A Call From The Vatican Would Not Have Helped

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 1:37pm

More later but instead of Paris @ Christmas time we will have Christmas in NY

It was an absolute disaster @ JFK. American Airlines is The Gang That Could Not Shoot Straight. Their incompetence was astounding

While waiting forever for bags, who was in the crowd but Jane Krakowski going all but unnoticed in the madness.

Posted: 12/20/09 at 1:39pm

Jesus will be glad you aren't celebrating in that godless socialist frog ville.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 1:46pm

All flights are postponed, Roxy. Not just AA.

It snowed, if you hadn't noticed.

Why didn't you just let them reschedule you?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 1:50pm

Because then he wouldn't have had as much license to bitch about how awful the entire world is and how everyone is out to get him.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 2:09pm

Emcee why don't you go **** yourself in Macy's window. There was an angry mob there last night & I am quite sure you would have taken it much better than anyone else & left with a smile on your face.

As far as rescheduling, this is the holdiday season so they could not rebook for 4 or 5 days. Given AA'S performance last night, would not go on them again if you paid me.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 2:11pm

lol. I don't think I have crossed paths with you on this board all YEAR, I make one comment toward you, and that's what you say to me? Someone's got some repressed anger. I'm sure I WOULD have taken it much better than ranting about it on the Internet and giving up on my trip completely. Sh*t happens, you suck it up and deal. F*ck you too, asshole.

Updated On: 12/20/09 at 02:11 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 2:13pm

You know, MANY of us have had situations that majorly inconvenience us during air travel. And yes it's horrible and yes there are always angry mobs. It's the same with all the airlines. You may want to present yourself as special and unique in your victimhood, but you're not. Your tale of woe is extremely commonplace. I think you were foolish to think that you were going to get out.

It IS interesting that you were going to FRANCE and now you're trashing AMERICAN Airlines. Oh how the political worm has turned.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 2:15pm

Watch out, Namo, he'll start slinging profanities at you, too! How DARE you say such things. He is the helpless victim, and you are not lamenting his poor fortune!

Updated On: 12/20/09 at 02:15 PM

[nmartin]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 2:24pm

It warms my heart to see all you Yankees in the Christmas spirit.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 2:28pm

NAMO

Take the same advice I gave to Emcee.I know you would never have complained & would have had a smile on your face as well.

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 2:39pm

Sweet Jesus, Roxy. Most of the East Coast was inconvenienced yesterday. Do you think you were the only person trying to get on a flight during the weekend before Christmas? Nature happens. It sucks, but it wasn't the airlines fault that a foot of snow was dumped on us. No amount of your bitching is going to control the weather. Sorry.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 3:09pm

I am well aware of the snow problem

AA should have been ready & they were not. They had almost no people there to help. Conflicting information or none at all was given by the pilot. After telling us we were returning to the gate for re deicing & an engine proplem they told us 2 seconds later to prepare for takeoff

We sat on the plane forever. After getting off, we were told to go to a different gate for a different plane. They knew nothing was going out but the suits @ AA could not make the decision & the few poor workers who were there were left to deal with angry crowds. They told us @ the 2 nd gate after 45 minutes there were no flights & they knew it long before. When we went to pick up bags, some people were still on planes on the runways for over 6 hours.

After deplaning again, we went to pick up baggage & there were absoulutely no AA employees helping or answering questions. You had to go from one baggage carousel to another to another & shuttle back & forth as all flight bags were mixed up on all 3 carousels. Carousels stopped for a half hour @ some points. There was total dissarray & AA was nowhere to be seen

I fault AA management as the few AA employees to be seen were being threatened physically while the big boys were punting the ball to underlings.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 3:18pm

"AA should have been ready & they were not. They had almost no people there to help." Welcome to corporate America. I don't know if you know this or not, but there was a blizzard coming and employees everywhere have difficulty getting into work in such conditions. And as urgent as your trip was for you, it's not like American Airlines gate personnel are first responders like cops or firefighters or EMTs or something.

I don't know anybody who travels frequently who doesn't have at least one major airline mess up tale of incompetence and misdirection. Mine involves running between entirely different TERMINALS of Hartsfield chasing a plane that never arrived to take us where we had to go.

So, yeah, Roxy, not unique. You can focus on one or two of us who have been sick of your stories for years, or you can look at the general tone of the majority of people who responded to you in this thread and see it's not just me. It's YOU.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 3:27pm

One should always be prepared for major inconveniences when traveling during weather that is being classified as "SNOW EMERGENCY."

To complain about them seems the height of obviousness.

Think of it this way, Roxy:

There were people on those flights trying to get somewhere because a parent or grandpaprent was dying.

There are people whose loved ones died while they flight was delayed.

There are people who will never see their loved ones again because those flights didn't take off.

All you and Mrs Roxy missed out on was a vacation to Paris that you could have rescheduled. Hell, you could have taken it a few days later.

I believe you have probably awakened every morning of your life complaining about having to wipe the very crust from eyes.

Why don't you try going one day--24 hours--without complaining? It might do you (and Mrs Roxy) a world of good.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 3:32pm

So, does that mean Roxy will still be posting through New Year's?

I was hoping for a holiday respite.

I am sorry your trip got canceled. I generally find US airlines to be terrible. So, your experience does not seem to be very surprising or unique.

At least you got back home safe and sound.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 3:37pm

Nothing ever changes around here, really. Roxy, I'm trying to understand your thread title. Is it the weather or American Airlines that answers to the Vatican?

You are awfully crotchety for someone who seems to have a pretty damn good life, which we all know because you post a thread to let us know every time you're taking a trip, or a fart. Try being grateful. I know it's quite a new age-y concept, but some people believe it makes themselves, as well as everyone around them, a bit happier.

ETA: I was in a show last night and wasn't able to leave the city for my home in NJ until 11:00. There are no trains in my area, only buses. A trip that usually takes ten minutes took two hours. I didn't get home until almost 2:00 a.m. and had to go to work today. However, I didn't rant about NJ Transit's incompetence. Instead, I thanked the driver profusely for getting us all home safely. Attitude truly IS everything.

Updated On: 12/20/09 at 03:37 PM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 3:39pm

My English teacher had an issue with US airlines a few weeks ago. He & his son were sitting in the terminal coming home from a football game when an announcement came on that the flight was canceled because the pilots were over hours & weren't going to bother getting another pilot. You would think they would plan for this. So he rent a car & drive home a good 5 hours & be prepared to teach the next morning. The flight was at around 9PM.

[blaxx]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 3:44pm

Most airlines changes or cancellations are decisions made on the spot for the passenger's comfort and safety - very rarely something you can actually plan around.

If we remember that airport authorities and airlines are different entities, it makes communication even harder. Most of the times we blame airlines, when it was the actual airport who didn't allow them to go ahead with their plans.

And then people are shocked when accidents happen - I think the airline industry deserves a lot more respect than it gets, for being the safest and most convenient way of traveling.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 3:47pm

Raithnait, read my original post

I mentioned that Jane Krakowski was among those in the crowd by baggage last night. She did the NINE revival & A Call To The Vatican was her big number. Really quite simple.

A far as happier, I told Mrs R as long as we were together we were fine. We have made alternate plans for Christmas & will explore the city @ christmas these 2 weeks. SH*T happens & there is nothing you can do about it. Iamgine other people on this board pointing out things they do or constantly complaining as you say - who would have thought. I guess no one else on this board is ever guilty of it

Case closed.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 4:07pm

SH*T happens & there is nothing you can do about it.

Other than bitch about it, of course.

If the case is closed, does that mean now you're going to shut the hell up? We can dream.

Updated On: 12/20/09 at 04:07 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 4:27pm

"Iamgine other people on this board pointing out things they do or constantly complaining as you say - who would have thought."

What?

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 4:34pm

I honestly have no problem with Roxy constantly being pissed off about something. It's your perogative to be ticked off, and if you never want to wash the sand out of your vadge, then that's your own choice (and Mrs R's personal hell).

But I still don't understand why you feel the need to tell US every time you don't like something. I understand this is the "off-topic" board and that people often post about personal matters, they're usually something they need support with or something that other people can relate to. But nobody here gives a flying **** about that episode of SNL you didn't like, or that flight you missed, or how expensive you think a show's tickets are.

"So you're saying," you will most likely reply with all the faux wit of an Oscar Wilde bobblehead (fun fact: in my mind, I picture Alistair Cooke, sitting at a cocktail party, reading your posts to a room full of people who find him unbearable and will probably never invite him again), "that nobody is allowed to posts their opinions here? People bitch about ticket prices and SNL every day. None of it's okay?"

Well, Rox, they don't post a new thread about it. They don't do it every ****ing day, and they balance it out with positive or at least constructive posts. While all you seem to do is bitch, bitch, bitch. THIS is why you get such an acidic response every time you post one of these threads; never mind the absurd sense of self-entitlement and importance that wafts out of your each and every post like stench from the mouth of someone who has eaten a garlic-and-onion bagel. It's because we're sick of your bitching about miniscule, ridiculous things. We're sick of you thinking we care.

And the reason that I'm doing this HERE and NOW, in this small thread, is that I speak for many BWW readers who are sick and tired of not just your incessant threads, but the unbearable, self-aggrandizing way in which you respond to anyone who criticizes you or even DISAGREES with you! Guess what, buddy.

You're not special.

[Jon]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 5:42pm

I hope Jane K. didn't mind being unnoticed. "Jenna" from 30 Rock would have been devestated.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 5:44pm

From the title of the thread, I honestly thought that maybe Roxy saw an advanced screening of "Nine" and that maybe 'A Call From the Vatican' had been cut from the film, and even if it hadn't; it wasn't very good!

[D2]

Posted: 12/20/09 at 8:42pm

While celebrating around NYC, Roxie, remember: wearing proper footwear is imperative.