderings 62
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Prelude.
DL1937 BWI DTW 0605 0737 320 11A

I had the dubious honor of heading the upgrade requested but
did not clear list, which was fine, as I had my favorite
exit row seat.

This was one of the most kettlicious flights I've ever seen.
I.e., more amateurs, infrequent flyers, and all-around
obnoxious passengers than ever before.

Some guy in first had a bag that not only didn't fit
lengthwise, but when it was turned sideways, the width
didn't fit lengthwise until the FA visibly bent the door.

At some point a woman sat next to me; she pulled out her
boarding pass and asked if she was in the right seat - it
said "seat not assigned," and I was surprised they'd let
her board at all. She asked me what to do - I told her she
might as well sit tight until someone kicked her off, which
got a couple chuckles from around. Nobody did.

Lots of admonitions from the crew regarding electronics,
seatbelts, and blocking the aisles and footspaces with
luggage, of which there was a vast plethora. I looked
around, and it appeared this nagging was necessary.

A blonde woman at the wayback, among the last to board,
fussed when they tried to take her bag away; they somehow
found room up in the front cabin.

It took longer than usual to get everyone strapped in, and
we were a little delayed leaving. It was, however, a quick
flight, and we got in 20 early.

I'd never been outside Terminal A before - it's pretty
slick, but B/C reminds one of a small-town airport on
steroids - unattractiveness on a massive scale. One good
thing, though, is that there are lots of charging stations
per caput, as the gates are smaller.

DL4319 DTW PVD 0841 1032 CRJ 4A

A perfectly okay flight. More kettlicious issues, chief of
which was refusal to turn off electronic devices. The FA
was all sweetness and light and patience.

We loaded up expeditiously and on time and landed a tad
early. The problem of course was it took us a quarter hour
to find our gate.

Brahms Requiem conducted by a buddy of mine. I'm his
concertmaster, and Uncle Alan is the concertmaster of the
group. We solved this by switching off concertmaster and
principal second, with me claiming the cool second movement
(and playing first viola in the cool first movement, which
has no violins).

DL2123 BOS DTW 0720 0930 319 10A

Is it more ignominious to be number 1 on a waitlist that
doesn't clear or number 18, last, on a waitlist that
obviously would never clear? Anyhow, that was irrelevant,
as sleep was the order of the day on both these flights. It
is easier to accomplish in first, but whatever.

DL1536 DTW BWI 1030 1205 319 11A

I didn't even bother to check where I was on the list.

Delta apparently hasn't reconciled the numbering of
the 319 and the 320, the relevance being that 11A, a
nice seat on the 320, is a nothing seat on the 319.

As this is an Atlanta-based airline, I partook of local
products - Coke and roasted peanuts. Good old King Nut
quality control - the FA gave me 2 packets; the first
was pretty well stuffed; the other contained about 5 pieces.

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