"Yeah, we just landed..."

[Buckeye757]

Now that we're allowed to use cell phones before reaching the gate it seems that as soon as the wheels touch the ground you can hear this phrase at least 10 times. Usually followed by a "No I'm still on the plane...alright yeah, the baggage claim." I just think it's funny how people use their phones for no reason what so ever.

[mtsu_av8er]

Originally Posted by Buckeye757

Now that we're allowed to use cell phones before reaching the gate it seems that as soon as the wheels touch the ground you can hear this phrase at least 10 times. Usually followed by a "No I'm still on the plane...alright yeah, the baggage claim." I just think it's funny how people use their phones for no reason what so ever.

That's when you use Text Messages!!

[Philip]

Originally Posted by mtsu_av8er

That's when you use Text Messages!!

nah, I only use those at FL430 when I'm trying to be discreet

[EDUC8-or]

Originally Posted by Buckeye757

Now that we're allowed to use cell phones before reaching the gate it seems that as soon as the wheels touch the ground you can hear this phrase at least 10 times. Usually followed by a "No I'm still on the plane...alright yeah, the baggage claim." I just think it's funny how people use their phones for no reason what so ever.

I call my wife when I commute home right after we land. And I will tell her we just landed. That's the hint for her to leave the house and head for the airport to pick me up.

[ERfly]

I'm with you guys. I hate the "Yeah, I'm on the plane" phone call. I've got one that will top it, though. I had some lady sitting across the aisle from me repeating the entire Welcome Aboard announcement from the cockpit. The conversation would go something like, "Yeah, I'm on the plane. Yeah, they'd like to welcome us aboard. Yeah, it'll be about 2 hours and 45 minutes tonight. We have to take a re-route over Memphis, Greenville and on into Norfolk. The weather is partly cloudy..." I crap you not. It went on for about 6 minutes. I thought she was going to start repeating the F/A's announcement too. "Oh honey, if I'm seated in a seat or row of seats identified..." I couldn't stop laughing.

My only request is that you just turn the cell phones off on the plane. No one cares. You don't look cool and you're not that important!!! That and keep your &^%$ seatbelt on until the airplane is at the gate!! We haven't even turned off the runway and I hear "click, click, click." Although, I do enjoy getting people to buckle up if they're sitting next to me.

[mtsu_av8er]

Originally Posted by ERfly

My only request is that you just turn the cell phones off on the plane. No one cares. You don't look cool and you're not that important!!!

Now, some of us do like to stay in touch with folks. I doubt anybody thinks to themselves, "I wanna look soooo cool, so I'm gonna call my wife". I think that they just like to be in touch!

As far as being important - there are alot of folks that really are so important that they need to make phone calls. For some people, time IS money!!

Just defending some folks . . .

[Casper]

i hate this rule...and i hate that people talk at eleventybillion decibels in a space of 10"

[ERfly]

Originally Posted by mtsu_av8er

Now, some of us do like to stay in touch with folks. I doubt anybody thinks to themselves, "I wanna look soooo cool, so I'm gonna call my wife". I think that they just like to be in touch!

As far as being important - there are alot of folks that really are so important that they need to make phone calls. For some people, time IS money!!

Just defending some folks . . .

I understand that Lloyd. However, as another poster said, have the conversation with the other person you're talking to, not so loud that we can hear it in the cockpit with headsets on. And if you're going to use one of those hands-free ear bud thingies, keep it hands free. Don't hold it in front of your mouth. Kinda defeats the purpose.

[FlyingNole]

Hey, I admit it, I make those calls. But for good reason. At FLL, in most cases, onces you touch down its only another 20 min or so until you're off and reunited with your bags. So if I call my parents,etc. when pulling up to the gate, I know that I won't have to wait a while for them to arrive. And if anyone has been to FLL arrivals, you know it sucks. Hot and humid.

[Doug Taylor]

Here's my FLL passenger imitation:

"Yes dowl, a deck of caaards, a bloody mary mix - no ice, a diet coke - don't open it and loved the flight, hate yuh guts!"

15 wheel chairs emplaning, 1 deplaning.

[Maximillian_Jenius]

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Here's my FLL passenger imitation:

"Yes dowl, a deck of caaards, a bloody mary mix - no ice, a diet coke - don't open it and loved the flight, hate yuh guts!"

15 wheel chairs emplaning, 1 deplaning.

...lol!

-Matthew

[FlyingNole]

Nah, it'd be

"Ines, did you remember to take your pills?"

"Feh, they give us these peanuts and you call this a snack?"

"Where's baggage claim, I remember when we used to be able to drive right up to the plane"

etc,etc,etc.

[ERfly]

Oh you think that's bad? I did EWR-SRQ at the beginning of Nov. It was a retirement home with wings. As the crew, we were the youngest people on the plane. Average age was about 76. I asked the F/A about an hour and a half into the flight how many pots of coffee she'd made. I think it was 3. I also asked her how often she got asked for "A glass of water so I can take my pill." She said about every 10 minutes. We had 7 wheelchairs (50 seat jet) and had to make an annoucement when we arrived that, "If you didn't request a wheelchair with the flight crew or gate agent, please don't get in one."

The worst part was the plane smelled like "Old People" the next day. You all know what smell I'm talking about.

[FlyingNole]

Ewww...Thats like mothballs, and old butt. I wont go to the deli near me cuz the blue hairs always smell it up

[Buckeye757]

Originally Posted by ERfly

My only request is that you just turn the cell phones off on the plane. No one cares. You don't look cool and you're not that important!!! That and keep your &^%$ seatbelt on until the airplane is at the gate!! We haven't even turned off the runway and I hear "click, click, click." Although, I do enjoy getting people to buckle up if they're sitting next to me.

Haha, yeah the seatbelt click is my favorite. Seems like everyone wants to hurry up and wait.

[ERfly]

Originally Posted by Buckeye757

Haha, yeah the seatbelt click is my favorite. Seems like everyone wants to hurry up and wait.

Ooooo! You get to get out of your seat an 1/8 of a second earlier, just so you can stand with your head cocked off to the side in the Brazilian Death Tube.

[Jack]

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

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15 wheel chairs emplaning, 1 deplaning.

Reminds me of a Southwest flight I was on a year or so ago. I was talking to the F/A as boarding was going on and remarked about the number of pre-boards (which to me seemed even higher than usual). She said, "...yeah, I know what you mean. We get twelve wheelchairs when we board and only one or two waiting at the other end. I have only to conclude that flying Southwest is the next best thing to going to Lourdes. Its a miracle."

[launchpad]

Originally Posted by Buckeye757

Haha, yeah the seatbelt click is my favorite. Seems like everyone wants to hurry up and wait.

Took malaysia airlines to India a few months ago...after announcements in about 20 languages before landing in bombay, as soon as the wheels touched down, almost everyone got up and started getting their bags out of the overheads....we weren't off the runway yet.......the flight attendants had to yell over the PA in 20 different languages to get people to sit down.......I got a good laugh out of that one..