A Whole Lot of FAIL at SeaTac…
Posted by Stephen on
December 21, 2008
So it looks like I just made it to SeaTac before they shut down the roads to the airport. Otherwise, I would have been on the receiving end of FAIL too.
The Starbucks FAIL…
The only thing that is open in the wee hours of the night is Starbucks. They are supposed to be open 24/7, but are actually closed for two hours (between 12-2AM). With nothing else open, the line ups were huge, but I’m sure no one knew that they do actually shut down, despite being advertised as 24/7. I’m sure the people way at the end of the line would have liked to have known this. It was a long Mofo of a line.
A lot of people stood in this EPIC line for nothing as Starbucks was completely sold out of everything (except the day old danishes). How can you open 24/7 (or rather, 22/7) and not be stocked with things to sell?
Airline FAIL…
Of all the airlines on the board, the airline that sounds like they would most likely to be able fly in the snow was Alaska Airlines. Unfortunately, Alaska Airlines, cancelled all their flights. This picture is actually old as another pass showed that they were all grounded coming into SeaTac. Sure, other airlines cancelled some flights too, but with a name like Alaska, I’d expect WIN in the snow and not FAIL.
As a result, all these people were screwed. They are all lined up for standby and rebooking. Most of them were still there this morning, huddled under chairs and sleeping on their luggage in the hopes of being one of the first people to be rescheduled for a flight. Also FAIL was the fact that there is no free WiFi. I paid $7.95 for 24 hr access and it is just barely faster than a phone line. That video I uploaded took like two hours!
Alaskan Airlines wasn’t always afraid of the snow, They were founded in the early 30s by a bush pilot names McGee. (A bush pilos’s sort of like a crazy crop duster on steroids, Except he doesn’t have as many wires and radio towers to deal with!)
Alaska Airlines would have their founder rolling in his grave on this day. They might as well have been called “Miami Air”. So many people got screwed.
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What i fail to understand is why is Starbucks so over hyped. Ok it does do a good job but its not all that great as its made out to be. Anyways its time we have some new technology to overcome the weather
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So… Are you still stuck at Seatac as I write this comment?
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while your stuck at the airport take a video of those fancy toilet seats circular paper dispensing apparatus
Sorry. Didn’t get a chance to do any squatting at the airport. Maybe next time!
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Ken, those are the best! Better than padding the toilet with 3 layers of toilet paper!
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Talk about hate for SNOW lol. It doesn’t ever snow here in LA, but I surely would want it for a least once
-Mike
Wow, I cant believe Starbucks was sold out..
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LOL so sorry about the rotten expecience but this reminded me of that old film starring Steve Martin, Planes Trains and Automobiles. I saw it as a kid and really enjoyed it.
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I was fine. My flights were all on time, give or take 30 minutes. But with so many flights canceled, it really screwed a lot of families up for the holidays…and it didn’t help that Starbucks ran out of everything.
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That really sucks. Update for you from the homefront… Kelly’s car? Completely snowed in and surrounded by cliffs of white
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Yeah, I heard that we got some huge dumpage. Can’t wait to to come home and rescue the scooter and the car.
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Lol, lucky you you didn’t experience a travel where most of the person you want to ask doesn’t speak english and you’ve been obliged to pay in Taxi more than the normal fair after you check out at airport
Well, since I went to Mexico, where the cabs have no meters, and I speak no Spanish, that happened once. But then I just carried around the rate card and no one tried that again.
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Yeah, I heard that we got some huge dumpage.