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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #25 on: April 12, 2017, 07:10:53 PM »
I must be on the wrong flights. It's only happened a few times and people always took the $300 offer. Chumps.
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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2017, 07:29:59 AM »
I've passed up $800 before. If they would have said 40K united miles I'd have told mrs. dave I'd see her the next day at some point. which is weird because the value is about equal but my goodness if I just don't love me some airline miles.

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« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2017, 07:38:02 AM »
Airline miles: just another notch on SD's belt

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2017, 08:21:32 AM »
I love the memes coming out of this thing.

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #29 on: April 13, 2017, 08:36:49 AM »
who gets off a flight for $300?

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #30 on: April 13, 2017, 09:14:23 AM »
who gets off a flight for $300?

People on their way to visit in laws.

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #32 on: April 13, 2017, 10:34:42 AM »
who gets off a flight for $300?

I did once.  They put me on a flight 2 hours later in First Class.

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #33 on: April 13, 2017, 11:53:20 AM »
who gets off a flight for $300?

I did once.  They put me on a flight 2 hours later in First Class.

Not worth it

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #34 on: April 13, 2017, 11:58:39 AM »
who gets off a flight for $300?

I did once.  They put me on a flight 2 hours later in First Class.

Not worth it

Back then I didn't have anywhere I had to be. The bump up to first class for Albany to Chicago and Chicago to KC was almost worth the two hours in the airport bar. The $300 just sealed the deal.  That was 1999, with inflation and a higher valuation of my time, I wouldn't take that deal today.

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #35 on: April 13, 2017, 12:00:31 PM »
 You didn't tell me it was on a flight flown by the Charles Lindbergh

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #36 on: April 13, 2017, 12:04:28 PM »
true story alert*

-I once allowed AA to bump me for $300 once. this was five years ago and in Austin where one of my best friends lives. they put me on another flight that would have me getting into mhk one hour later. then they wanted to bump me on that flight and put me on one that would get there three hours later. I said yeah whatever. then they wanted to bump me from that, put me up in a hotel and fly me out the next day and give me another $300. I was like yeah sure whatever. so it was $900 total and I didn't take the hotel but just ened up hanging out with my friend for an extra day which is/was pretty great.

people that are so stoked to get home asap are like the people who were trying to graduate college in four years. like, what's your hurry bros? chill out and enjoy life/airports/etc. :cool:

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #37 on: April 13, 2017, 12:11:31 PM »
I took 300 to come back 2 hrs later from a work trip. I mean no brainer

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #38 on: April 13, 2017, 01:06:14 PM »
I read that the guy has to have reconstructive surgery.

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #39 on: April 13, 2017, 01:18:31 PM »
I don't really have any sympathy for that dude.

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #40 on: April 13, 2017, 01:25:33 PM »
I actually don't either, but it's fun to be mad at airlines for being poorly run and sucking so hard at PR.

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #41 on: April 13, 2017, 01:25:58 PM »
Kind of interesting survey on determining how much your time is worth.

https://www.guidedtrack.com/programs/cvifml6/run

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #42 on: April 13, 2017, 01:29:15 PM »
I also follow this story for the memes:

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #43 on: April 13, 2017, 01:37:29 PM »
Yeah I saw that one earlier today and legitimately lol'd.

Also enjoyed the "Rated #1 in Chinese Takeout" meme

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #44 on: April 13, 2017, 01:41:09 PM »
true story alert*

-I once allowed AA to bump me for $300 once. this was five years ago and in Austin where one of my best friends lives. they put me on another flight that would have me getting into mhk one hour later. then they wanted to bump me on that flight and put me on one that would get there three hours later. I said yeah whatever. then they wanted to bump me from that, put me up in a hotel and fly me out the next day and give me another $300. I was like yeah sure whatever. so it was $900 total and I didn't take the hotel but just ened up hanging out with my friend for an extra day which is/was pretty great.

people that are so stoked to get home asap are like the people who were trying to graduate college in four years. like, what's your hurry bros? chill out and enjoy life/airports/etc. :cool:

The reason I want to get where I'm going asap is so that I can enjoy life

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #46 on: April 13, 2017, 03:10:35 PM »



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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #47 on: April 13, 2017, 03:14:38 PM »
:love: me some Dudley Boyz

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #48 on: April 13, 2017, 03:27:53 PM »
Those are amazing

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Re: Bumping airline passengers by thumping so company guys can fly.
« Reply #49 on: April 13, 2017, 03:53:06 PM »
Not the best quality, but you get the idea.