tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post115558754181785343..comments2024-03-17T17:36:38.142+01:00Comments on M and J Adventures: M's most excellent airport adventurenzmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1156485767549988542006-08-25T08:02:00.000+02:002006-08-25T08:02:00.000+02:00No problems now take your phones/laptops/psps/game...No problems now take your phones/laptops/psps/gameboys and all charges on as hand luggage.<BR/><BR/>Oh and I had a tub of hairgel in my hand luggage too. Nothing happened!Tauntedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505921345960694499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1156207697581814622006-08-22T02:48:00.000+02:002006-08-22T02:48:00.000+02:00I absolutely hate airports now - never was that ke...I absolutely hate airports now - never was that keen before. And if the powers that be think that what they are doing will make one iota of difference, they really need their heads examined.<BR/><BR/>Really sorry to hear about the job thing.Keefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820411415545249138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1156087177929406032006-08-20T17:19:00.000+02:002006-08-20T17:19:00.000+02:00wow..i travelled a few days after the heathrow mes...wow..i travelled a few days after the heathrow mess too and the whole journey was aweful, they took away my novel..i mean, they cant allow some reading material on a 10 hr journey?And I was reading richard bach, not "how to make a bomb in 10 simple steps".<BR/>made me chk in my laptop too...and then promptly lost my luggage.super invisible girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309449934411929463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1156014473682337432006-08-19T21:07:00.000+02:002006-08-19T21:07:00.000+02:00pandabonium: I absolutely agree with your comment...<B>pandabonium:</B> I absolutely agree with your comments on keeping the populace alarmed, and the additional comments re <I>false flag terror</I> which you've made in <A HREF="http://pacific-islander.blogspot.com/2006/08/chill-already.html#links" REL="nofollow">this post</A> on your blog.<BR/><BR/>There are now rumours that laptops will no longer be allowed on board - they'll have to be checked in. I think that they're trying to discourage people from travelling to save on oil costs!nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155883250577022642006-08-18T08:40:00.000+02:002006-08-18T08:40:00.000+02:00That was a nice thing about owning an airplane in ...That was a nice thing about owning an airplane in Hawaii. I could just go to it, load it, do the preflight check and go. If fact, even though took three times as long to fly from Maui to Honolulu as the airlines, my total "door to door" time was actually less.<BR/><BR/>It's nuts these days, but not new. As the great American journalist H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) wrote: "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed, and thus clamorous to be led to safety, by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."<BR/><BR/>Now days, the ones that aren't imaginary are made to order by governments.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155855365712725472006-08-18T00:56:00.000+02:002006-08-18T00:56:00.000+02:00Hope the job situation works out ok ...and I defin...Hope the job situation works out ok ...and I definitely understand the 'ulterior motives' bit..Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500730996132041193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155851799374992862006-08-17T23:56:00.000+02:002006-08-17T23:56:00.000+02:00Craziness is catching. Yesterday a Fiji plane boun...Craziness is catching. Yesterday a Fiji plane bound for Sydney was in a pickle after a message from Philippines prior to landing. - 'There is a bomb on board!' Plane arrived, passengers shunted away and a thorough search took place. Nothing found. A beat-up of a story in the news, but that's the stupidity of what can happen. Hoaxes and scaring people. It's all about psychology - making people afraid of their own shoelaces.<BR/>W.Peceli and Wendy's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165668047817341837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155825304176658742006-08-17T16:35:00.000+02:002006-08-17T16:35:00.000+02:00NZM - I concur, anyone in a position to serve cust...NZM - I concur, anyone in a position to serve customers better must attempt to do so. Pitiful that customer service nowadays comes at the price of your lungs being screamed to holy hell...Pareshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032253467260536085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155794246901435042006-08-17T07:57:00.000+02:002006-08-17T07:57:00.000+02:00Was laughing and nodding my head as I read this, a...Was laughing and nodding my head as I read this, as I think we have all at some time made a mad dash through an airport, although the current security restrictions definitely ratchet it up a notch. Great writing!trailingspousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423750400387682863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155728401825456712006-08-16T13:40:00.000+02:002006-08-16T13:40:00.000+02:00NZM, believe me, I know he is! lolNZM, believe me, I know he is! lolShaykhspeara Sha'irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155726255715937692006-08-16T13:04:00.000+02:002006-08-16T13:04:00.000+02:00I know what you mean about 'ulterior motivies & no...I know what you mean about 'ulterior motivies & not for the good of the company'. Meanwhile, you guys take care and let us know more about this fiasco when you settle down. Cheers :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771588241002373014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155724880415111432006-08-16T12:41:00.000+02:002006-08-16T12:41:00.000+02:00SS: Phil Keoghan who invented and hosts the Amazin...<B>SS:</B> Phil Keoghan who invented and hosts the Amazing Race is a kiwi!<BR/><BR/><B>jassim:</B> Yeah I agree with the airport people, but that is their job, and a whole lot of their training should be based upon handling the public. But as I wrote in an above comment, I wasn't proud of my behaviour either!<BR/><BR/>And if I had done that after drinking the water, I think that I'd still be in Sharjah prison right now! :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Wendy:</B> I remember that guy being knocked out with a bottle, as well as being weighed for the flights.<BR/><BR/><B>All:</B> thanks for the queries re the job situation. Will tell more when we know more, but essentially, the board has stripped J of her CEO title. If it was performance based, it would be fine, but it's not and we're dealing here with emotional pitiful people who don't think logically, and have done this for ulterior motives and not for the good of the company.nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155713323053869572006-08-16T09:28:00.000+02:002006-08-16T09:28:00.000+02:00WTF about job, fired? What's going on? Do tell p...WTF about job, fired? What's going on? Do tell please, soon, if you could!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771588241002373014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155707615747130112006-08-16T07:53:00.000+02:002006-08-16T07:53:00.000+02:00After resisting the urge to drink, pretend to chok...<I>After resisting the urge to drink, pretend to choke and fall to the floor clutching my throat </I><BR/><BR/>Kodak moment! I wish u done this!<BR/><BR/>But with all the due respect, I think the airport ppl are working under too much stress and you was just one of thousands they had o deal with that day, so they cant always be nice :-)Jassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011971865885631740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155705344814857702006-08-16T07:15:00.000+02:002006-08-16T07:15:00.000+02:00An amazing race and believable. Thanks for taking ...An amazing race and believable. Thanks for taking the time to share it with readers. <BR/>Nothing exciting happens in Fiji at airports except after the '87 coup a guy wanted to take over a NZ plane and someone clocked him with a bottle, I think it was. And the little planes to Labasa - I remember we had to weigh in and everyone was looking as the scale climbed up and up!<BR/>W.Peceli and Wendy's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165668047817341837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155703655097744672006-08-16T06:47:00.000+02:002006-08-16T06:47:00.000+02:00Nzm: job, fired, ?? WTF?? Tell all.HMHBNzm: job, fired, ?? WTF?? Tell all.<BR/><BR/>HMHBhalfmanhalfbeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578801186226557125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155678279712886482006-08-15T23:44:00.000+02:002006-08-15T23:44:00.000+02:00'the fun doesn't have to begin upon leaving Berlin...'the fun doesn't have to begin upon leaving Berlin - today we all got fired from our jobs!'<BR/><BR/>I just read this...really??? What happened?Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500730996132041193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155677789787427662006-08-15T23:36:00.000+02:002006-08-15T23:36:00.000+02:00A complete nightmare ... and I heard on Irish radi...A complete nightmare ... and I heard on Irish radio today that countless numbers of people have had laptops, digital cameras, iPods and mobile phones stolen from checked baggage ...the only upside for you is that you're going to Berlin ...I hear it's a great city. Enjoy! :-DMisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500730996132041193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155665776572654192006-08-15T20:16:00.000+02:002006-08-15T20:16:00.000+02:00The way you've documented this whole episode, you ...The way you've documented this whole episode, you ought to be a script writer. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Keep it cool.<BR/><BR/>When you decide to write a book about this one, reserve a signed edition for me please, yes?<BR/><BR/>Have a beer for me & wish us luck on our forthcoming trips to Poland & Ukraine and then to Dublin, Galway before returning back to Dubai.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771588241002373014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155664937145030782006-08-15T20:02:00.000+02:002006-08-15T20:02:00.000+02:00Sounds like a fun trip you had there M!Enjoy Berli...Sounds like a fun trip you had there M!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy Berlin!Dubai Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819258621695024806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155664172848592412006-08-15T19:49:00.000+02:002006-08-15T19:49:00.000+02:00Don't get me started on air travel. What are we p...Don't get me started on air travel. What are we paying such high fares for?..........to be treated in such a way by airline and airport staff? I expect top quality service for what I pay. I hate it that airlines have such a hold over us once that ticket is issued. Yes you can do this, no you can't do that, but if you do this it will cost you this....aaahhh. If I never have to set food in an airport/aeroplane I'd be a happy person. But that's not to be....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155661004443228112006-08-15T18:56:00.000+02:002006-08-15T18:56:00.000+02:00J went to London the same day I left London at hea...J went to London the same day I left London at heathrow! Fabulous! Yes tents everywhere...<BR/><BR/>I love the Amazing Race! I know it has nothing to do with anything but just had to say that.<BR/><BR/>Well what can I say, atleast you had water in your bottle and not baby milk... <BR/><BR/>Well I am surprised my Heathrow experience was so "pleasent"...Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155657931938587172006-08-15T18:05:00.000+02:002006-08-15T18:05:00.000+02:00shannon: this is the amusing thing, and also quite...<B>shannon:</B> this is the amusing thing, and also quite tragic. This chaos is all for nothing so far - I doubt that all these guys who have been arrested will ever be charged with anything related to trying to blow up planes. <BR/><BR/><B>curiosity:</B> I'd be even more paranoid if I thought that, but it wasn't just me experiencing it, it was everyone. And I got more grief at Dubai Airport than anywhere else!<BR/><BR/><B>taunted:</B> lol! There is no way that I would ever want to do any airport after drinking too much - this sounds like a story that you should tell!<BR/><BR/><B>hmhb:</B> J has a house in Berlin so we're here quite often. Berlin is a lovely city.<BR/><BR/><B>desert lady:</B> 3 years? That's hilarious!<BR/><BR/><B>jin:</B> the fun doesn't have to begin upon leaving Berlin - today we all got fired from our jobs! The fun is just beginning!<BR/><BR/><B>tainted:</B> glad to be the entertainment - I felt better just writing it down!<BR/><BR/><B>paresh:</B> regardless of their ethnicity, you'll always get officious people who, when they perceive that they have 1oz of authority, will make sure that they use it! If I had been in control of my temper, I could use my Lufthansa member status to lay a complaint about him, but I'm as much at fault as he is - I lost my cool, something which I'm not proud about. But a person employed into a position such as he is in should know better when it comes to handling irate customers - the last thing that he should have done was to argue back at me.nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155656859083689572006-08-15T17:47:00.000+02:002006-08-15T17:47:00.000+02:00Wow. I still can't get over the counter fairy who ...Wow. I still can't get over the counter fairy who talked DOWN to you. What the heck is it with customer service with Indians in that part of the world? Fools.<BR/><BR/>Well I hope your trip back is eventless and a little more enjoyable.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Pareshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032253467260536085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18927845.post-1155651519566685402006-08-15T16:18:00.000+02:002006-08-15T16:18:00.000+02:00’ Thank God, I’ve been really worried for some tim...<I>’ Thank God, I’ve been really worried for some time now that my computer was thinking about being the next Little Boy.’</I><BR/><BR/>Roflmao!<BR/><BR/><I>’ 7:40am: The elevator doors open – it’s like a scene out of The Amazing Race as we sprint for the finish line at Gate 15. By now, the signs have been turned off and we have to yell at the counter staff to ask them if it’s the Berlin flight – yes, yes – go, go, go!’</I><BR/><BR/>My God! It’s a scene from just about EVERY Hollywood movie that included an airport in it, ever made!<BR/><BR/>Jeeez… all in all, I feel guilty for the entertainment I got outta reading this! I’d never have been able to keep my temper. Image how many passengers are losing it all together? I’m sure you must have seen a few!<BR/><BR/>I’m sorry. May your trip back be much, MUCH less dramatic!Tainted Femalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497914886022943495noreply@blogger.com