Helga Viking Lens, BlacKeys B+W Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic
We are back at university, listening to people speak, a lot.
I still cannot get my head around why a lecturer would read a Powerpoint presentation out to a room full of students, and declare that they can all access the Presentation online… THEN WHY THE FUCKAM I HERE?!
I can honestly read this at home, trust me, I can, so why not invite me in at the end of the day for an hour if I have any questions for you, then you can do what you do, and I can stay in bed… This whole ordeal is really not necessary.
In fact it feels pointless. Most people ask questions for the sake of it. Really stupid questions as well.
Please Mrs Lecturer, relieve me of this pain.
Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Check out their new livery! And have a read about their Customer Relations.Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg. Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight “safety lecture” and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:
On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you just sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendant announced, “People, people we’re not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!”
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On another flight with a very “senior” flight attendant crew, the pilot said, “Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants.”
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On landing, the stewardess said, “Please be sure to take all of your belongings.. If you’re going to leave anything, please make sure it’s something we’d like to have.”
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“There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane.”
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“Thank you for flying Kulula. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.”
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As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Durban Airport , a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: “Whoa, big fella. WHOA!”
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After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in the Karoo , a flight attendant on a flight announced, “Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted.”
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From a Kulula employee: ” Welcome aboard Kulula 271 to Port Elizabeth. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don’t know how to operate one, you probably shouldn’t be out in public unsupervised.”
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“In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with more than one small child, pick your favourite.”
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Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we’ll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Kulula Airlines.”
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“Your seats cushions can be used for flotation; and in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments.”
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“As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.”
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And from the pilot during his welcome message: “Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!”
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Heard on Kulula 255 just after a very hard landing in Cape Town : The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, “That was quite a bump and I know what y’all are thinking. I’m here to tell you it wasn’t the airline’s fault, it wasn’t the pilot’s fault, it wasn’t the flight attendant’s fault, it was the asphalt.”
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Overheard on a Kulula flight into Cape Town , on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain really had to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Mother City. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what’s left of our
airplane to the gate!”
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Another flight attendant’s comment on a less than perfect landing “We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.”
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An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a “Thanks for flying our airline. He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, “Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?” “Why, no Ma’am,” said the pilot. “What is it?” The little old lady said, “Did we land, or were we shot down?”
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After a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg , the attendant came on with, “Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal..”
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Part of a flight attendant’s arrival announcement: “We’d like to thank you folks for flying with us today.. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you’ll think of Kulula Airways.”
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Heard on a Kulula flight. “Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing.. If you can light ‘em, you can smoke ‘em.”
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A plane was taking off from Durban Airport . After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, non-stop from Durban to Cape Town , The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight.. Now sit back and relax… OH, MY GOODNESS!” Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!” A passenger then yelled, “That’s nothing. You should see the back of mine!”If Douglas Richardson ran MJN
Is it bad that I really badly want to fly with them. Even considered their landings…
Real life Cabin Pressure?
(Source: nichellen)
“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennet
It has been nearly a month since I last posted on here,
Oops.
But what is and even biggerOops is the fact I have left two university assignments late enough so that i now have 3 days to write 6000 words on two topics I understand as much about as Gangsta Rap does Women’s equality.
So, at this moment in time my brain thought it would be a great time to blog, which in fact up until this full stop. Has wasted 81 valuable words that could have gone towards the dreaded 6000…
Damnit.
Well, I suppose I shall leave this blog and head back into the world of academia.
Toodles!
Goodnight Grandad,
This has to be the hardest thing I have done, and i wish i could have said goodbye.
I promise to remember you for what you were, and not the way you died.
I’ll always love you and you are in my heart.
You have been my idol straight from the start.
Today I got the news my grandad passed away in his sleep, while i was busy serving the plastic paddy’s of Kilburn, true irish royalty took its wings and departed.
I will always love my grandad, he was a brother to me, he would always say god bless though he was never religious it seemed. I would always say it back though i never really understood.
So Goodnight and God Bless grandad, you were the best man this world could ask for. x
And so the demonstrations have been done…
5% of the degree has been completed and cannot be touched.
Thank, The, Lord!
The trainer issue wasnt a problem either, i think people have coined on to it…
you can get away with anything at drama school
Now off to the SU bar for a cheap Guinness and a trip home for a bedroom tidy and a relaxing evening. Might even get on with some songwriting.
I have just learnt…
Shirt, tie, cardigan, suit trousers look great…
topping this off with trainers is a mistake…
It has been a while since i have, “Tumblr’d” and i thought, perched on the end of my bed debating weather to have a bacon sandwich or not, that this would be a good time.
And so, i have the last of a little thing called ‘Performative Demonstrations’ today, which are a part of my degree in which you choose a theory of interest and perform it/question it in front of your lecturers and they will mark you like Simon Cowell marks his place on every top chart with his awful machined boy bands.
Leading me back to where I was. Bacon sandwich? Sausage Sandwich? Cereal? Nothing? Do I wait until i get to the cafe at my Uni before eating? AAaaah!
Well this decision has to be made, and it wont be made be writing about it on Tumblr.
I shall see you on the other side when 5% of my degree will have been marked and finished!