Strike, AAA and Overture
You'll at least get a sandwich.
As I boarded BA 15 in dread of 12 hrs with no food, ground staff kept saying that to me.
BA's caterer's strike meant that food and beverage service on board was limited at best, business class got economy's budget sandwich boxes, while economy got nothing but drinks. Everyone was given vouchers to purchase something at the airport to bring on board, but this was no food court that the people were straggling around so the selections were thin at best. There was a general feeling of “what can you do” type stoicness, people were mostly patient and understanding... Although a rumor was flying around the BA terminal, that was rapidly achieving urban myth proportions... that enough complaining can possibly get you 100K frequent flyer miles.
So after boarding with a rumbling stomach, I'm once again amazed at the quirkiness of British humor. Sandwiched between continuous announcements of flight safety and the captain's suspiciously sincere-sounding apologies for the strike and resulting delays, was an urgent plea by the BA lead stewardess.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are urgently looking for anyone who has a AAA-sized battery. A passenger is in desparate need of one for this flight.
Alarm bells started going off in my head. Oh no, was it for a medical device? Don't I always carry spares for my MP3 player?
The passenger would be very grateful for a battery that would help him enjoy some music on his MP3 player on this long flight. Will anyone that has a battery to spare please alert a flight attendant.
I slumped back in my seat with disgust. All this for someone to play music. Hmph.
I switched on the in-seat entertainment system to play some sleep-inducing music. Classical salvos wafted out of the speakers, sonatas followed on by concertos, then the DJ comes on.
Well that was the 1812 overture, resoundingly performed by the XZXZXZXZXZ orchestra. Hot off the score sheets from 1812, here's the smashing hit from Wolfgang, nothing more than the one, the only Sonata in D. Feel the rhythm, and let it move your body....here it is, number 5 of this week's classical FM hot chart.
Only the British.
As I boarded BA 15 in dread of 12 hrs with no food, ground staff kept saying that to me.
BA's caterer's strike meant that food and beverage service on board was limited at best, business class got economy's budget sandwich boxes, while economy got nothing but drinks. Everyone was given vouchers to purchase something at the airport to bring on board, but this was no food court that the people were straggling around so the selections were thin at best. There was a general feeling of “what can you do” type stoicness, people were mostly patient and understanding... Although a rumor was flying around the BA terminal, that was rapidly achieving urban myth proportions... that enough complaining can possibly get you 100K frequent flyer miles.
So after boarding with a rumbling stomach, I'm once again amazed at the quirkiness of British humor. Sandwiched between continuous announcements of flight safety and the captain's suspiciously sincere-sounding apologies for the strike and resulting delays, was an urgent plea by the BA lead stewardess.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are urgently looking for anyone who has a AAA-sized battery. A passenger is in desparate need of one for this flight.
Alarm bells started going off in my head. Oh no, was it for a medical device? Don't I always carry spares for my MP3 player?
The passenger would be very grateful for a battery that would help him enjoy some music on his MP3 player on this long flight. Will anyone that has a battery to spare please alert a flight attendant.
I slumped back in my seat with disgust. All this for someone to play music. Hmph.
I switched on the in-seat entertainment system to play some sleep-inducing music. Classical salvos wafted out of the speakers, sonatas followed on by concertos, then the DJ comes on.
Well that was the 1812 overture, resoundingly performed by the XZXZXZXZXZ orchestra. Hot off the score sheets from 1812, here's the smashing hit from Wolfgang, nothing more than the one, the only Sonata in D. Feel the rhythm, and let it move your body....here it is, number 5 of this week's classical FM hot chart.
Only the British.
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