For me, because I am usually traveling alone, it's the boarding that does it on Southwest. Sure, if I print a pass from home, I can usually get A, but I feel like other airlines, I can get there, check the flight, and then go buy some food or a book or whatever...Southwest, i have to line up and can't go to teh bathroom unless someone agrees to hold my place in line!

That and the fact that you can't easily hop on an earlier flight. Not that other airlines aren't making that harder too, but...

I guess I like the Southwest system because it gives me more control. I feel less at their mercy. And somehow flying with them seems less like a visit to an inner ring of hell than my recent experiences with American and Delta in particular.

SA, awesome hair & faboo hat!

Kristin, I'm glad you're feeling better.

Sorry about the delay, ND! That sucks.

Soz, I'm glad you're okay, but still! Freaky.

I really do not like Southwest. It really is the cattle herd boarding that does it for me. I like my assigned seating. Hell I go to movie theatres that have assigned seats.

BUT DUDE! If you were on Southwest you could seat yourself AWAY from the screaming child!

I really do not like Southwest. It really is the cattle herd boarding that does it for me. I like my assigned seating.

With you on that one totally. Still like JetBlue myself. Poor ND. If it were my kid I would have given them the tranq dart for you. And barfing in line. Oh my. I think TPTB should provide a private charter flight for ND.

And, if you were on Southwest, the plane would probably have taken off on time!

Personally, I've never had a problem getting a seat I want (window, baby!) on Southwest.

Signed,

Southwest Booster!

Sox; yeah Comcast peeps turn up in our street all the damn time.

I think they're looking for unauthorized clip-ins, imho. Service disruption - seriously? (sorry to those with family in the biz, but:) How often can you get Comcast out on a first call, much less 'just making sure everything's ok'....

Pete - Usually I'm fine about things like this - but I'm also used to living & working really close to a lot of neighbors who also work from home, and/or own restaurants & shops that I can go to if I'm feeling vulnerable, or have watched too much Law & Order... as well as a lot of other neighbors that will spork the stuffing out of anyone that bothers someone they know. It's nice to be in a neighborhood where other people are around during the day too. I think there are here - and there are certainly restaurants & shops - but I don't know them yet. I can see their (some of) routers, though.

Thanks Julianna & Sparky!

ND - best of luck on the flight. This sounds like it is rapidly approaching epic.

I'm firmly in the total dislike of Southwest group- mostly for the cattle call reasons, but also because I feel like the passengers become ruder when they are fighting for seats. I think it's very interesting that people either love or hate the airline.

Today has been a roller coaster and it isn't even lunch time yet.

Talked with my manager about frustrations with L - BOO
Got good support from her - YAY
Then she called and asked me to document problems with L - BOO
Manager and I also talked about other job ops for me within the company - YAY

Found an internal job posting for an interesting job - YAY
Almost double the salary - YAY
I know some higher up's in that department - YAY
Fear of rejection - BOO
Fought the fear and send higher-up a request for a recommendation - YAY
He said he would - YAY
But that he thought the job was filled - BOO
Got brave and called the person offering the job - YAY
Job is, in fact, filled - BOO

I'm exhausted.

Sox, I don't blame you. I once pissed off a neighbor upstairs because I was home alone and refused to let her repairman come in here and turn the water off. But I'm sorry..."Hi, I'm a repairman," is a very common sick killer trick and often ends with a workman carrying off a heavy roll of carpet with the remains of an obliging soul in it. And it's not like I could krav the guy. My neighbor was bitter for quite a while, but the whole thing hit me as phony. I suppose I should have died to keep the peace.