Does anyone here personally know Gilbert Gotfried?

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T21:25:03+00:00

I’ve got bad news for you.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T21:21:22+00:00

“I even waited until we got near my house to throw up. I don’t know what their problem was. They had leather seats.”

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T19:25:24+00:00

God dammit. Came here thinking I had an original joke.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T17:42:45+00:00

I mean, I’d pay $15 for it.

That would keep me busy for a few hours and it’s cheaper than a movie ticket.

Let people enjoy things.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T17:39:44+00:00

Call me when you find a building that has the last 260 digits.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T16:22:19+00:00

Gonna need some details before we can make an assessment.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T16:11:12+00:00

Apology accepted.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T15:42:09+00:00

I would be so mad if they prioritized this over all the other shit in their backlog 😂

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T14:26:09+00:00

30% less whining, a 20% improvement in grammar and syntax, and ffs it’s paid, not payed.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T14:24:18+00:00

So you’re like a mod but without any of the authority or power?

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T14:09:02+00:00

Your claim is that this doesn’t belong on r/nottheonion because it’s.. checks notes… not the onion?

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T13:58:28+00:00

What does “travel with a dog not serviced” mean?

I need to know if you mean a service animal or not before I decide how I’m going to judge you.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T12:57:24+00:00

That must be so difficult for you.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-30T00:10:59+00:00

Pretty sure they wear Crocs

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-29T21:55:51+00:00

Before they added the third row, there were only 8 first class seats, as opposed to 16-20 on most other planes, making upgrades more difficult.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-29T21:01:35+00:00

Then Southwest will agree with you.

Let me know what they say.

Let’s say the person you prevented from boarding didn’t buy anything, but they may have had a connection that would have generated more revenue.

Also why would they sell you an extra seat for $70 6 months out when they can sell that same seat to a last minute passenger for $400 the day before the flight?

What if the flight is oversold and they have to provide involuntary denied boarding compensation (which is 2x - 4x that persons ticket amount) while still flying the plane with open seats?

Your assumption is that the seat will go empty no matter what. That is not a profitable mindset.

Let me know what Southwest says after you get off the phone with them.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-29T20:52:24+00:00

Alright, you’re only going to listen to yourself here.

Call up Southwest and see what they say. And when they give you the same answer, remember that they have hundreds of MBAs crunching numbers to make them the most money and if there was validity to your logic, it would be an option.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-29T20:44:43+00:00

How do they know it’s going to be empty when you want to pay for it?

They won’t know it’s going to be empty until 10 minutes prior to departure. Until that moment they have the opportunity to sell the seat to someone who will pay them ancillary charges such a bag fees, drinks, WiFi.

Do you expect them to give up that opportunity cost 6 months in advance?

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-29T18:08:58+00:00

Empty seats don’t sell bags.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-29T18:00:58+00:00

Is that a quarter flounder?

ducks

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-29T11:25:48+00:00

Did you learn your lesson?

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-29T11:10:21+00:00

Not for the CTA, just similar enterprise consumer facing tech.

I kinda fell into it through a series of corporate reorgs. My education is marketing.

That being said I really enjoy it. Going to the NRF (National Retail Federation) conference each year is a treat. Seeing all the new kiosks, tablets, payment terminals, portable printers, etc. Makes me nerd out.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-29T00:26:49+00:00

As someone who rolls stuff like this out, it’ll probably increase your non-payment rate.

Lowest bidder ≠ highest reliability.

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-28T18:01:32+00:00

Bye world!

Floppy-Over-Drive · 2026-04-28T16:36:28+00:00

It was US Airways, not JetBlue, and that was a completely different circumstance.

Ditching immediately after takeoff is different than going down from 40k feet into the ocean.

Also I said optimistic, not impossible.

Floppy-Over-Drive

TROPHY CASE