Today's topic is about AIR TRAVEL.
Our flight to SF was supposed to depart Singapore at 7:15am. We are flying the ever so reliable (sarcasm intended) United Airlines. I guess this is why this pisses me off so much. I went to bed at 12:45am, was up at 3:45am. Our cab came and got us at 4:30am and we were at the airport by 5am (cos the cab driver drove with a vengeance). Boarding was 6:30am.
It is now 9:30am. I walked out of the plane about 20 mins ago because I just couldn't stand sitting in the plane doing jack shit.
At about 7:15am, the captain came on the PA system to say that the plane had not yet taken off because there was a water pressure problem. That meant no water to the restrooms and basically anything else that needed water. He said that the engineers had changed a compressor but that still did not solve the problem. He said that the engineers had been working on the problem all night... like I really give a flying f**k if they had been working on it for the last century, just get me off the freaking ground. Anyway, he said they didn't know what the problem was and that he would update us. As usual, there is no mention about us being allowed to leave the plane, EVEN THOUGH THE RESTROOMS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO US.
8:15am. Our asses are still on the ground. Captain comes back on again to say that the engineers still have not figured out what the problem is (God help us, give us new news, not the same old bs old news). He says that those who need to use the restroom urgently can deplane to use the restrooms in the transit area. Some people get up to get off the plane. Flight attendants come around to serve us muffins, tiny little f**king muffins, that would only fill the corner of one's stomach and water. More people deplane.
9am. Captain says that the engineers are going to change 2 items on the plane. PLEASE NOTE: Captain DID NOT say that those were the 2 items that were causing problems, the engineers are just going to throw up some darts and hope they hit something, I guess. The ETA for the fix depends on whether, somewhere in the airport, there are those parts... here we go again. IF AND WHEN THEY FIND THE PARTS, the fix will take about an hour and a half or so. Update at 10am.
I couldn't take it no more. I had to get off the plane. And here I am sitting in the transit lounge bitching about my newest flying experience.
I woke Jessica up, she's not in a good mood... so she went shopping.
I hate flying. I especially hate United.
Stay tuned.
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