Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

silvercar

CKhalvashi wrote: »

We’ve upgraded ours, and paid to upgrade the kids, as its the same Avios and theirs are cheaper :cool:

A clever bit of MSE there

The real experts are on flyer talk forum. The "best" use of miles is to buy the cheapest Premium economy ticket and upgrade using miles to business class. That way you get the beds on long haul flights, use of the business lounge at airports, no queues for check-in or security and hopefully arrive refreshed.

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

I have flown first but cannot remember it bar being pleased was being upgraded. I was hoping flying business or first would make it mire comfrtable for me and i might arrive somewhere not swollen and sore and a bit grumpy.....is this a hope in vain? If it is i will stop looking at holidays now....

Long haul you would get seats that go completely flat and a blanket and pillow. On night routes you also get the option to eat dinner in the lounge before your flight, so you can sleep for the whole duration if you want. Obviously the seats are not as comfortable as a bed with proper mattress, but I had no probs sleeping.

PasturesNew

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I’m more shocked at the fact you smoke PN, you’ve never mentioned it :eek:

Admitting publically to smoking is 'worse' than admitting you're a single mother of 10, by different fathers, living in a £5million mansion in London and driving a Ferrari and now you want the taxpayers to pay for your boob job though

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

Obviously the seats are not as comfortable as a bed with proper mattress, ..

Beds and proper mattresses - posh alert!!
I've not actually had that luxury for 5 years now. For 5 years I've either been kipping on sofas, or on the luxury of a 30 year old second hand mattress.



One day .... I aspire to having a bed.

chewmylegoff

lostinrates wrote: »

I have flown first but cannot remember it bar being pleased was being upgraded. I was hoping flying business or first would make it mire comfrtable for me and i might arrive somewhere not swollen and sore and a bit grumpy.....is this a hope in vain? If it is i will stop looking at holidays now....

it may well be a lot better if you have trouble when flying economy. depends what the problem is i suppose - lots of people get badly swollen legs when they fly as a result of the effects of gravity combined with sitting upright for hours without moving. i presume that this is nowhere near as bad if you are lying flat for most of the flight.

chewmylegoff

PasturesNew wrote: »

Admitting publically to smoking is 'worse' than admitting you're a single mother of 10, by different fathers, living in a £5million mansion in London and driving a Ferrari and now you want the taxpayers to pay for your boob job though

i smoke, we all smoke. everyone smokes. i only do it when i'm drinking though, so that makes it ok. honest.

i found out the other day that when you see actors smoking on TV they're not smoking real cigarettes. i had wondered how they were getting around the fact that you're not allowed to smoke in a workplace anymore. suppose i should have worked this out before now!

zagubov

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I’m trying to give up again at the moment :mad:

I need to try again!

CK

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've given up in the past, but then stuff happened and it was 'necessary' for awhile, but then I was hooked again. Planning on giving up once I'm settled.... honest!

I found during my various quitting attempts that it helped if I regarded the fact that I needed so many attempts was a sign that I was a good at quitting (for starting to quit) not a rubbish quitter (for not finishing).

I also found that it was easier to give up if I had a cough or cold.

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i found out the other day that when you see actors smoking on TV they're not smoking real cigarettes. i had wondered how they were getting around the fact that you're not allowed to smoke in a workplace anymore. suppose i should have worked this out before now!

I noticed that they even let you smoke in spaceships, if I remember "Aien" properly

Wheezy_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

You can probably have a fag in your own plane too.....

I vaguely remember on my first flights, must have been in the 80's...there was a smoker's area in the plane? Anyone know when smoking on planes was banned?

SingleSue

I remember my first ever flight (Denmark on business), that as soon as the smoking light came on, me and my colleague lit up with very shaky hands! That would have been around 1989 ish.

Great flights though, business class on the way out and first class on the way back...and it was my birthday on the way back so I took advantage of the free champagne and rump steak offered. Mind you, finally got back home and my now ex hubby but was fiance at the time, had got champagne and rump steak ready for my arrival. I didn't have the heart to let him know I had already had something to eat as he had gone to so much effort, so munched my way through yet another evening meal.

Just remembered, it was my 19th birthday so was indeed 1989. The following birthday was celebrated with 3 broken toes and a business trip to Ilford!

lostinrates

I am genuinely glad i do not smoke anymore, sometimes, sometimes, i miss it, usually socially, where it just shows me it was a social prop which i should not need. I have tried since quitting and frankly i cannot imagine what the appeal was and why i am ever tempted. Last time i had a dra on a cigarette i vomited.

I sometimes wish, in this house, i still smoked,the house would still hum, but i would be able to smell it less.

I went to buy three of thise glass pendant lights silver car linked to a while ago and they have sold out.