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journeyjunction · 5 months
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How do I talk to a live person at air Baltic
Contact Air Baltic customer service
Resolver can help you send your complaints to Air Baltic. It’s quick, easy and totally free.
Call on the Air Baltic Helpline Number:
You can call on the helpline number of Air Baltic line +1 (800)-370–8748, If the number takes time to connect then use (800)-370–8748 to get the answers to the questions, Press 5 after the call gets connected and then your call will get transferred to the live agents of Air Baltic.
The live agents will provide you with a quick resolution of all your queries and will assist you with the best. The AirBaltic phone number will be available 24*7 to cater to your needs and requirements.
To chat with the live agents of these Airlines:
You can also opt for this option if you are unable to reach the customer support executives. You can speak to a live person at AirBaltic if you don’t feel comfortable talking to them over the phone call. You will have to log in to the official website of AirBaltic to get in touch with the live person of AirBaltic. You will have to go to the contact us page, and then you can write your queries in the chatbox.
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usairling-official · 11 months
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How Do I Write A Complaint To An Airline?
Assume you have flown with Frontier Airline and your travel experience wasn’t that good as the services provided by staff are so bad they are not listening to what the passengers say. So, it is rare that passengers face problems with Frontier Airlines, and if you face any of the problems, then you can immediately complain about that to Frontier Airlines customer service by filling out a form for that. And if you want to learn the procedure of form filling, you can read the information mentioned below. 
Mention the Procedure To Fill Out the Complaint form 
Travelers who have complaints related to anything can fill out a form for that and send a complaint through the online procedure. And if you want to learn the procedure in brief, then take the guidance from the below points. 
Navigate toward the official webpage of Frontier Airlines. 
Tap on the login button and provide your Email id and password to them. 
At the bottom of the page, you will find the option of help. You can click on it. 
And find the option of filling out a form. 
After that, click on it and provide all the necessary details and fill out your form. 
And if you have a lost baggage complaint, then do not forget to add the information related to your baggage. 
Now you can directly click on the submit button. 
And the customer service agent will connect with you as soon as possible and provide you with all the necessary details. 
 How Do I Speak To Someone at Frontier?
You can also raise your complaint by reaching out to customer service through phone calls and live chat and get a solution to your problem from them. To get the directions regarding that, read the steps below. 
Complaint Through Phone Call
You can also speak with the live person at Frontier Airlines for your complaint, and they will help you in solving the problem. And to learn the proper procedure read the steps below. 
Place a phone call at 855-981-4544 this number. 
After that, carefully listen to the IVR instructions. 
You can press 1 to choose your preferred language. 
Press 2 for the reservations and related questions. 
Press 3 for general queries. 
Press 4 for flight cancellations and refunds. 
Press 5 for the complaints. 
So, you can press five and ask them. As per the instructions, press the numbers. 
After that, after a few minutes, you will be able to talk with the customer service agent. 
They will note your complaint, and soon you will get a solution for that. 
Complaint Through Live Chat 
You can speak to the live person at Frontier and register your complaint to them by using the live chat option that is available on the website of the Airline. And the procedure for that is mentioned below. 
Reach out to the webpage of Frontier Airline. 
Go to the bottom of the page and click on the ‘contact’ button. 
Now you have reached the website of the Frontier and found the chat button. 
Now click on that and write your complaint in the empty box.
 And tap on the send button. 
An executive will register your complaint, and then they will provide the best outcome.
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faresclick · 2 years
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Do you have any booking-related queries, or is your refund taking longer than expected? You don't need to worry. Volaris provides 24/7 hours of assistance to its customers, and you can contact the airline anytime.
There are various modes of communication available to contact Volaris representatives. However, you can call the airline directly for immediate help. In case you don't know, how do I speak with a live person at Volaris Airlines? The detailed procedure is given below for your reference.
Follow the procedure below to contact Volaris over the phone.
Dial the Volaris customer service phone number; you can get the one by visiting the support page of the airline online.
Press either 1 or 2 to select your desired language.
Now follow the phone menu instruction guiding you on call
Select the query for which you need assistance and press the required button
After a few instructions, the system provides you with a live agent option
You can select that and wait on the call
In 10-15 minutes, when the live agent joins the call, you can speak about your queries.
Following the process above and using the Volaris customer service phone number, you can speak to the live person at Volaris anytime. Let's proceed further and learn about other modes of communication that volaris provides.
Other modes of communication to contact Volaris representative
Chat support
WhatsApp support
Email support
Write to Volaris
Mailing address
Depending on your interest and choice, you can choose any contact options above to reach out to Volaris representatives. You can access these options from the support page of Volaris.
Conclusion: Reading the information above, you must be clear about how do I speak with a live person at Volaris Airlines. If you still need help or have any confusion, you can further log in to your Volaris account and get personalized support.
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prettyboykatsuki · 1 year
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warm-ups | sfw + kunigami + sofa
✭ tags ; implied nsfw at the end, coming home / re-uniting, established relationship, gn!reader 18+ | ✭ wc ; 1.4k (?????)
✭ a/n ; me when the random prompt generator gives me a random prompt and i have no clue how to execute on it. never written him before ever so Sorry
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Kunigami thinks he should get to fight an airline service at least once in his life.
It'd be one thing if this incident was something happened once in a while. National traveling is already a pain in his ass thanks to customs. He's doing it so constantly - he's used to the strain. Waking up early, packing his things neatly, going through a million checks.
If he were a less ethical person, he'd take a page out of other pro's book and just get a jet for himself because frankly he's fucking sick of it.
This is the longest he's been completely out of the country before in his life. He's been gone for around 6 months now, training with the Brazilian National Team. It was a reward experiencing he'll admit, despite kicking his ass nearly everyday. He made good friends and the people were welcoming- someday he'll make plans to go visit with you.
But he's homesick beyond reasonable doubt. He misses his family dog. He misses Japan.
Most of all, Kunigami misses you.
He really considered not leaving because the idea of long distance didn't sit right with him. You (being the unfortunately considerate lover) you are encouraged him to go. He's thankful you support his dreams. You even surprised him with a visit because it fell on his birthday.
Which was thoughtful and he was so glad to see you but not helpful in quelling the ache of your absence.
Kunigami Rensuke loves you habitually. Maybe that's just how he operates (how he has after becoming a wildcard, that persists into his pro-career) but there's something about it that he never fails to act on. No amount of calling or texting has been able to scratch the itch, the need to love you.
You've been dating for the better part of three years and your anniversary is a few months away. Kunigami wants to marry you but he has to make more money first so he's been hustling.
(Not that you care about stuff like that. But as a pro and a man with pride, he's not really comfortable giving you any less)
It's a typical story for a lot of athletes but you were there before all the fame and publicity. You put up with all of it, all of his dedication and all of his frustrated feelings. Soothed him with gentle hands and a warm meal and a house that felt lived in.
To say Kunigami is grateful is understatement of the century. More accurately, Kunigami can't be without you too long. His life feels incomplete if you're not next to him. He's gotten heat for being soft but he doesn't care.
A wild card, a soccer hero - Kunigami has a lot of self-imposed expectations. But you? Not once have you ever made him feel bad about any of it. In a career where nothing is guaranteed, Kunigami is assured by your love. It makes him want to work harder.
You, of course, are nowhere near as clingy as he is. People often joke that you've got him wrapped around your finger. You laugh and disagree but Kunigami knows it to be true. Anything and everything, Kunigami wants to give you the world.
So six months has been a nightmare. Frankly, he never wants to do it again. His mood is infinitely worsened now because of all the delays. You have a tight schedule and you're not going to be able to come see him because of it.
So he's seething a little, despite it all. He really wants to make it someones problem because he misses you just that much. But alas, he already knows he shouldn't. He can practically hear your voice already.
("A day isn't gonna kill you, Rensuke.")
But it really feels like it will. He's moping the whole way home, even as his driver drops him off at his apartment - Kunigami doesn't feel like his life will start again until he sees you.
So, unlocking his door and coming into his abandoned apartment feels unceremonious at best. His first reaction is that something is a little off when he enters.
There's a noise coming from the living room and everything smells good. The house smells like linen, more precisely. His first reaction is that there's someone who broke in.
But upon entering further, traces of you start to appear like magic. Your coat on a hanger in the closet, your shoes on the rack and your house slippers missing. He doesn't want to get his hopes up, so he holds his breath as he walks into the living room.
Like some kind of miracle, Kunigami finds you asleep on his old beat up sofa. Now the new one, but the one he's had since he's first apartment. You're cozy in it too, hidden under a pile of blankets and wearing his stolen clothes.
The T.V. is playing an old comedy movie and there's a glass of water and all your things next to you. He's so happy for a minute, he really doesn't know if he should wake you up. Picking you up and plopping you into bed with him (maybe trap you there for a while) seems best.
But you stir awake before he even has a chance, eyes blinking up at him blearily, muffled under the covers.
"Rensuke?" You say, yawning aloud "That you? Or am I seeing things?"
What does he even do with his feelings?
"Not seeing things. I'm home."
You laugh pleasantly, sitting up rubbing your eyes. Your socks are pulled up to different degrees. Kunigami wants to marry you immediately.
"You're home," You say, happy with it as you open your arms up dramatically - inviting him in "Welcome home,"
It takes every ounce of restraint not to tackle you as he drops his bags on the floor and kneels between your legs to hug you. You're warm and soft, and Kunigami has missed you so much it's inhuman and cruel.
You let him nuzzle into the crook of his neck, palms soothing on the nape of his neck as you rub your cheek against his hair.
"How was the flight?"
"Pretty shit but it doesn't even matter," He says back, pulling away to really look at you "Doesn't matter at all,"
"You missed me that much?" You tease. He laughs out loud.
"Don't do that to me," He says, unable to stop smiling "You know the answer to that. I thought you couldn't come see me?"
"My boss' son is a huge fan of you, would you believe?" You say, yawning a bit as you lean forward to press your forehead to his "So I promised him a signature. He gave me 3 whole days off."
Kunigami laughs.
"Are you serious?"
"So serious. I thought it'd be better to surprise you at home. If I did it in the airport the paparazzi was gonna get pictures of you losing your marbles,"
He laughs at that, cradling your face in his palms.
"Yeah. Pretty sure I woulda tackled you,"
"You would've knocked me unconscious. You're so big,"
"You think I got a little bigger?" He prods. You laugh and Kunigami thinks it's his favorite sound in the world.
"Fishing for compliments five minutes in? Really? You did get bigger, your arms feel good. Very much wanna get crushed in them, so good work?" You say, squeezing his bicep. He grins.
"And the rest of me?"
"Guess I'll find out about your core 'n legs in a bit, huh?"
Kunigami laughs at that, the stupid wiggle of your eyebrows and the warmth of your body. He feels fucking giddy, in a stupid way since he's a grown ass man. But who cares, really? His life is good. He's never been so happy.
You make room on the couch for him and Kunigami hurries to join you - taking his shirt off and leaving him in his briefs before you climb to lay on top of him. You hug his chest.
"I got 20 minutes before I can't hold it in," He replies, his hands around your waist.
"Maybe I should stretch or something."
"I can help you with that," He offers.
You laugh, pressing a kiss to his mouth.
"No you can't, you fiend. Give me 20 minutes of cuddling before you render me useless to walk without assistance,"
He feels blood rush to a place it shouldn't go.
"Might have to cut it to 15,"
You laugh and hit his chest and Kunigami squeezes you even tighter. He loves you more than anything else in the world.
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ashisgreedy · 7 months
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Garreth's Gareer AU HCs
Written By @finalgirllx and @greedyforgarreth simultaneously.
Headcannon's of Garreth Weasley in different careers! 
(These start out serious but we became delirious over time writing this. They devolve into… well, you will see.)
This was not edited. Cheers!
Baker
"Weasley's Confections"
He comes home smelling like sugar every day
He always has flour or frosting in his hair
He'd always bring home a sweet for you
He'd write your names on the little sweets
He's always brainstorming new cake-decorating ideas
He'd always try out new flavor combinations, leading to a very messy kitchen!
He has his own frosting line
during the holidays he has you come and assist him in helping customers in his little shop
During Christmas, you and he dress up as Mr. and Mrs. Claus to decorate cookies with kids
He holds a cake-baking class every once in a while for the community
Chef
He’s a personal caterer, with a small team
He puts on a little show as he cooks for small parties
He has signature dishes he makes that are unique to his catering business
He definitely has a roster of corny jokes for the occasion 
His favorite clients are small bachelorette parties and groups of older ladies because he loves how energetic they are and they laugh at his corny jokes.
Unbuttons his chefs coat throughout the evening for bachelorette parties 
“I'm having a pasta-tively great time”
He would have a volunteer come up for silly demonstrations - how to crack an egg
He hosts his own booth at food festivals to help market is personal business 
Zookeeper 
Robert Irwin vibes - Always educating people on animals
He loves helping with the petting zoos! 
Passionate about preservation of the species and holds educational classes for nearby schools. 
His favorite animal would be an iguana 
He definitely gives away stuffed animals from the gift shop! 
Wears a khaki uniform at all times in the zoo
When he’s not in that - he’s in animal patterns and Hawaiian shirts.
As a side hobby, he surfs to raise money for ocean animals
He’d definitely buy environmentally friendly items at all times
Airline pilot 
Mile high club a million times
Has dated all the stewardesses
Has a mask kink.
Falls asleep almost immediately after the plane takes off
“GARRETH! THE PLANE HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER!” 
Yoga Instructor
Holds instructional classes for business people during their lunch hour.
He’s insanely flexible, and shows it off
Knows his butt gets a lot of attendees
He wears silly headbands
Specializes in Hot Yoga classes
Would have the corniest playlist
His best friend Leander is the Zumba instructor 
He also teaches the occasional water aerobics 
Takes his yoga knowledge into the bedroom 
Wedding planner (morally corrupt)
Really pays attention to the needs of the fiancees…wink
Makes sure to attach his personal cell phone..wink
“Does he know what colors you’d like for the wedding? Or does he not listen to you as well as I could…” wink
Turns cake tasting erotic, feeding the fiancee a cake bite in front of her fiance… wink
He helps put the garter on the bride, slowly… wink
He offers you private dance lessons before the big day…wink 
Ruins your dress before the husband gets the chance…wink 
Shows you the ring he would have gotten for you instead (It’s much better).
Actually listens to you (unlike your fiance)...wink 
Firefighter 
You met when he carried you out of a burning building..sexily 
He saves your kitten and gives it an oxygen mask until it’s lively again.
He pushes you out of the way of a falling burning ceiling 
He lets you wear his helmet to calm you down. (He tells you how silly you look and it helps)
He single-handedly prevented a train collision and explosion in the center of the city 
Sexy arms, covered in soot, and he takes off his jacket and you lick him up 
He’s the one that carries the massive axe that busts through walls. 
"Is this the firehouse? Because you've got me feeling the heat."
Him sliding down the pole during an emergency *Eyes emoji*
Massage therapist 
His massages take ages because he makes sure to work out EVERY knot you have before you get off his table. 
“Oh my dear, you sure are a little tense, aren’t you? Let’s fix that.” 
Love the hot rocks, “ooh, a little hot” whenever he uses them
He gives all kinds of facials for his dedicated clients 
If you get really, really horny during the massage, he says he’ll give you a “happy ending” but really it's just a clap of his hands and a smile.
He plays “Happy” by Pharell Williams at the end of every massage
Sometimes he’ll offer a bonus technique where he steps on the client 
His spa music is just hip hop and rap songs turned into gentle melodies. 
Detective 
The clue is in your panties~
If you’re a threesome, he and the other suggest “split up and look for clues” aka your holes. 
When he’s feeling goofy he’ll bring a magnifying glass to your pussy. “I don’t need this, I already know where the clit is!” 
The hat stays on during sex.
Handcuffs. Nuff said.
He makes the outline of a body on the floor with painters tape and fucks you in that position. 
He asks you questions during sex like “Where were you at 11:34 PM Monday evening?” “Do you have an alibi?” “What crimes have you committed?” “Can you please state your full name and contact information?” “Your childhood street address?” 
He makes you hold his badge up to him during sex.
He smokes his cigar after. 
Lifeguard 
Diving into that… wink.
Speedos all day, every day.
He is super happy to carry a whistle with him all day.
He would’ve saved Ash that one time. 
He wouldn’t have let finalgirllx fall into that lake on her bike. 
He smells like coconut from the sunscreen
Sand *everywhere* “Got some sandy buttcheeks there!” 
When he runs, his pecs bounce.
Really enjoys the maritime accuracy of Spongebob Squarepants 
Very proud of his CPR certification. 
Driving instructor 
Bends you over the seat and fucks you to make sure the leather of the seat cushion is durable. 
Makes you sit on his lap and it causes the horn to honk. He doesn’t mind <3
“I wanna ride.”
Pretends to honk the horn, but really he’s just squeezing your breasts. 
Fingers you while you parallel park to make sure you really know what you're doing. 
“Red means stop, green means go.” But this is your safe word instead. 
Is very passionate about turn signals and will yell at you if you forget to use it. Drivers safety biotch
"Do you believe in love at first drive, or should I take you for another spin?"
Kindergarten teacher 
Fucks all the single moms. 
He is excellent with kids and really enjoys providing them a foundation for a bright future ahead of them.
Has a breaking and entering kink. 
His favorite craft to do with the children is making flowers out of tissue paper. He loves seeing the look on the parent's faces when they gift it. 
Has a mask kink. 
“Baby Shark” is banned from the classroom. 
Enjoys macaroni art. 
He has a talking stick that he’s very strict about using.
Loves having the students draw him and he puts every single one on the walls of the classroom.
Meteorologist 
There are lots of memes of him online. 
“It’ll be wet out this evening, and I’m not just talking about you, ladies.” Gets fired immediately
Becomes an at home meteorologist that says suggestive things about the news on his lives. 
More popular than any news station in the entire world. 
Part times as a camboy. Uses the same channel. 
Sticks his ass out a bit when he points to the green screen. That he somehow has one at his house. 
Instagram polls asking what he should wear during his next live. 
“It’s gonna be cold, ladies! Don’t wear your bras!” …wink 
His camboy name is “Weather Boy” and he makes people call him that professionally as well. 
The front of his business card is for meteorology and the back is his camboy persona.
Musician 
Very good with his fingers. 
The Weasley Wigouts - his band name!
Picks a new genre for every album, he likes to switch it up. Makes for some very confusing tours. 
Tongue piercing.
Has a tramp stamp tattoo on his lower back of Professor Sharp. 
Got his start on Soundcloud. 
Calls his fangirls his “Weasley Sluts!” 
Orders Subway for lunch for the band every day. 
Grew his hair out longer so he can headbang with it, even during soft songs. 
Manbun Garreth era! 
Science teacher 
Really looks up to Bill Nye. 
Wears a lab coat everywhere. 
Always flirts with the math teachers. 
Loves the volcano experiments more than anything. 
He gets wayyyy too hyped about the science fair. “It’s next week! Don’t forget!” and the students groan.
Always has granola bars and hot chocolate stocked in case any student is hungry.
Never sends any of his students to detention. He takes them aside and just says “Come on, man…” 
When teaching a chapter on biology and reproduction, he yells at the students to “AVERT YOUR EYES!” and dramatically covers his own. 
"What did the biologist wear to impress their date? Designer genes!"
Has a tattoo on his chest that says “The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.”
Voice over artist 
Gets his start in English dubs of hentai. 
He has a small role as an NPC in Hogwarts Legacy. Guess who! 
Loves voice acting for the Elder Scrolls series. 
Will do raps for his fans on live, as much as 15 songs. 
Can sing and has a small youtube video with cover songs he loves. 
His most popular cover is of “Sugar, We’re Going Down,” by Fall Out Boy. 
Treats BookTok to sexy ASMR from time to time. 
Florist
Knows all the meanings to all the flowers in his shop.
Wants to fuck you on a flower bed. 
Really loves blue flowers (I don’t know the names of flowers).
He obsesses over flower arrangements and makes them look perfect! 
Always has dirt on his face and under his nails. 
"If kisses were petals, I'd give you a garden."
Has a mask kink. 
Will arrange all of the flowers for his own wedding. 
Loves to roleplay as Ghostface with his partner. 
Always smells fantastic. 
Likes to put a flower behind his ear when he’s working.
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nickgerlich · 1 month
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Surging Forward
When it comes to the Four Ps of Marketing, there is one that affects us the most. It raises eyebrows. It may cause mental anguish. And it hits where it hurts the most, the pocketbook. I can only be talking about one thing: Price.
As I was telling my undergrads yesterday, they have now lived through—and survived—a period of inflation. This hasn’t happened for 40 years, which I remember all too well from my university days. It’s the kind of thing you tend to remember forever.
While inflation is now more or less within a reasonable range (about 3.1% last month), our grocery bills are up about 25% in the last four years. You can thank the compounding effect for that. Some manufacturers have responded by reducing the size of the package, so they can try to maintain price points. Labeled as “shrinkflation” by President Biden and others, it gives the illusion that prices haven’t gone up, even though the unit price definitely has.
Given that we have all now become hyper-sensitized to price since COVID, it should come as no surprise that Wendy’s plans to test surge pricing for its hamburgers is drawing the ire of many. It’s bad enough that the price of fast food has skyrocketed, but now they want to charge even more during hours of peak demand, as well as at locations that are typically busier than others.
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Surge pricing, which also goes by the moniker dynamic pricing, has been in use for decades. It’s what explains the matinee price at movie theatres, a time of day in which far fewer people are likely to see a movie. Airlines have done it for years, with peak demand times seeing fares much higher than off-peak. Add hotels to the mix, too. Business hotels are often weekend bargains for families, because all the people with expense accounts have gone home. And we all know how expensive food and beverages are at airports and stadiums, while not far away they are much lower.
Uber is another company leaning on this model, with the price of a ride reflecting the demand. If a stadium is emptying out, the price just went up. Many other retailers, from Amazon to Target, Kroger, Best Buy, and others have done it. The advent of digital price tags makes it all too easy to reset prices within a store, or even systemwide. Heck, I even saw it in Germany some years ago, with gas stations raising prices at peak commuting times, and lowering them during others. Shame on you for not refueling at a better time!
One of the more interesting aspects of dynamic, or surge, pricing is that used on Dallas-area toll roads and express lanes. Essentially, the price is set based on traffic volume. As congestion increases, the price for diverting to the express lane goes up. The thinking is that it might just be worth your added dollars to be able to zoom by the unlucky proletariat stuck in traffic. Be sure to wave as you go by. These lanes are the sky boxes of the highway system. At peak times, a person driving solo can pay up to $0.90 per mile for the privilege.
The weeks ahead will be interesting to see how the market reacts to Wendy’s move, and whether they stick to their guns or back down. If customers swallow surge pricing, it opens the flood gates for all fast food restaurants to do the same. It could then spill over into all restaurants, and everywhere else. Consumers will be left at wit’s end trying to keep up with what amounts to a wide array of possible prices for the things they buy. I suspect that apps and websites will arrive that allow for crowdsourced updates on all of it.
It’s the price we pay for being alive today. Inflation is one thing, but having to endure exorbitant temporary price hikes is quite another. Even staying home and being a hermit does not make you immune, because you still have to buy things. As for me, I’m staying in the slow lane just as a matter of principle, and because I’m still waiting for my salary to go up commensurately to account for the last four years.
Dr “Not Getting Inflated Expectations” Gerlich
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doomsayings · 1 month
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Hi hi i sent you an ask a couple months ago about becoming a flight attendant. I’m really considering it now but i have no idea where to start. Do you have any other tips or recommendations? Anything at all would be so helpful thank you again 🖤
good to hear from you!!!! okay this is super general but hopefully it gives you an idea on where to start????
email subscribe to job listings at all the airlines you want to work for! most airlines open up the flight attendant listing for a small period of time before closing it again, since they get so many applications...you can usually do this through their websites so youll know right away when they open
application process for most airlines is online app/assesment -> virtual interview -> in-person interview. when you submit your resume, make sure you keyword match with words used in the job listing. its all computerized! if you want to make it to the next round, make sure the computer can recognize that your resume has relevant experience (most airlines want customer service/safety related experience)
for the in-person interview: its usually a group interview and a one-on-one. what i noticed is they do prefer very friendly and bubbly people, but you dont need to be biggest personality in the room (Actually i think a lot of the interviewers didnt like that, in my experience). just smile a lot and look very professional and put together!! dress standards are pretty strict across all airlines.
if you cant get an interview a mainline airline, a lot of people start at regional airlines and then move to mainline. the thing that sucks about regional is that the pay is worse, you fly to less locations, but there are some pros, reserve tends to be less chaotic, and its easier to gain seniority. it may be worth it to get a foot in the door
you MAY need to relocate for this job. research the bases for each airline, and see if they are cities you are willing to live in. while most airlines allow you to have preferences or eventually transfer….theres no guarantee you'll be placed where you want straight out of training. i didnt get my first choice of city right away. i would highly suggest you start saving money right now because you may end up needing it whereever you go!!! some flight attendants commute/fly to their base city but…i dont really reccomend it, especially if you are on reserve. it makes your life a lot more stressful and can be like a second job
knowing a second language helps! some airlines have language specific job listings BUT - it may limit where you can work. for example if you are a hindi speaker, and the airline only flies to india out of JFK, you WILL be based out of JFK.
i hope this helps a little bit!!!! i wish you nothing but the best on your journey!!!!! lemme know if you have specific questions i know its a crazy complicated process lol
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mightyflamethrower · 3 months
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Free Seat Privilege for the Morbidly Obese
The reason so many people are willing to sacrifice all claim to self-respect by becoming sniveling victims is the privilege that can be attained through membership in the Cultural Marxist coalition. Consider the newest group of oppressed persons to be played off against the hated core population. The morbidly obese have only just begun to whine, and already they get free seats on airplanes:
Customers whose bodies “encroach” past the armrest are entitled to an extra seat, according to Southwest’s inclusion policy.
Those who are extra obese get extra privilege: two free seats.
As for the rest of us,
The flight team will then try to […] make the seating arrangements, potentially moving other passengers around for the “unplanned accommodation.”
Remember obesity activist Jae’lynn Chaney?
A plus-size travel expert and TikToker, Jae’lynn Chaney, told Fox News Digital it was an important move to include people in the “super fat” category.
“Super fat” is how Jae’lynn identifies. Too bad for her she cannot also identify as a Woman of Color without risking exposure as a racial impostor. She will never achieve the level of oppression of vicious Black Lives Matter moonbat Zyahna Bryant, who is paid by Dove to be a Super Fat black woman. If you hear Zyahna coming, drop to your knees and touch your forehead to the floor in obeisance to her intersectional oppression.
Super Fatties get not only free seats but also affirmation on social media:
A self-described “Fat Solo Traveler” posted a video on TikTok that went viral, obtaining nearly 1,000,000 views since October, showing how she got a complimentary seat. … “Southwest is the only airline that allows you a second seat at no extra cost even if the flight is fully booked… I’ve done this a dozen times and never had an issue or been denied,” [Kimmy (@kimmystyled)] said. Kimmy also said that she is allowed to “preboard” with the accommodation.
Before embracing gluttony as a means of advancement in the politically correct caste system, be aware that obesity still has its downsides, including increased risk of the following according to the National Institutes of Health: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver diseases, some cancers, breathing problems, osteoarthritis, gout, diseases of the gallbladder and pancreas, kidney disease, pregnancy problems, fertility problems, sexual function problems, and mental health problems.
Nonetheless, the liberal establishment promotes obesity. It’s almost as if our moonbat overlords are not concerned about what is best for us.
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english-mace · 1 year
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I never met a bandwagon I did not wish to saddle up for a ride, so...
if there was an evil fairy godmother not invited to my christening they were probably an 80s catholic biker folk guitarist with a foot-long beard, given the general demographics of my mother's social group, which may explain whatever curse caused <gestures weakly> all of that. absolutely none of which is my fault. in any way. no sir.
(but also if you did tick two or more TELL ME I'm fascinated, I will reward all such individuals with a custom photo of one of my extremely dubious succulents taken just for you 🌵👌🏻)
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thescreechowl · 9 months
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A fun side effect of being on the autism spectrum is that I can't be excited about some huge event until the event actually is happening and the massive hurdle of getting to the huge event has been taken, because my brain will only allow One Big Emotion at a time.
Example:
I am moving from one continent to another for the second time in my life next month. I'm moving back home, to be with my family after 13 years away. I am here in this chosen country by myself, with nobody else to aid me in more than a peripheral way that is actually helpful to me while I prepare to leave. I am doing this move all by myself. And everyone around me, from friends to coworkers to acquaintances, asks the single same question every time:
"You must be so excited?!?!??"
No. No actually, I'm not. What I am is violently and cripplingly anxious about getting anything wrong, mostly any of the myriad small things that are required to take a cat onto an airplane and into another country with me. I am mind-numbingly afraid that I won't be allowed on my flight because my cat's soft shell carrier is 4cm too tall for airline requirements and I can't find one that qualifies that will fit my medium size cat, who does fulfill the weight requirements, is 2kg under the max in fact, and should therefore be allowed with me in the cabin.
Should I, by the grace of all gods listening, actually make it onto the flight, that's still a 10+hours flight incl connector with a live animal trapped in a small cage in the air and no leg room. Should that go well, I still have to pass customs with the cat, and that requires me having gotten everything right on the papers for the cat, which let me tell you, is NOT fucking easy to do for a person without a developmental disability, let alone with one.
Only when this ordeal is passed and I see my parents standing at the airport. That is when I will be able to be excited. Until then, will someone please do my dishes and buy food since I haven't been able to do them because of this please???
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marquisjetset · 11 months
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With a profusion of wildlife and a plethora of activities to partake in, the Masai Mara National Reserve and conservancies cater to safari enthusiasts of all stripes. Whether you soar through the skies on a thrilling hot-air balloon ride at sunrise, opt for a barefoot stroll in the park, or an afternoon Villas Luxury Spa, the Masai Mara will provide unforgettable experiences and lifelong memories.
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Today was a day for preparations! But it was also just a really fun day with James. Things felt good. They didn't feel like we were about to have to run to separate jobs or have to be on a call or someone was waiting for us. It was just us. And it was great.
I slept better. It's wild how cold it's gotten at night. But it was fine. I had put more blankets on our bed so we've been pretty cozy. I slept until around 9. And just scrolled on my phone for a little just to slowly wake up. James would come and join me soon. I didn't really want to get up yet. But I knew I should. There were things to do.
And so I went to get washed up. I got dressed and felt very cute. This was a good outfit but I would be pretty chilly for a lot of it. That's alright.
I told James I had energy so we should clean the apartment first. And we did. I put things away. We did some vacuuming and wiping down of counters. I moved the carpet back to its original place (it has shifted way to the right in the living room). And changed the kitty litter. Made the apartment very nice and comfortable. Especially since Callie will probably come and stay here while we are gone, but even if she doesn't stay she'll be here and I don't want to feel embarrassed! So we made things nice. And it was good.
I set an alarm for when we would need to check in for our airline. And we decided we would go out after we completed that.
We both hung out in our own spaces for a little. And very soon we were checked in. I get a window seat. We are really far back in the plane which I don't love but it's alright. I have my new headphones so it shouldn't be to terrible.
We would head out soon after that. The main goal for the day was to get James new boots. Something more waterproof. Something a little fashionable. And I think we did an excellent job with the Sperry's I found. And they were on sale.
When we were going into the store though we noticed that a car has a slash it it's tire?? Like it wasn't flat but if they drove on it it could pop. So we wrote them a note. James tried to write the note but they did a terrible job. They wrote "careful with the tire buddy!" That is not a helpful note??? "Your front passenger side tire had a slash in it, please get it checked!!" Much more helpful.
We went to five below next. And the nice person at the door complimented my new bear bag. Which made me all proud. I really like this bear. It's not going to be larger enough for me to use as an every day bag but it's really great!! I also love how I customized her. She now has a necklace and bows. She deserves it.
After our successful store stops we went to lunch at a double t diner. Where we spent our time looking through our itinerary and chosing things to do. We are only in Juneau and Ketchikan for a few hours so we found one thing for each. And for Skagway and Victoria we have multiple things. I even found a bizarre for us to check out that looks super promising. We are mostly excited for the different museums and to see nature. Even if we don't get super far into it. I'm just really excited to see what we can. It's a grand adventure!
We were planning on going to a new donut place but it turned out it closed at 1130. Ah well. Another time. Instead we decided, well we really don't have to be anywhere. We will go completely out of our way and go to Columbia. To go to a patisserie run by a lovely Greek family. And James got baklava cheese cake which was incredible. And honestly the whole interaction was hilarious. The way the man would yell orders to the other man that worked there but he was literally 10 feet away, but he is yelling like he's across the world. Then an old man comes in and he greats him like a celebrity and then tells us he would wear a suit but he's working on his career as a male stripper. The whole thing was hilarious.
We would go home after that. It was raining and I was tired all of a sudden. I was glad we cleaned first.
Once we got home James let their phone charge for a bit before they went to take our car to the museum to be safe in the parking lot there. I'm very appreciative to the musuem for letting us do that. And they would bike home.
While I was alone I went in our bags again and moved a few things. To account for James's new boots and wanting to wear slip ONS and so now my backpack is basically empty so I'll be able to take some stuff. And we have plenty of room in the totebag. I'm very pleased. But there was literally nothing else I could do. I had a few patches to fix on my bag. And I had to fix a keychain for James. And then I just got on the couch. There was nothing else to do.
When James got home we both had some of our pieces of cake. Which were great.
It was a lazy afternoon after that. I would take a bath and wash my hair. I didn't need to but I probably won't get a chance again until Saturday. I also shaved my legs and scrubbed and did all the things. Felt like a good reset.
We have been in bed for a while now. I dried my hair. And painted my toes. And downloaded some books on my tablet.
I'm nervous about tomorrow!! Lane is coming to get us at 9. So we should be at the airport by 930. And our flight is at 1120. I've never flown with another person and it's going to be different Im sure. But I hope it's fun. I hope it's great. I hope you all have a great night and wish us luck. We should be in Chicago tomorrow with friends. And then on Thursday we get on our train!! Ahh!! I'm so excited.
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cogitoergofun · 1 year
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Aviation experts and industry groups say the story of air travel's service decline is one of priorities. Decades' worth of shortsighted decisions that prioritized efficiency and price cuts over quality and comfort came to a head during the pandemic, leaving millions of Americans trapped in a headache-inducing, feet-numbing flying purgatory with no signs of a long-term fix.
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The shrinking seat is just one of many casualties of our modern flying experience. At the heart of these changes is a trade-off made some 50 years ago. Before the 1970s, flying was a rich person's game, and only a small set of Americans traveled by plane for leisure. But federal deregulation designed to open up competition among airlines and bring down prices to make flying more accessible changed that. A long-running survey by the industry group Airlines for America found that in 1971, only 21% of Americans said they'd taken a flight in the past year and just under 50% said they'd taken a flight in their lifetime. By 2019, just before the pandemic, 45% of Americans said they'd flown in the past year and almost 90% said they'd flown at least once in their lives. 
DiScala says the mass access is well worth it.
"I think now is the golden age of travel," DiScala said. "Now, because of deregulation, there is more competition, and there's airlines like Spirit, there's low-fare carriers, which allow pretty much anyone to fly."
The shift did, however, have some unintended consequences. The effort to cut back on government rules opened up the airways to new companies, but it also set off a cost-cutting race to the bottom. The travel fiascos of the past year are just the latest results of this cost-cutting. Lost baggage, overbooked flights, outdated equipment, hidden fees, and disorganized staffing have fliers at their wits' end; consumer complaints about airline service have risen by 300% from pre-pandemic levels. And while these snafus cost passengers, they often have little recourse. 
"US airline companies tend to be very, very focused on the bottom line," Janet Bednarek, a history professor at the University of Dayton who specializes in the airline industry, told Insider. "And if they compete, they want to compete on price, and that means they're not competing on service."
The law that changed it all
The idealized images of the "jet set" of the 1950s, '60s, and early '70s — dressed to impress, with a cigarette in one hand and a martini in the other, enjoying impeccable service from the comfort of their cushy seat — were possible because the airlines were, as the industry blog Simple Flying put it, "guaranteed profits." The federal government dictated almost everything about air travel: how much airlines could charge for airfare, which routes they could fly, even their schedules. Many of these measures had been put in place to improve safety following some rattling accidents in the early days of commercial air travel. 
But as planes got safer and airlines got the hang of moving millions of people through the air, some of the more stringent rules seemed less necessary. So in 1978, at the urging of the economist and "inflation czar" Alfred Kahn, President Jimmy Carter enacted the Airline Deregulation Act. The law was part of a suite of policies designed to fight decades-high inflation through deregulation. The thinking seemed simple: With fewer rules about who could operate and where, new businesses could spring up to take on sclerotic incumbents, forcing everyone to bring down prices and serve more people.
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"The view of airline deregulation from the cockpit is that it is a cruel hoax on taxpayers, on vast numbers of air travelers, on the stockholders of airlines," Henry Duffy, the president of the Air Line Pilots Association, said in a 1983 Senate hearing on effects of the law. He said deregulation had "transformed a once profitable industry into one where bankruptcies, actual and threatened, dominate the news," adding that "quantity and quality of service have been drastically cut back."
As regulations eased, consumers felt relief. From 1976 to 1993, fares fell by a third — and deregulation accounted for 60% of that price drop, according to Winston and Morrison. From 2000 to 2004, they fell by 25%. The number of competitors in each market increased to 3.5 in 2005 from 2.2 in 1980, a report from the Government Accountability Office said. More people were flying.
As competition drove prices down, it was no longer feasible to hire live bands for in-flight entertainment or pay for other luxuries. The cost cutting didn't stop there: Squeezing seats closer together allowed companies to sell more tickets to help cover costs. Sometimes customers didn't show up for a flight, so airlines started to sell more tickets than available seats — if they overbooked, they could just pay off the unhappy customer they'd bumped and still come out ahead. 
Many industry insiders eventually recognized the failed promises of deregulation."America's airline system has greatly deteriorated," Robert Crandall, a former American Airlines chairman, said in a 2008 speech. "Our airlines, once world leaders, are now laggards in every category, including fleet age, service quality, and international reputation." He added that "airline service, by any standard, has become unacceptable."
Ultimately, however, the next decades showed that safely flying an aluminum tube full of people 30,000 feet in the air is an expensive endeavor. And while more people were able to jump on a jet, the race to the bottom caused plenty of headaches for consumers and airlines alike. In 2001, American Airlines acquired TWA, which had filed for bankruptcy three times. Without those guaranteed profits from the pre-deregulation era, the groundwork was laid for today's woes.
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Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day. Welcome to Too Much Information Tuesday.
There is a Mt. Clitoris in the Philippines.
In 1999, the president of Niger was Major Wanke.
30% of objects left in hotel rooms are sex toys.
Your hair grows more quickly when you’re anticipating sex.
At any one time, 45 million people in the world are drunk.
Generally, most peoples’ lips are the same colour as their nipples.
The Japanese word ‘kareishu’ describes the smell of old people.
Turning up the music in a bar by 22% makes people drink 26% faster.
Whoopi Goldberg got her nickname from her childhood flatulence.
More than one-third of men using dating sites are already married.
In London, women over 40 are giving birth at twice the rate of teenagers.
It takes a male flea six to eight hours to unfold all the different parts of its penis.
Until it closed in 2019, South Africa’s largest baobab tree contained its own pub.
Sharing an article makes you think you know more, even if you didn't actually read the article.
Shark Bay in Australia is now called Safety Beach. It changed its name to attract tourists.
Gorgone macarea is an Amazonian moth known for subsisting solely on the tears of sleeping birds.
Early Arabic texts refer to cannabis as ‘the bush of understanding’ and ‘the shrub of emotion’.
A bite from the Brazilian wandering spider results in an erection that lasts for several hours.
In 1423, London mayor Dick Whittington established a 128-seater toilet that hung over the River Thames.
Johnny Cash’s daughter Roseanne was named after Rose and Anne, his nicknames for his wife’s breasts.
A polling company in the USA once found 4% of Americans responded, “Yes!” to “Have you been decapitated?”
In 1879, the Belgian city of Liège commissioned 37 cats to deliver mail to nearby villages. The project was a complete failure.
In 2009, an anti-kidnapping expert in Mexico was kidnapped, after giving a lecture on 'How Not To Be Kidnapped In Mexico'.
On April 28, 1988, the roof of an Aloha Airlines jet ripped off at 24,000 feet, but the plane still managed to land safely.
In 1926, mystery writer Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. When found, she claimed to have no memory of the missing days.
Researchers believe women prefer larger penises during one night stands, but something a bit smaller for long term relationships.
A Mississippi social worker, Georgia Tann (born 1891), stole more than 5000 children from poor families and sold them to the rich.
In Ancient Greece, small penises were celebrated and seen as a sign of high intelligence and self-control. Men with large penises were seen as grotesque, laughable and barbaric.
Lockdowns in 2020 were identifiable on seismologists’ sensors because humans stopped making the Earth wobble so much by moving about.
In December, some Japanese people go to BŌNENKAI, ‘forget the year’ parties. Attendees eat and drink to forget the bad things that happened during the year.
In 1997 Frédéric Bourdin, a 23-year-old French conman, impersonated Nicholas Barclay, a missing 16-year-old Texan boy, and spent nearly five months living with his family.
A smock or naked marriage was an 18th-century custom in some parts of Britain and the US where a widow would be freed of her dead husband’s debt if she remarried with very few or no clothes on.
In 1951, a 21-year-old Clint Eastwood was on board a plane that crashed into the sea but, no problem for Clint, who successfully escaped and swam three miles through shark-infested waters to safety.
William Whipple, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, eventually freed his slave because he believed one cannot simultaneously fight for freedom and hold another person in bondage.
Harrison Okene spent 60 hours underwater in darkness after his boat capsized 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria and sank to the bottom of the ocean. He was discovered alive by divers who were sent to recover dead bodies.
On the set of ‘The Terminator’, Arnold Schwarzenegger argued with the director James Cameron over the line “I’ll be back”. Schwarzenegger believed that a robot wouldn’t abbreviate so wanted the line to be “I will be back”.
In 2003, Elm Park - where a gang problem meant train drivers were too scared to stop - became the first London tube station to try the classical music approach. Within 18 months, robberies fell 33 per cent, assaults on staff 25 per cent and vandalism 37 per cent.
In 1859, a book review in The Economist stated, “Novels by male authors are more in keeping with the natural world, and … are more delightful as well as more profitable than the best novels by women.” The book was ‘Adam Bede’ by George Eliot.
Okay, that’s enough information for one day. Have a tremendous and tumultuous Tuesday! I love you all.
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Southwest Airlines Needs to Pay.
This situation is so much worse than it sounds. It isn’t just about missing Christmas. All the cancellations, delays, and fuckery has gone from inconvenient to dangerous. Here are just a few of the details I’ve read about:
People have been stranded in cities and states they don’t live in for days, sometimes as long as a week. Many hotels are full because of the holidays. One person said that some terminals are so crowded that they have actually become standing room only.
No one can shower or bathe. Some may not even be able to change clothes. Their only option for food is likely to be overpriced airport food, IF they’re willing to stand in long lines for it.
Luggage is also being stranded in cities that are far away from the owners, and at this point there’s so much of it that it’s just being left out in the open. If someone wants to steal your suitcase or anything in it, there is nothing to stop them.
Parents are running out of baby food/formula and probably diapers too, and good fucking luck trying to get more since airports don’t usually sell it.
Parents who have checked strollers or car seats cannot get them back because they’re now in two different cities. In the case of the car seats, that means they legally can’t drive home with their kids even if their car is at the airport. And good fucking luck getting another one because airports don’t typically sell those either.
Cancer patients and other folks with illnesses/chronic conditions can’t take their medication because either they didn’t expect to be stuck in an airport for a week and didn’t bring enough to last that long or because the medication was in their luggage, which they now can’t get. Yet another thing airports don’t sell.
Rental cars are becoming less available as more people try to get them, so for many folks, that isn’t an option either. And even if it is, rental cars are expensive and get more so the further you have to go.
Not to mention that driving at this time of year is really dangerous in the colder parts of the country because of black ice, snow accumulation, and slippery roads.
Anyone who was traveling to attend a funeral or be with their loved one in hospice during their last moments is probably going to miss it. Not exactly something you can reschedule or do again next year.
Not being able to get home could potentially mean job loss for some folks. And while most of this has happened during school breaks, if it keeps up for much longer, students could potentially miss time at school/university.
Pet owners are either paying through the nose for longer-than-expected pet care or are scared that their pets will die if they can’t get home to care for them.
Lines to speak to anyone at Southwest, both in person and over the phone, are hours-long.
And all of this is without even TOUCHING what the poor employees have gone through. I’ve read stories of them working 16-hour days and dealing with understandably upset, angry, frustrated customers. They, too, are likely stranded far from their homes and are missing out on spending the holidays with family and friends.
To be clear, this was only partly because of the weather. Most of it was Southwest Airlines’ outdated system and their practice of scheduling too many flights too close together. They were warned that their tech was outdated and needed an upgrade and they chose to spend their enormous amounts of money and Covid bailout giving their millionaire CEO a raise instead.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit and Southwest needs to pay the fuck up.
Also: I’m not blaming individuals but PLEASE for the love of god never put medication or anything valuable in your checked luggage or even your carry-on if you can help it. Keep it in your personal item like a backpack or purse if at all possible. Never put ANYTHING in your checked luggage that you are not willing to lose.
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to bicycles and a shopping cart on our way from the EMP
Was unhappily reminded of our reliance on electronics and the vulnerability of our power grid, twice this week. The first was easy to repress as I've been aware of this "one more thing" for years, and starting yet another post-apocalyptic series on my kindle was...a familiar reminder. It was the second thing I'm still thinking about.
When my phone suddenly stopped receiving a signal, I didn't think of the scenario where the North Koreans sneak a few old Russian Ilyushin jet bombers, into the US commercial traffic pattern squawking Chinese commercial airliner codes, then climbing them high and setting off nuclear bombs to create electromagnetic pulses devastating our nation's power grid.
Nope, I didn't think that because I'm not living in a constant state of terror that at any moment the world or just my world (same thing) is about to come crashing down. Yeah living in a state of denial isn't the constant address of only Trumper's. We all fend off the vagaries of life with barricades made of hope, faith, repression, nihilism, etc.
Personally, I cope mostly by...nevermind. Even though I've seemed to notice more of those Emergency Broadcast transmissions on the radio than usual, and even though, the world's most prominent Darth Vader seems to be going down in an insane egoists death spire and taking us with him, my first thought was...yeah Android Auto really sucks. It does.
It wasn't until I pulled into the parking lot of the supermarket and unplugged my phone from the car, that I realized, not only wasn't I not getting any cell signal, I wasn't getting an icon to represent a cell signal. When I tried to make a call or send a text I got the most disturbing message. "Phone not connect to a network. No number associated with this device. You can only make Emergency calls."
WTAF!!! In this day and age, when an emergency happens, you use your phone to call for help. Really when nearly anything happens you use your phone. When the emergency is - your phone is no longer a phone, I repeat, What the actual fuck?!
Not an emergency you say? Well here I was sitting in a primo parking spot on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, temp in the low 80's, sorry world, all ready to go in to get a long list of food items when I realized, I'd forgotten the list!!! Ikr? Yeah big time Emerg!!!
So, I shakily restarted the car and drove a white-knuckled fifteen minutes in heavy traffic to the Verizon store. I could think of three Verizon stores off hand. As a former member of an AF tactical communications unit, I've been conditioned to always know where all emergency egress routes are and the nearest White Castle and Verizon stores.
What? Some of you savvy preppers might ask, "Shouldn't I know where the gun stores are?' For when the sky is covered in contrails and the dead have begun to walk? Nah, I live in Indiana. You can't swing a dead zombie torso without hitting a gun shop. But MF if you've just finished a hard day of drinking and your stomach has begun to cry like Nancy Keriggan Why Why Why, a WK crave case is survival.
Anyway, as I walked in the Verizon store I noticed OMG, every single person was currently looking at a hand-held screen. Every customer and every Verizon team member. Most of the team members were looking at two screens, a tablet and a computer screen. Yeah, one EMP and I might as well have been trapped in an Escape Room!!! Okay, not a very good one as the whole front of the store is windows but... <whispers> the horror!
Quickly, a team leader approached me. To some extent I imagined what the energetic young man (Dean) might be seeing as he approached. A tallish, older man, not quite fit but not quite gone Homer Simpson, and okay he probably was just seeing customer number 286 and wondering if the geezer could remember his own phone number. So when he greeted me cheerily and asked for my phone number, I said.
Umh, I was just driving along and my phone stopped working and now it says there's no number assigned to it! Okay??? he replied.
I gave him my phone number and he said, the next rep will be with you as soon as possible.
When Terrence came over, about ten minutes later, I handed him my phone and raddled off my number. Okay, what can I help you with?
Terrence was great. He confirmed my query that sometimes people's numbers are in fact stolen (no missile contrails so) but he would just check out if my sim card was working properly...first. A new sim card later and my phone began to work. I assured Terrence when I chose to replace my phone, I'd let him know and I walked out into the day in full possession of a working phone, comfortably connected to the hivemind network.  A short while later, I was in the supermarket when D texted me a photo of the grocery list I'd left on the counter. <sigh> yeah, I should have got a bigger shopping cart.
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