Saturday, November 20, 2010

Stewardess tried to sell me a credit card

I was on a short flight, counting the minutes till arrival, when my train of thought was interrupted by the flight attendant. A stewardess got on the microphone and started praising the virtues of the Alaska-Credit Card, and how many air miles you could gain if you signed up for it today. And, YES, you can sign up for it before we land. The scenario was surreal. At first I tried to concentrate on what the flight attendant was saying, less she mention something worth knowing. But, as soon as I figured out what she was doing I was shocked. Just shocked. Why was the flight attendant selling credit cards? There were several things wrong with this picture, but above all I felt violated. There I was, 14,000 feet above land, with no place to go. By law I'm obligated to listen to flight attendants. They abused this law by using it to force-feed me credit-card propaganda. I was obligated to listen to a less-than-graceful interlude while trying to get to my destination, and I didn't like it. Not one bit. Stewardesses should not interrupt you in order to sell you credit cards; it's just wrong you greedy airline. Just wrong.

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