June 26, 2014

  • Whose fault is it?

    Sometimes, I read the news and think to myself, "Really, America?" And then I have to remind myself that most Americans that I know are not this uhm...what's a good diplomatic word? Oh, challenged.

    But these are the things that make the news, and these are the things that are truly embarrassing. Every country has embarrassing idiots...but not every embarrassing idiot at fault tries to sue someone else for their own stupidity. That sort of thing does tend to be uniquely American.

    Take, for example, this couple.

    Let's get the primary fact out of the way. Yes, the BA ticketing agent messed up by putting the couple on a flight to Grenada instead of Granada. Com'on, BA. Get yo' shit together. Sure, it's probably just the American accent thing that tripped you up, but you're an airline. You know you should be referring to destinations by name *and* airport code, just so there's no confusion. It would've been better for you in the long run if you had just re-routed them to Granada and put them up in a hotel for a day or two to make up for it. Your offering was a bit meager.

    CORRECTION: So, turns out BA did offer to fly them to Granada for free on top of this offering. So it's not that meager. This couple is just downright ridiculous!

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    Source: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/4/8/1270728062708/A-British-Airways-plane-l-001.jpg

    HOWEVER...

    Maybe the couple should take a bit of responsibility on this.

    When the e-ticket said "Grenada" without a "country" listed, the couple didn't think to ask? There aren't multiple spellings for Granada. And the only way this could possibly escape one's notice is...IF THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SPELL GRANADA IN THE FIRST PLACE.

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    Source: http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/49/93/0b/49930b155e769097025dbdd2f1ac959d.jpg

    Moving along...so, at the airport, the couple had to followed the signs that all said "Grenada". They didn't think anything about this at all? And when they got to the gate and boarding for "Grenada" was called, they didn't notice?!

    The irony? In another article, the husband was quoted as saying they had been dreaming about going to Granada for a long time. If that's true, why don't they know how to spell it?

    But hell, who cares about that pesky detail! Let's just sue the airline!

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    Source: http://filichiainsuranceagencysucks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bart_frivolous_lawsuit.jpg

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