Minuteman
I HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING!
Yes, I also don't like Southwest because they try to turn their compulsory announcements into a standup routine that's being repeated for the 150th time (but is still funny LOLLER-LOLLER!).
I don't need a spoonful of sugar after boarding to offset getting a lousy hammy at the TSA checkpoint with Southwest because I will have already more recently done that routine where all the cattle line-up and crowd at the gate in the hopes of being first in their group onto the plane. Getting through that TSA checkpoint wouldn't be nearly as stressful if I didn't feel like I would need to best my fellow passengers with some strategy.
I do give Southwest credit for not playing the checked-bag fee game like other carriers; to the point that I don't really mind that they're usually more expensive, because I find value in their network's ability to withstand some flight interruptions and they won't nickel-and-dime me once I'm at the airport.
Much of the image that Southwest presents comes across as "commoditized wackiness." I don't see it as people expressing their enjoyment of their job so much as it's an employee going over the beats they learned the last time back at LUVHQ. Someday we'll probably have a PRNewswire article about how they're taking it to the next level and have integrated sound effects and a laugh track into the safety briefing (that's where the eventual desesitization to this "levity" of theirs is headed).
But hey, can't argue too much about preference. If my bank were like Southwest I'd probably switch from them, too. And does anyone know how to stop them from sending birthday cards? It's creepy to know their computer is watching.
I don't need a spoonful of sugar after boarding to offset getting a lousy hammy at the TSA checkpoint with Southwest because I will have already more recently done that routine where all the cattle line-up and crowd at the gate in the hopes of being first in their group onto the plane. Getting through that TSA checkpoint wouldn't be nearly as stressful if I didn't feel like I would need to best my fellow passengers with some strategy.
I do give Southwest credit for not playing the checked-bag fee game like other carriers; to the point that I don't really mind that they're usually more expensive, because I find value in their network's ability to withstand some flight interruptions and they won't nickel-and-dime me once I'm at the airport.
Much of the image that Southwest presents comes across as "commoditized wackiness." I don't see it as people expressing their enjoyment of their job so much as it's an employee going over the beats they learned the last time back at LUVHQ. Someday we'll probably have a PRNewswire article about how they're taking it to the next level and have integrated sound effects and a laugh track into the safety briefing (that's where the eventual desesitization to this "levity" of theirs is headed).
But hey, can't argue too much about preference. If my bank were like Southwest I'd probably switch from them, too. And does anyone know how to stop them from sending birthday cards? It's creepy to know their computer is watching.
