You know you are a frequent flyer when ...

[harvyk]

Now give us the airline and seat number

I know the airline, can't tell you the seat number. Although he gave away the airline based on his previous comments.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I know the airline, can't tell you the seat number. Although he gave away the airline based on his previous comments.

So did you correct him & tell him he was on a 777?

Love it when they are still adamant it's an A380.

 

[harvyk]

So did you correct him & tell him he was on a 777?

Love it when they are still adamant it's an A380.

No, I decided to let him think it was an A380. I figure there is no real harm done and I didn't want to embarrass him in front of his fiancée (I figured the safety video would do that anyway) and esp as I have a favour to ask him when they return from their holidays.

 

[mannej]

I do find it quite amuzing the number of people who mistake any plane of any size for the A380.

 

[harvyk]

I do find it quite amuzing the number of people who mistake any plane of any size for the A380.

Can you blame them? Airlines which operate the A380 push that in their advertising as above and beyond everything else.
Whilst I suspect most people here could tell the difference between the types at a glance, most people out in non frequent flyer land don't even notice the number of engines a plane has.

Before the A380 came around you'd have people getting onto MD80's stating how they are flying on a Jumbo Jet.

 

[TomVexille]

I do find it quite amuzing the number of people who mistake any plane of any size for the A380.

I love the people who get on a regional jet and are in awe of "how big" it is

 

[Awesom Andy]

I love the people who get on a regional jet and are in awe of "how big" it is

If their only other travel is on a 747 upper deck, perhaps.

 

[TomVexille]

If their only other travel is on a 747 upper deck, perhaps.

I find that scenario rather implausible

 

[Fantic125]

.... you have your 04:00 Monday morning alarm set up as a repeating occurrence,
.... you call to pre-book the taxi and they ask you without prompting; 'usual 04:30 Monday morning pick-up for the airport, Mr Fantic125?'
.... you're on first name terms with your regular taxi driver.

.... you have seperate ziplock bags for each of the different currencies left over / ready for use for the next trip.

.... you know the quickest route to the Lounge locations at most airports by memory.
.... you have a favourite seat in most of the Lounges.

 

[ShaneN]

.... you have seperate ziplock bags for each of the different currencies left over / ready for use for the next trip.

Thanks for the idea of ziplock bags. Mine are just in envelopes - 8 different currencies at the moment.

 

[defurax]

Thanks for the idea of ziplock bags. Mine are just in envelopes - 8 different currencies at the moment.

Though it's amazing how the Euro has limited the number of currencies we have to deal with overall.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

.... you have seperate ziplock bags for each of the different currencies left over / ready for use for the next trip.

Not to detract from your other excellent points (the 4am alarm though is a sleep in for me :evil:, how do you swindle that one?), I'd like to state, in the old Hey Hey It's Saturday style, and say the quoted point above ranks well up in my "WOT CHEESES ME OFF" department! Here I sit, with yet another newly minted stack of Kina from the rip off airport exchange booth, whilst I've got a stack of left-overs in the safe that I absent-mindedly left languishing in darkened luxury, in my 3.00am bolt for the airport! Grrrrrr!

 

[ShaneN]

Though it's amazing how the Euro has limited the number of currencies we have to deal with overall.

If not for the Euro I would probably have around 12 currencies now.

 

[Awesom Andy]

.... you have seperate ziplock bags for each of the different currencies left over / ready for use for the next trip.

I have a drawer dedicated to cash, and the currencies are arranged roughly based on their location on the world map. AUD bottom right, CAD top left, USD just below it, some pounds to the right of it, etc.

 

[leadman]

im carrying 15 different currencies at the moment which i dont mind, but what frustrates me the most is coinage! Today, just offloaded what i thought was most of my euro change in Germany, then stopped off to have Mussells and a few westmalle triples before boarding the Eurostar, gave them a 50 and they gave the change in coins!!!!! now back up to 26 euro in coins!!!!

 

[harvyk]

I have to say I'm a little surprised that people keep so much foreign currency at home. I try really hard to be leaving the country without a cent of the local currency left. With coinage I tend to donate it to change for good on the trip home.

I've got such a little amount of foreign currency at home. I at most have US$50, perhaps NZ$5, SGD$5 and a few cook island dollars (mainly because their currency is very strange, eg $3 notes, triangle shaped $2 coins, and a massive $5 coin, you can't actually get it exchanged outside of the cook islands).

I tend to have a couple of $US1 notes at home ready for the next trip only because you pretty much start tipping from the second you land.

 

[blackcat20]

I have to say I'm a little surprised that people keep so much foreign currency at home. I try really hard to be leaving the country without a cent of the local currency left. With coinage I tend to donate it to change for good on the trip home.

I've got such a little amount of foreign currency at home. I at most have US$50, perhaps NZ$5, SGD$5 and a few cook island dollars (mainly because their currency is very strange, eg $3 notes, triangle shaped $2 coins, and a massive $5 coin, you can't actually get it exchanged outside of the cook islands).

I tend to have a couple of $US1 notes at home ready for the next trip only because you pretty much start tipping from the second you land.

I'm the same, always try to use it up, except for a few of those dollar bills for next time.

 

[defurax]

If you travel to the same 10 countries every year, there is no point trying to get rid of all the foreign currency before leaving. There is only so much cheap souvenirs and duty free booze one can buy...

 

[harvyk]

If you travel to the same 10 countries every year, there is no point trying to get rid of all the foreign currency before leaving. There is only so much cheap souvenirs and duty free booze one can buy...

I guess I just don't use cash in general (just about everything goes on plastic) and when I do I tend to have a specific goal in mind (typically no ability to accept plastic) and thus have only enough to cover that goal.

 

[JessicaTam]

I usually keep about AU$50 of the various currencies. Enough for a taxi or bus and a drink or snack until I find an ATM. Then I make sure I have about that at the end of the stay for next time.