9 January JAC-SLC flt. 3452 EM2 sked. departure 12:42p seat 4A Uneventful flight out of JAC, for once. JAC is a small but beautiful airfield. I informed the agent at SkyWest of what happened when I had arrived. My two receipts (long underwear and sweater) were graciously refunded by SkyWest. A lesson to all: never hesitate to reap the benefits. I will say, however, that the situation was well handled. The agent was also so kind as to reassign all my seats to the windows in the first row of the main cabin! SLC-ATL flt.284 763 N174DZ sked. departure 2:55pm seat 10A During the quick one hour connection time, I took a few photographs, nailed N863MH as well as my own DL763. I was shooting a DL738 between terminals C and D when I was told not to take any photos. The men were on the moving platform and couldn’t do much other than verbally tell me not to. I replied “really? But I do it all the time” to which they replied “Sorry sir, FAA rules”…HAHAHA. I’m going to write the FAA (even if the letter won’t get looked at) for an official response. This kind of $hit pisses me off. But I wasn’t going to do anything to ruin future chances so… Was also witness to a canon salute…too bad I couldn’t have gotten a shot. Darn it! On time boarding process and on time push back. However, announcements at the gate could have been much more courteous and less abrupt. “Alright Ladies and Gentlemen, Big Bird is ready to push back but we need all of you in your seats to get you on your way. You are also commanded to be back here in Salt Lake in 3 weeks for the Winter Olympics!” was how our flight started off. Haha. Service was different this time: instead of a snack mix we got pretzels AND they showed “America’s Sweethearts” ($5 “entertainment fee” of course), but there was no movie or other programming westbound. Flight attendants were also noticeably nicer and more courteous than the ATL-SLC flight. They did not have to make as many announcements for pax to sit down etc. either, which is always nice. ATL-PVD flt.468 MD-88 N919DE o/c sked. departure 9:30p seat 10A Connection time perfect again. ATL was quiet as ever. Must have been a nice relief from the previous week from that snow storm! The flight was completely empty, only about 50 pax, if that. The f/a’s were very nice on this flight…makes it easier when you don’t have to serve as many pax I guess. On time departure and arrival, last flight into PVD, where every gate was taken up. All in all, Delta was OK, they didn’t do enough to make me want to travel with them again. The SkyWest people were pretty nice, though. Flying has truly lost all its charm, fun, and most of all its class. It is still a privilege to fly on an airplane and passengers should be treated that way. One other beef is the Military Police/National Guard: At the very least at PVD, they serve no purpose. I do not feel any more secure/safe with them around than I did before. In fact, I think they’re a nuisance. They think they’re all that and more. They treat passengers like shit when they are supposedly there for US, as American citizens. Yes, they need to be assertive and confident but they do not need to be a$$holes. ===== -Christopher Liao Pawtucket, Rhode Island Wooster, Ohio ================================ http://pages.wooster.edu/liaocl/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/