Tips for Less Miserable Flights

[Rebekkap]

Mine doesn't - as long as I pull it on two wheels it's just fine, whether the carpet's thick or thin

 

[legroom]

..... plenty of moisturiser...

I am a recent convert to moisturiser.

Previously, I thought that was a 'female' / 'cosmetic' issue.

But it does help males too.

More physiological than cosmetic !

 

[JohnK]

I am a recent convert to moisturiser.

Previously, I thought that was a 'female' / 'cosmetic' issue.

It is not for everyone.

 

[Rebekkap]

It is not for everyone.

Why do you say that?

 

[JohnK]

Why do you say that?

Because I do not like moisturiser.

 

[Rebekkap]

Because I do not like moisturiser.

How many different ones have you tried? What don't you like about the ones you've tried?

 

[Buzzard]

I thought this was a thread for people flying to seee Les Miserables

 

[erkpod]

I thought this was a thread for people flying to seee Les Miserables

No prizes for second!

 

[drron]

I am a convert to the bossreggie method of being nice to the FAs to make a trip more pleasant.But I don't go the whole way and buy chocolates.

 

[JohnK]

How many different ones have you tried? What don't you like about the ones you've tried?

I have lost count of how many moisturisers I have tried over the years.

My doctor recommended I use moisturisers on my skin. Sorbolene was the one I used the most. I used moisturisers for a while and there was no noticeable difference while I was using them so I stopped using them.

 

[Sprucegoose]

I used the free trial of trip it pro once and if I had relied on it I world have missed a flight at MIA.

I still use the free subscription to Tripit though.

Yeah I have relied on contacts and firsthand info rather than tripit. I will always check with source in any case

 

[Foreigner]

I am a convert to the bossreggie method of being nice to the FAs to make a trip more pleasant.But I don't go the whole way and buy chocolates.

Yes, FA's reciprocate when we're pleasant to them. The other day when I asked for blanket, FA produced the J one which was truly appreciated.

Buying chocolates would be a bit rich.

 

[legroom]

I am a convert to the bossreggie method of being nice to the FAs to make a trip more pleasant.But I don't go the whole way and buy chocolates.

At risk of going off topic, may I ask how often / if ever you have done the bossreggie's chocolate gift way of thanking the FAs?

Straw poll it will be.

I have never done it.

I'm interested in those who had done so, particularly in your reason for doing so. Did you do it at the beginning or at the end of the trip?

I have always tried to be pleasant as they have a difficult job to do in any case and being nice is one way to make it more enjoyable for them to get their job done.

Once, I gifted a personal torch to a FA who, after becoming aware of my SC run, upgraded me back to my previous flight's J seat (for the Y leg). I truly appreciated her friendliness and wished to say thanks in a more 'practical' manner.

 

[Princess Fiona]

I have lost count of how many moisturisers I have tried over the years.

My doctor recommended I use moisturisers on my skin. Sorbolene was the one I used the most. I used moisturisers for a while and there was no noticeable difference while I was using them so I stopped using them.

Kiehl's Crème de Corps, tried everything else. It's the best

 

[Clivem]

At risk of going off topic, may I ask how often / if ever you have done the bossreggie's chocolate gift way of thanking the FAs?
I have always tried to be pleasant as they have a difficult job to do in any case and being nice is one way to make it more enjoyable for them to get their job done.

Handed a small but quality box of Haighs Chocolates to the CSM as we loaded ourselves into J VA seats at the beginning of our +4 hr. flight and asked her to ensure all the cabin crew got to enjoy them ...... both as a thank-you and a small Xmas gesture .............some pretty dam fine service was had on that flight ......plus had regular visits from most of the Y crew to pass on very genuine thanks for the gesture ....... Result was great service plus it was good to just say thanks, in token way, for the overall good service we have had from VA cabin crew over the past 12 months. Might visit Haighs before the next long haul .........

 

[Rebekkap]

I have lost count of how many moisturisers I have tried over the years.

My doctor recommended I use moisturisers on my skin. Sorbolene was the one I used the most. I used moisturisers for a while and there was no noticeable difference while I was using them so I stopped using them.

Not surprised you noticed no difference with Sorbolene. It sits on the surface of the skin and isn't absorbed at all.

 

[legroom]

Kiehl's Crème de Corps, tried everything else. It's the best

This is the brand that 'converted' me.

SQ F has this in its amenity bag.