Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!

[brokencycle]

Your daddy calls me that.

He calls you a pee can? Makes sense.

 

[MrG]

Pi-kahn

Southerners are wrong, as usual.

Offer to come sample my meat is hereby rescinded.

 

[brokencycle]

Offer to come sample my meat is hereby rescinded.

Harsh, but fair.

 

[Numbernine]

There are myriad ways to identify oneself as an ill informed outsider in the south. Mispronouncing pecan is a primary one.

 

[Van Veen]

I’ve always said PEE-can. ?‍♂️

 

[beargonefishing]

My dad always said a peecan is what you take on the boat when you go fishing.

I've been fishing for decades and always piss of the side of the boat. A peecan is gross, unless used during sex.

 

[double00]

trying to imagine why i would pee in a can rather than off the side of the boat, i guess so i can accidentally sip it later?

 

[otc]

Southwest has basically gotten to the point where they are just a normal airline with "good seat" fees instead of checked bag fees.

Even with an on-time checkin, seems like you never get a low number. Everyone either has status or pays for Early Bird. I just checked in now as early as possible--clicking the link repeatedly until it goes through--and got B59.

Early bird fees are 15-25 each way. The "free" checked bags are nice, but given how often I want to check bags vs how often I want a non-****** seat (always), I'd rather just fly a normal airline and pay the $30 when needed.

They don't even give you priority status with their credit card. I have the basic United card and that waives checked bag fees on every flight. My GF booked this with her southwest card and they don't give you **** besides extra points.

Their only redeeming quality at this point seems to be that they still let you cancel flights without onerous penalties.

 

[Bhowie]

I say puh-cahn
I also say ant for aunt

 

[brokencycle]

Southwest has basically gotten to the point where they are just a normal airline with "good seat" fees instead of checked bag fees.

Even with an on-time checkin, seems like you never get a low number. Everyone either has status or pays for Early Bird. I just checked in now as early as possible--clicking the link repeatedly until it goes through--and got B59.

Early bird fees are 15-25 each way. The "free" checked bags are nice, but given how often I want to check bags vs how often I want a non-****** seat (always), I'd rather just fly a normal airline and pay the $30 when needed.

They don't even give you priority status with their credit card. I have the basic United card and that waives checked bag fees on every flight. My GF booked this with her southwest card and they don't give you **** besides extra points.

Their only redeeming quality at this point seems to be that they still let you cancel flights without onerous penalties.

Except those points can get you free unlimited companion tickets. My wife did one of the card sign up bonuses, and for 18 months, I was able to fly with her for free.

The only time I've gotten truly crappy seats is when I didn't check in until late.

I just flew American where they kicked me from my mediocre seats to ****** middle seats for no apparent reason.

 

[otc]

I could be wrong, but I suspect I am also a victim of connecting passengers here.

Connections get to check in as of their first leg...and since southwest doesn't do many long-hauls and this is a flight to the bay area, there are probably a lot of passengers coming from the east coast who got to check in a couple of hours early.

Of course, if they also have status or pay for early bird, that just means I will end up behind them even if I pay up...I'd get to check in 36 hours early, but they'd be checking in 2 hours before that.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Guy I have worked with for 10 years has just retired. Just shook his hand before we went out the door. Very jealous.

 

[brokencycle]

I could be wrong, but I suspect I am also a victim of connecting passengers here.

Connections get to check in as of their first leg...and since southwest doesn't do many long-hauls and this is a flight to the bay area, there are probably a lot of passengers coming from the east coast who got to check in a couple of hours early.

Of course, if they also have status or pay for early bird, that just means I will end up behind them even if I pay up...I'd get to check in 36 hours early, but they'd be checking in 2 hours before that.

I think the primary area you get screwed is if there are a lot of people that were on that plane already. IE you're going MDW > SJC, but the plane went BWI > MDW > SJC. All of the people going all the way to SJC get to change seats before anyone boards.

 

[Numbernine]

I say puh-cahn
I also say ant for aunt

yep

 

[otc]

I think the primary area you get screwed is if there are a lot of people that were on that plane already. IE you're going MDW > SJC, but the plane went BWI > MDW > SJC. All of the people going all the way to SJC get to change seats before anyone boards.

Ugh, that'd be even worse. You get a low boarding number, only to get on the plane and find all of the seats already full.

Luckily this plane is coming from STL and it looks like there are a lot of better options for STL>OAK than going through MDW. One direct flight, and several several denver connecitons that save 30-60min. Plus directs into both SJC and SFO.

Who knew St. Louis had so many bay area direct flight options? I would have guessed they were solidly in connection-land. I guess Southwest started using them as a hub.