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“Customer Service” in Germany or, When is 7kg not 7kg? [Reader Submission]

Posted in Airline, Customer Disservice, Reader submissions with tags , , , , , on May 18, 2008 by thebastardtraveler

Why are the Bastard’s nipples erect for the German Airline Personnel discussed below? Perhaps her burgeoning stupidity implies attractiveness – but most likely it is her desire to torment Logan that suggests she is a total BDSM freak. Either way, the Bastard loves when readers share their misery and this reader gets extra points for terms like “fucktard” and “cheesehead” – enjoy!

I took the girly out for a nice weekend trip to Dresden, from Cologne (both in Germany for those cheeseheads who don’t know) with a local airline called Germanwings.

The flight to Dresden went off without a hitch. We packed light, with one day bag for our lunch and a medium-sized backpack for both our stuff. We didn’t really want to check in our bags, so we looked at the size in one of those racks the airlines have by the check-in desk – it fit perfectly and was even well under the 7kg limit. So we printed our boarding passesat the self check-in machine and got ready to board.

When we wanted to fly back, there was no self check-in machine, so we had to wait in line. You guessed it, the bitch at the counter took one look at the bag and said it was too big to carry on. We told her that it was the right size and that we wanted to carry on. She made me weigh it, and it came up at 7.4 (we must have packed differently). So the obvious thing to do for these fucktards to say would be: “Ok, so now let’s weigh the other one and see if it evens out” or “How about you move some stuff from one bag to the other and it should be fine”. Obviously this seasoned traveler thought of that already and quickly moved the stuff from one to the other, put the Jacket on instead of packing it etc.

Nope, this bitch was sticking to her guns, Read more »

The Bastard is Enraged with Envy [Reader Submissions]

Posted in Airline, Reader submissions, Uncategorized with tags on April 19, 2008 by thebastardtraveler

A reader shares this tale that fills the Bastard with disgust and hatred:

When I got to the airport, there was nobody in the security line. I could hardly believe it. I breezed through security in less than a minute. As I walked through the airport to my gate, I happened to walk past the one hour earlier Philadelphia flight’s gate, just after the final boarding call. I inquired about the availability of seats, and there were still plenty. So, I hopped on and the plane. The FA had given me a window seat (I go crazy in anything but the aisle), but the last 5-7 rows of the plane were close to empty so I just found an empty row and hunkered down. When I got off the plane, I called the parking shuttle and they were outside waiting when I walked out of the terminal. In the end, I was home at least an hour early.

The Bastard hates you. And also suggests you skip the shuttle and try an airport valet service instead. Thanks to The Knee Defender for his story. Fucking dick.


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