Its taking me over 24 hours by plane to get to Atlanta and they cant even be bothered picking me up..what?
926365
In laws are funny people, just assume they are lazy, not that they dislike you.
1039836
i just put it in the recyle bin today.  if you want it they dont pick up till about 8 tomorrow morning.  come and get it
454642
Let's see if I can remember is - I've been flying a lot lately:\n\nLadies and gentlemen, on behalf of ________ Airlines, I'd like to welcome you to our non-stop flight to _________.  Our flight time today is approximately ____ hours and ____ minutes.  As we prepare for take-off, I'd like to remind everyone to place their seatbacks up and return their tables to the stowed position.  All carryons should be stowed in the overhead bins or under the seat in front of you.  In a moment, we'll be showing a video about some of the safety features of our aircraft.  We ask that you remove the brochure from the seatback in front of you and follow along.  We'd like to remind you that this is a non-smoking flight.  Smoking or tampering with any smoke detectors is a federal offense.  As we prepare to taxi, all electronic devices must be turned to the off position and remain so until we are approximately 10 minutes into the flight.  The seatbelt sign is currently illuminated and any time it's illuminated, you must remain in your seat with your seatbelt fastened.  When we have reached a safe cruising altitude, the captain will turn off the seatbelt sign, but we encourage you to keep it fastened anytime you are in your seat.  Now sit back and relax as we show our safety video.\n\nHow's that?
962935
well, they will make you sit in the Chicago airport for many hours while all the others fly in from other states...when they get there, you get on a bus and drive over to RTC, which is usually late at night...as soon as you step off that bus you are getting yelled at and everything...they made us sound off our social security numbers....one word of advice, if you have a zero in your number, make sure you say zero, not O, cuz they will make you pay...\n\nthen you get to go make your 1 minute phone call to let your family know you got there ok...then down the hall there is a barbershop, EVERYONE gets a hair cut...you will go into this big room where they make you walk around it for about 15 mins, as you pass a water fountain, you have to take a big drink, this is because you will have to pee in a cup very shortly and they dont want to waste their time waiting for you...then you get weighed, if you are overweight, prepare to get taped...\n\nthen you go to a room where they look through your bag you brought..your recruiter gave you a list of things to bring, the only things you will actually keep are your bras and undies...they will tell you to ship everything else home and you will get it there...at this time, you get your shoes, your SMURFS ( blue navy sweats which you live in for about a week )....they made us sit in this room for 8 hours alternating from putting our heads down to nap, then they wake you up and you stand at attention for another hour...it sucked...\n\nwithin the next day or so you will meet your RDC's...just be quiet and PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL....its going to be impossible to do but try to keep your eyes open\n\ni left for bootcamp in april and i have lived in Chicago all my life and it still is cold as crap up there in april....just hang in there....it seems like the yelling and hurrying up and waiting will never end but it does get better after service week...
368816
We ran into a similiar situation with our son. He almost didn't come home because of it. I got on the phone and started calling each airline and asking for "military fares." I think I called at least a dozen of them. It was amazing that there were literally THOUSANDS of dollars between the quotes. American Airlines did the best for us. She even took the time to check the schedule to see that if he waited one more day to come home, it would save another couple hundred dollars. \n\nGet creative. You don't say where in Egypt or Texas, but would it be worth it to have him fly into Dallas vs. Houston or whatever? Make sense? When you talk to the airline reps, ask them for advice. Some will just be rude, others will do their best to help.\n\nTake care and good luck!\n\nTell your husband -- Thanks for serving!
737108
I used to live in the country...Fed-Ex overnight by 10am never came like it was supposed to. It usually takes a day longer. The USPS states even priority 2 day will take 3 or possibly 4 days so the rule is.....\n\nthe farther you live from the main post office, the longer the delivery...no one guarantees it and if they do it almost always doesn't come through.\n\n================
528046
Because there is a really long line ahead of you.  Just have a seat and be patient.  You'll be picked up soon enough.
692614
It make require a long wait. Go to Parkland in Dallas.
800366
well when we were in ga it took after they gave you the 24 hour notice and keep calling! But iraq is not far from kuwaitt. The longest stop is when they stop in germany! i say about 15 hours good luck! I know i was up there 3 hours prior and u can also check with the band cause they have to play that is what my husband in the us army band!
292642
I am guilty of that myself.  Not every time but sometimes. They makeyou wait 24 hours, that is the problem.  Sometimes, 24 hours later I might be very busy working and that answer ge de-prioritized.
91319
the thing you have to take in consideration before jumping on a plane to NY is that you are from the south which is known for manners and southern hospitality. NY is fast paced and people there are waay different. Rude if you ask me. i dont mean to offend anybody but when i was in Jersey i was really intimidated by how upfront they were . If you have a strong backbone, go for it. but for me i know i could never make it in a place like that.
862285
why not call the Hotel, tell them the situation and ask them....that should take all of maybe 5min to do and you get your answer quicker then asking a bunch of people on yahoo
840982
some sites like orbitz do that just to irritate you (you specifically)... trying calling a travel agent in your local area.
72826
To be specific, what cities are you talking about?? The time will vary depending on whether or not you are connecting. The time enroute could be upwards of 18 hours of you must connect a few times.\n\nCheck http://www.expedia.com for service between your city pair.
682165
It takes time.  They have to process the order and payment, get out to the warehouse to pick the order, pack the order and then ship the order.  Then once UPS has it they have to check it in, load it up, transport it to location, etc.\n\nI don't usually think 3 days is all that bad.  BUT if you paid extra for express shipping and they said you should have it in 3 days, I would be on the phone tomorrow with someone there to find out what the delay is.\n\nYou should be able to get a UPS tracking # from them if they said it is shipped.
439522
Because they overslept and missed their flight.
89442
Indeed. A package to the UK from the US took longer to arrrive with DHL Express than one sent ordinary airmail through the ordinary US postal system (and cost a lot more)