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it sounds like they had no idea of geography
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God help you, Bode Swiller, if you ever end up on my aeroplane! |
Just what I was thinking.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Pandora, did you get any sort of satisfactory result out of Ski Beat? Our party had the misfortune of travelling with them on that fateful weekend and they have just abdicated any responsibilty for their inadequacies by stating that the whole was due to "Force Majeur". They refuse to accept any responsibilty for any aspect of their failings. I feel that the only course open to us is to vote with our feet and advise our many ski-ing friends to do the same.
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Just got back to blightly.
Pound down, Jordon still desperately trying to stay newsworthy, MPs slagging each off, sod all on TV, my garden's a mess, BA going on strike, petrol up, Mrs Wayne asking why I haven’t got round to putting up the new curtains in the spare front bedroom (cue Basil and the picture), this thread still trundling along
Aaaaahhhhhh. Good to be home (we're back in Kansa toto).
Back to Dolomites soon for a few weeks.
Wonder if things will be there same mid March 
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Given that we were promised
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This story isn't going to go away for a while yet and we'll be sure to keep you posted on every step of the way  |
I'm rather disappointed that this fizzled out so underwhelmingly
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Bump 
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Original complainer is to busy in her role as a BA pilot going on strike and destroying the travel plans of thousands to worry about her own inflated complaint
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thefatcontroller, IIRC, the pilots (including the OP) are not pro-strike.
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Maybe this pilot should get a job with SkiBeat?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/06/08/ba-pilots-post-shocking-foul-mouthed-rants-on-facebook-over-cabin-work-after-breaking-strike-115875-22317731/
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BA pilots who volunteered to stand in as cabin crew during strikes have posted foul-mouthed rants
about how awful they found some passengers. First officer Adam Corfield, who usually flies 747s, wrote on
his Facebook page that he came close to punching a business class “w****r” who came “marching into the
galley shouting into my face he wants a coffee”. Another 747 first officer, Jonathan Harman, replied on the
site: “Good work adam, you should still have hit him though!”
Corfield admitted after his first trip as a steward that customer service was “not for me” and “this f****r in
business class nearly got it!! T**t!!!!!” BA Airbus A320 pilot John Lincoln chipped in: “I’ve done 3 trips as cc now.
Totally agree, not the job for me either! B****y passengers... though so far I’ve avoided hitting them...”
Nearly 300 pilots agreed to work as cabin crew to keep planes flying during the dispute. At least half have
since asked to be taken off the volunteer list. Despite his brief galley experience, Corfield seems to have
little sympathy for his BA colleagues who do it all the time.
He said of the dispute: “F**k them... at least we’ll have jobs at the end of it!” In an online conversation
with Harman, he said of cabin crew: “I’m gonna get 14 bum boys rostered on ur next trip.”
Corfield, from Warrington, Cheshire, also summed up his feelings about the union at loggerheads with BA.
He posted “shoot that w****r at the top of UNITE!” The former easyJet pilot has a video on his Facebook
page of him and his pals stripping as the dance troupe the Chippendales.
A BA colleague said: “Things are bad enough without our pilots slating our passengers. With all the chaos
caused by the strike action – costing £7million a day – this is really the last thing we needed.”
BA said: “We thank the Daily Mirror for bringing this to our attention. We are investigating the claims in line
with our normal internal disciplinary process.” |
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I worked for many years as the Thomson Rep on the Eurostar snowtrain service, we had a great deal of long, difficult and stressful transfer weekends, but we never resorted to shouting or arguing with our guests. We were trained in diffusing situations and applying just the right amount of empathy to assist guests. By far the biggest lessons we were taught was trying to fix the problem and updating guests as regular as possible.
I know all TO's go through this training process with their reps, its sounds like these guys at Ski Beat were just bad egges and I am sure the management was devasted to know they were operating in that way.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| thefatcontroller, just insert a few more laughing emoticons, that'll make such filth [revenge on nasty and rude customers] acceptable. |
In the mid 80s a mate of mine was working for a TO in Ibiza. At the end of one long season he had a very nasty couple staying in one of his 5 star hotels. On the morning of the couple's last day, while they were at breakfast, two members of staff let themselves into their room and located both of their toothbrushes and a 35mm camera. One lad proceeded to insert, in turn, the business end of each toothbrushes up his chocolate starfish, while the other lad took a couple of photos with the couple's camera.
I wonder what the staff at Boots made of it. 
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PJSki, there's a well-known Russian proverb which states, 'tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.' Or was your 'mate' not one of the two members of staff in question?
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You know it makes sense.
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I don't belive that "anyone" would be so thoughtless as to want to bump this thread to over 900.
893 and counting
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Wayne, you're right.
Boredsurfing, you're right too. Thanks for reminding me.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Can some one summarise the content of the previous 22 pages? I haven't got the time to read up.....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stiv24, no pain, no gain - we've had to read it all
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| PJSki, there's a well-known Russian proverb which states, 'tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.' Or was your 'mate' not one of the two members of staff in question? |
No, he was him and they were they. I expect you're now worrying about some of those under exposed pictures that appeared in amongst your holiday snaps back in the 35mm era? Well, maybe, just maybe, some of the ones you thought were accidental exposures taken as you fumbled around putting your camera back into your brown leather bag, err, weren't! Now, I know what you're probably also thinking, 'Christ, that long thing that was barely visible in those graining images was probably not one of my knitting needles either!"
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| stiv24 wrote: |
| Can some one summarise the content of the previous 22 pages? I haven't got the time to read up..... |
My impression is that the punters were unreasonable given the circumstances, and that their unreasonableness quickly turned into vindictiveness.
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Oooh, maybe I will have to read it after all!
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Hurtle,
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In the mid 80s a mate of mine was working for a TO in Ibiza. At the end of one long season he had a very nasty couple staying in one of his 5 star hotels. On the morning of the couple's last day, while they were at breakfast, two members of staff let themselves into their room and located both of their toothbrushes and a 35mm camera. One lad proceeded to insert, in turn, the business end of each toothbrushes up his chocolate starfish, while the other lad took a couple of photos with the couple's camera.
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Dont worry about it too much, its an ancient urban myth. I've heard dozens of variations of the theme.
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Hurtle,
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In the mid 80s a mate of mine was working for a TO in Ibiza. At the end of one long season he had a very nasty couple staying in one of his 5 star hotels. On the morning of the couple's last day, while they were at breakfast, two members of staff let themselves into their room and located both of their toothbrushes and a 35mm camera. One lad proceeded to insert, in turn, the business end of each toothbrushes up his chocolate starfish, while the other lad took a couple of photos with the couple's camera.
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Dont worry about it too much, its an ancient urban myth. I've heard dozens of variations of the theme. |
So, according to you, no one ever did anything like this? How about putting a bucket of water on top of a door so anyone opening the door gets wet? Is that an urban myth too?
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PJSki,
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Is the an urban myth too?
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Well, we know you are not.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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A legend based upon fact, no doubt.
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I think you'll find there's *PLENTY* of doubt
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| I think you'll find there's *PLENTY* of doubt |
So it's your contention that such an occurrence has never happened in the history toothbrushes?
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You know it makes sense.
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This toothbrush thing smells fishy to me - did someone shove their toothbrush somewhere else 
What was this thread about in any case
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Boris,
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What was this thread about in any case
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SKI BEAT Limited
and customer service.
Also serves as a reminder (if we needed one) of why we prefer to drive to the Alps
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Boredsurfing, ah yes thanks - driving is so much less controversial, its not like we have long threads about tyres, chains and routes is it
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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SteveKirby wrote:
Hurtle,
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In the mid 80s a mate of mine was working for a TO in Ibiza. At the end of one long season he had a very nasty couple staying in one of his 5 star hotels. On the morning of the couple's last day, while they were at breakfast, two members of staff let themselves into their room and located both of their toothbrushes and a 35mm camera. One lad proceeded to insert, in turn, the business end of each toothbrushes up his chocolate starfish, while the other lad took a couple of photos with the couple's camera.
Dont worry about it too much, its an ancient urban myth. I've heard dozens of variations of the theme.
So, according to you, no one ever did anything like this? How about putting a bucket of water on top of a door so anyone opening the door gets wet? Is that an urban myth too?
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Dont know; just sounds like a tired old story, trotted out to attract a bit of attention
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Wow - over 900 posts.....good work people
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My impression is that the punters were unreasonable given the circumstances, and that their unreasonableness quickly turned into vindictiveness. |
Wrong!
We were treated abysmally & Ski Beat's complete denial & unwillingness to accept they handled the situation badly or to reimburse us for expenses incurred (food!) has set us on a path for revenge. I don't normally bear grudges but this one will last.
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Snow Joke, So, to summarise, they pee'd you off, you clearly pee'd them off, Pandora coined a new phrase and nobody died. Ermmm... Get over it?
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| Snow Joke wrote: |
Wow - over 900 posts.....good work people
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My impression is that the punters were unreasonable given the circumstances, and that their unreasonableness quickly turned into vindictiveness. |
Wrong!
We were treated abysmally & Ski Beat's complete denial & unwillingness to accept they handled the situation badly or to reimburse us for expenses incurred (food!) has set us on a path for revenge. I don't normally bear grudges but this one will last. |
I suggest you go to the courts then and leave it at that. But hold on, it's revenge you want not justice!
In a week when I was humbled by the copper who has probably lost his sight but bears no hatred toward his attacker, you come along to remind me just how pathetic people can be.
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After a very pleasant hour spent reading this thread (#1 post award goes to chrisdavis), I have still decided to use SkiBeat for a holiday next season.
What's the worst that could happen, eh?
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The tread that will never die.
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What's the worst that could happen, eh?
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For them... you might turn up.
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