gerardcarey
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Blimey, to some degree I think you are right.Shades of schadenfreude !!!
Shades of schadenfreude !!!
With all due and gentle respectShades of schadenfreude !!!
This one's been around for a while:.....
No one feels they can do anything about it, seeing as they paid 30 pounds for the flight...
there are reasons, for carry on baggage size limits, overhead bins are of a certain size for each passenger to have a bag of a certain size to have a place to put it, a full plane and , yes they need to measure the bags, not a full plane and they are more lenient, if you have ever boarded a plane as the last passenger this is made apparent when everone gets made at you for holding things up while the flight attendants take your bag to be tagged and checked in the cargo hold.Everyone in the queue feels harassed by "jobsworths" who measure their baggage.
Thanks for posting. I haven't heard of these funny ladies and now I want more!This one's been around for a while:
Biff
On the kind of budget airlines that are the topic of this thread you will never see this happenwhile the flight attendants take your bag to be tagged and checked in the cargo hold.
I LOVE this one! I always have a chuckle when I watch it! Brilliant!This one's been around for a while:
Biff
You might well be, but the case isn't made based on your example. Claiming such a serious qualification needs you to have wreaked out a special and consistent revenge, and a single incident where you were not the perpetrator but merely a casual bystander is not sufficient. Please provide more evidence if you really think there is a case to be madeAm I a vindictive swine?
Probably not. Certainly not in any strict sense anyway. That's why I couched it as "Shades of ......." I like the way @Lachance put it, "Only a saint could not savour a quiet internal smirk."With all due and gentle respect
Is it Schadenfreude?
One could say the same thing about rants on the subject of litter. Some of us are interested in one thing, others another. The forum gives us an opportunity to express our views in a variety of topics knowing that we here are a minority of pilgrims who walk to SDC. Even if we convinced everyone here to behave in a way we would find acceptable, that it would be but a drop in the ocean.Really? Uh, we are supposed to be grown ups here! Do you really care about this? If more people were concerned about dealing with their own stuff, then the rest doesn't really matter. Gloat as much as you like if it makes you feel better.
One could say the same thing about rants on the subject of litter. Some of us are interested in one thing, others another. The forum gives us an opportunity to express our views in a variety of topics knowing that we here are a minority of pilgrims who walk to SDC. Even if we convinced everyone here to behave in a way we would find acceptable, that it would be but a drop in the ocean.
Really? Uh, we are supposed to be grown ups here! Do you really care about this? If more people were concerned about dealing with their own stuff, then the rest doesn't really matter. Gloat as much as you like if it makes you feel better.
Hi, Tangodiver, I think most of these posts are done in good humor and some are quite tongue in cheek. Every now and then it's nice to have a break in the stream of "should I wear boots?" "How do I get to SJPP?" "Should I take a sleeping bag" -- don't give up on us, we rally round the serious questions, too! Buen camino, Laurie
Haha! I don't expect there to be always serious questions, but this boggled my mind to the point where I thought 'Are you for real? Do you really want people to tell you that your ok for having these thoughts?' The time I rely on other peoples opinions of me, remind me to slice my wrists. As they say, what other people think of you is none of your business. I think my next post will be what is the best lipstick/lipgloss to wear on the Camino. I might actually get some good ideas for next time when I do The Portuguese Way!
I must admit that I made a light-hearted response to @gerardcarey's post, but I also thought that it was a more general observation about human nature. In this particular case the smugness that one might feel when others are caught out not complying with a rule that we ourselves have obeyed. The question asks us to reflect on whether our own attitudes in similar circumstances represent the best of our nature, or something less. To treat it as superficially seeking some affirmation would be to miss the point entirely.The other thing is that you should check out some of gerardcarey's posts -- he has a wicked sense of humor and is a truly gifted writer. I think many of us read this post with that context in mind and saw it as a lighthearted lob rather than a serious request for validation.
Well, if you do a search on the forum using the words lipstick and lip gloss you will find that many forum members have already voiced very clear opinions on that topic as well.
The other thing is that you should check out some of gerardcarey's posts -- he has a wicked sense of humor and is a truly gifted writer. I think many of us read this post with that context in mind and saw it as a lighthearted lob rather than a serious request for validation.
Some of his writing:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/argumentative-in-ayegui.35295/
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/lazarus-rising.33900/
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/in-logrono…-where-i-found-jesus.30344/
Buen camino, Laurie
I must admit that I made a light-hearted response to @gerardcarey's post, but I also thought that it was a more general observation about human nature. In this particular case the smugness that one might feel when others are caught out not complying with a rule that we ourselves have obeyed. The question asks us to reflect on whether our own attitudes in similar circumstances represent the best of our nature, or something less. To treat it as superficially seeking some affirmation would be to miss the point entirely.
Here here!This community is a bit like a big group of friends and acquaintances who meet up at the cafe, bar or break room at work and discuss everything under the sun but mainly Camino related stuff. If it was all serious it would get a bit boring after a while and a bit of humour from time to time is a pleasant relief. We may not always agree with each other on various issues but the main thing to remember here is not to take posts like this too seriously or get too animated by them, these are the fun ones, the ones that make us smile and brighten up our day and we thank @gerardcarey for them, long may he post them.
Long live levity.
Can't comment on other countries, YMMV etc. My experience, living like Gerard the Legend OP, in oz, is that if you buy a ticket online, the rules for carry on luggage are made very clear. There is only so much space in overhead lockers. As Kanga rightly points out, these rules are designed for the common good. IMO the airlines are only to be faulted for not enforcing them. There's a current thread dealing with the frustration and problems this engenders. .
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