My guess is that it was VP Dick Cheney....

LESSON TO ALL EMPLOYEES WHO WORK WITH RUDE CUSTOMERS:

Indeed, an award should go to the Virgin Airlines gate attendant in Sydney some months ago for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably deserved to fly as cargo.

A crowded Virgin flight was cancelled after Virgin's 767s had been withdrawn from service. A single attendant was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers.
Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it HAS to be FIRST CLASS."

The attendant replied, "I'm sorry sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but I have to help these people first, and I'm sure we'll be able to work something out."

The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?"

Without hesitating, the attendant smiled and grabbed her public address microphone: "May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please," she began--her
voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to Gate 14."

With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the Virgin attendant, gritted his teeth and said, "Fuck you!"

Without flinching, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but you'll have to get in line for that too."

...hope she doesn't get in any trouble. :7

This lady is too clever, though, to work in a public service job.

and it DOES sound like Cheney.

keep it real. I hope it was NOT her last day or a prelude to her last day.

Edited to add important 3 letter word. :silly:

Because you think she did something wrong or because she deserves so much better?

and the attitude of the company-if her action was a reflection of the company's attitude toward shitheads.

I just realised I left out the word 'NOT'

On edit: PBC-posting before coffee

I wasn't drinking anything right then. Keyboard would have been toast.

As someone who worked in retail for most of my twenties, I would love to shake this woman's hand.

There's a load of them at this site:

http://actsofgord.com/

About a guy named Gord who owned a video game rental store, and his dealings with stupid people.

Just thought I would share.

TlalocW

with a straight face. If they're so freaking famous or important, aren't they embarrassed enough not to be recognized in the first place? I can't believe people who are that arrogant.