Orchid blossoms are not all the same.

 

Some are purple, and some are not.

 

Here is a beautiful orchid blossom.

 

Not so easy to grow.

 

And, would you not rather have one of these to pin to your chest, boarding the aircraft, rather than one of those more plebeian blossoms which are, pretty much, a dime a dozen?

 

This is a true beauty.

 

What do you think?

 

No. They tell me to shut up.

I would rather not say......why all these personal questions ....????

regards worgeordie

Not when travelling to Australia.  Customs would arrest you.

Thread is a mystery to me. But maybe I am alone with that.

If I ever travel on the same plane with you I would hope they give me a 'Lude

5 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Thread is a mystery to me. But maybe I am alone with that.

There all a mystery to me.

 

NOW, can you see the difference?

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

What do you think?

 <removed>. One airline used to do this but no longer does. What is your point in starting pointless threads? The non mentioned airline had been cautioned over this practice as a number of countries do not allow flowers to be brought into their country, due to a possible problem with pests.

31 minutes ago, marin said:

 One airline used to do this but no longer does. What is your point in starting pointless threads? The non mentioned airline had been cautioned over this practice as a number of countries do not allow flowers to be brought into their country, due to a possible problem with pests.

My apologies.

 

I have not boarded an aircraft in very many years.

 

Is it still required that one remove one's shoes before check in? 

29 minutes ago, seedy said:

If I ever travel on the same plane with you I would hope they give me a 'Lude

Go Rorer 714 !  haven't seen those since the 70's

38 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Thread is a mystery to me. But maybe I am alone with that.

No, you're not.

Years ago, one of the main reasons I flew Thai Air from HK to Taipei was because:

 

a.  Wonderful service.

b.  We always got an orchid blossom.

 

I really appreciated it.

 

Thai Air had GREAT service.

 

If I could not fly Thai Air from HK to Taipei, then I waited until I could.

 

I wish I could return to those halcyon days, and fly Thai Air, again.

 

Maybe I am just too old to fly, these days.

4 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

My apologies.

 

I have not boarded an aircraft in very many years.

 

Is it still required that one remove one's shoes before check in? 

depends on the airport mate. LAX security make you take your shoes and belts off and tell you to empty your pockets of everything. i said everything! i asked the brother what to do with the spare hundred i had in my jeans pocket and he let me hold it in my hand.

 

yes i know, wearing jeans on an aeroplane is a tad uncouth but i've never quite mastered the art of the three-piece suit ????

Also...DRAGON AIR from HK to Shanghai used to be AMAZING.

 

That was a long time ago.

 

Plenty of CHEESE on board.

 

Full cheese plate in first class.

 

Not talking about Chicken Flying all around the plane.

 

Just, mostly, the cheese plate.

13 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

My apologies.

 

I have not boarded an aircraft in very many years.

 

Is it still required that one remove one's shoes before check in? 

it is after check in. going through the security,  but don't worry you can put them back on if you so choose

Just now, thaitom said:

it is after check in. going through the security,  but don't worry you can put them back on if you so choose

if they have a body scanner, you can keep your clothes on,  just don't get an ******* during the scan they might think it's a weapon

Some off topic remarks  removed and responses to them.

13 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

depends on the airport mate. LAX security make you take your shoes and belts off and tell you to empty your pockets of everything. i said everything! i asked the brother what to do with the spare hundred i had in my jeans pocket and he let me hold it in my hand.

All that happens before check-in?       I'd venture to suggest that that is b_ollocks....

 

27 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Is it still required that one remove one's shoes before check in? 

 

Back in the day, about 40 years ago, all the stewardesses were high-class young women, extremely polite, and well educated, not to mention extremely solicitous to passengers' needs.

 

These days, just guessing, maybe you can tip for a lap dance?

 

I really do not know.

 

I plan to never fly again, unless it might be by parasail off a Phuket beach, for example.

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Back in the day, about 40 years ago, all the stewardesses were high-class young women, extremely polite.

In the 80s?    You must be remembering the 30s, surely?

In point of fact:

 

There is very little doubt that most guys here, who are not my age, have not even an inkling of what it was like to fly... pre-1970.

 

It was Great!

 

Now, if you wish to get the same class of service, then you need to own your own plane, or lease one.

 

Even then, the experience is still not the same.

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

In the 80s?    You must be remembering the 30s, surely?

Correct.

 

52 years ago, to be exact.

Sorry.

 

1965 was even better.

10 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I plan to never fly again, unless it might be by parasail off a Phuket beach, for example.

God forbid that anything like this might happen to you ...

 

5 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Now, if you wish to get the same class of service, then you need to own your own plane, or lease one.

 

Even then, the experience is still not the same.

How could you know?  You said that you haven't been on a plane for "very many [52?] years".  

These days, if you wish to go First Class, then maybe best to travel by submarine.

 

Subs are really fast, these days.

2 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

God forbid that anything like this might happen to you ...

 

Please just check that this harness has not been fastened between his legs, as it should be.

Seems to be just hanging down, like a useless jockstrap, or something.

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

These days, if you wish to go First Class, then maybe best to travel by submarine.

Obviously, you've never seen the inside of a submarine.

1 minute ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Obviously, you've never seen the inside of a submarine.

You mean a boomer?

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Obviously, you've never seen the inside of a submarine.

You mean a boomer?

No, I mean exactly what I posted, it's obvious that you've never seen the inside of a submarine.