The totally off-topic thread

[anat0l]

I dont get it. I had a crying baby in row 1 on PER>SYD (VA A330) and barely heard her because of my headphones and music.

Mum apologized to me as we were preparing to land and I told her she didnt bother me AND babies cry, its what they do. To be honest, I would hear the guy snoring in 1K more than the baby crying.

This one has spawned threads.

Babies do cry, and sometimes we can do something about it, and sometimes we can't. Overall, if the parents are trying to calm them down, that's the best they can do. The worst might be not doing anything at all.

Mum's rather nice - she didn't really have to apologise, but the fact she did is a nice gesture, whether or not the person who is being apologised to accepts it or not.

Females tend to be more sympathetic to a crying baby than males (perhaps for somewhat obvious reasons).

I boarded a VA flight once LAX-SYD. I was in the front part of Y (where the extended leg room seats are). Mum taking care of young baby and small child; she had prepared "bribe bags" (basically zip locks of lollies) and passed them out to the entire front cabin section. Rather nice of her. And not a peep out of the kids for the whole journey (that deserves a gold star).

 

[Pushka]

James Hird?

 

[TomVexille]

I dont get it. I had a crying baby in row 1 on PER>SYD (VA A330) and barely heard her because of my headphones and music.

Mum apologized to me as we were preparing to land and I told her she didnt bother me AND babies cry, its what they do. To be honest, I would hear the guy snoring in 1K more than the baby crying.

Delta: Fashion blogger Arielle Noa Charnas kicked off first class with crying baby

Or the guy on our NRT-ORD flight the other week who was snoring so loudly before we even pushed back that you could hear him even with headphones on :shock:

 

[Flying mermaid]

I dont get it. I had a crying baby in row 1 on PER>SYD (VA A330) and barely heard her because of my headphones and music.

Mum apologized to me as we were preparing to land and I told her she didnt bother me AND babies cry, its what they do. To be honest, I would hear the guy snoring in 1K more than the baby crying.

Delta: Fashion blogger Arielle Noa Charnas kicked off first class with crying baby

That's crazy! Not that people got upset - can understand that, as many people have low tolerance of babies/children, but to ask a paying F customer to move to the back of the plane is truly amazing!

 

[QF WP]

James Hird?

is dead? in jail? Guilty of doping and being an idiot? Please explain....

 

[TheRealTMA]

is dead? in jail? Guilty of doping and being an idiot? Please explain....

Doesn't matter either way!

 

[Pushka]

is dead? in jail? Guilty of doping and being an idiot? Please explain....

Geez QF WP. I am on Patong Beach in Thailand and up more up to date.
Drug overdose according to twit feed.

 

[QF WP]

Not on Twitter very much at all, so no wonder I haven't seen it and you're on beach and I'm working . Is it trending yet....

ah, there it is: https://twitter.com/i/moments/816894196673974274 and http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...talised-for-major-health-scare/?ocid=9newsmtw

 

[love_the_life]

The ABC seems to have passed it over.

 

[Denali]

Just booked SYD>MEL>HBA>SYD flights in J. Edit, all reward J seats

Hubby wanted to go to the Guitar show, I wanted to go to Tassie. Plan to visit Port Arthur and the Penninsula so hubby can take photos.

 

[whatmeworry]

is dead? in jail? Guilty of doping and being an idiot? Please explain....

In hospital. Allegations he might have tried to kill himself with a overdose of tablets.

 

[TheRealTMA]

The ABC seems to have passed it over.

Excellent! Anyone noticed that the ABC news web site seems to have a Xmas or work-exchange reporter who's obsessed with snake stories? Starting to challenge or channel the NT news with crocodile tales.

 

[cove]

We all love the crocodile stories don't we?
As for fish and chips are we warming to a shark cull?

 

[love_the_life]

In hospital. Allegations he might have tried to kill himself with a overdose of tablets.

The ABC has picked it up now.
Former Essendon coach James Hird reportedly hospitalised in major health scare - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[Denali]

Traveller sparks Sydney measles warning

Measles alert after flight

 

[whatmeworry]

Excellent! Anyone noticed that the ABC news web site seems to have a Xmas or work-exchange reporter who's obsessed with snake stories? Starting to challenge or channel the NT news with crocodile tales.

I noticed most tv stations have centralised their news to Sydney for the holidays. After about a dozen Sydney centric stories, they finish with a nuclear bomb that has wiped out Perth...

 

[Hvr]

is dead? in jail? Guilty of ... being an idiot? Please explain....

Fixed that quote for you.

The ABC seems to have passed it over.

It was actually on the ABC 7pm news here in Melbourne.

 

[wandering_fred]

Just booked SYD>MEL>HBA>SYD flights in J.
Hubby wanted to go to the Guitar show, I wanted to go to Tassie. Plan to visit Port Arthur and the Penninsula so hubby can take photos.

Got a web reference to the guitar show?

Thanks

Without wandering

Fred

 

[serfty]

Fixed that quote for you.



It was actually on the ABC 7pm news here in Melbourne.

However very vague with reference to "Health Scare" and going today from hospital to another health institution.

 

[GarrettM]

I noticed most tv stations have centralised their news to Sydney for the holidays. After about a dozen Sydney centric stories, they finish with a nuclear bomb that has wiped out Perth...

Channel 10 had its Sydney news streamed into Perth this arvo. No idea why. ****ing awful.