Sometimes Hate is Necessary
Written by Dr Furious on August 19, 2005
A lot of people keep asking me…why are you so mad? What are you so mad about? Well, let me tell you why I’m mad. Furious is in Vegas as we speak (or more appropriately as I write this) and goddamn U.S. Airways cannot figure out where my luggage is. It is not like I need to change my clothes, brush my teeth, shower, or shave. It is not like girls will not look at me funny when I approach them in the same smelly t-shirt with some stank breath. There is no question that Furious has some hate to dispense this morning.
So I know what you are all thinking. It is Friday, and we all know what the rules are. There is no hating on Friday. Well folks, some rules are made to be broken. If you are expecting to get some sport analysis or something related to fantasy sports, then let me warn you ahead of time. You may want to stop reading at this point because that is not going to happen. I may bring in some sports related material in reference to gambling, but that is about it. So if you got better things to do (other than reading my rant this morning), I understand, but I hate you too. I’m just playing … but I’m saying.
U.S. Airways
Has to be the most godforsaken, unorganized, and largest POS (piece of shit) airlines that I have ever flown on. How the hell do you just lose someone’s bag? I understand if they had misplaced it. It was supposed to be here at 3 am (Pacific Standard Time) at the latest. It is now 9 am and I still do not have my bag. I have called the baggage claim twice, and have failed to receive any new information. So the bottom line is this: U.S. Airways really has no idea where my bag is. If they did, I would have receive some new information by now.
It sucks for them
Unfortunately this is very bad news for U.S. Airways, because they done messed with the wrong brother. I will use all my collective resources to make sure the airlines looks as bad as possible. What I am writing here is only the first step. The next step is a letter to the president, vice president, CEO, COO, CFO, and anyone else who I feel should receive some hate. Like my man Wyatt Earp (as depicted in Tombstone) I will call down the thunder on U.S. Airways and make sure that everyone I know never flies with them again. I may even need to take a page out of Cindy Sheehan's book, and camp out in front of U.S. Airways headquarters until I get my damn bag back. I mean seriously … this is absolutely ridiculous. It takes traveling light to a whole new extreme.
What can you do
For those of you who have made it this far, I encourage, admonish, and plead with you never to travel with U.S. Airways again. I know you may be lured by the low prices and good experiences in the past. My argument for not flying with them is this. I have had my luggage lost before (actually this is the second time it has happened in the last three times I have traveled) and it has never taken this long for it to arrive at my destination. I am fairly confident that U.S. Airways is accurate and reliable most of the time, but that is not the case in this instance. What if this happens to you the next time you are flying? I am proof positive that it can happen, so it would behoove you all to fly with another carrier. It may be you the next time this happens.
The Good News
I am in Vegas, and I plan to do some gambling. Furious likes to do a little sports betting while in Sin City. There is nothing better than realizing that you made money off of the over/under on the Yankees/Devil Rays game while on the craps table. There are a few preseason football games to bet on, but I think I will place some bets on WNBA games. I do not the slightest thing about the WNBA, so I have nothing to lose (besides money) and everything to gain. Of course I will have to buy some clothes first.
Anyway, I broke the rules today but it needed to be done. If you take anything away from this offering, do not, I repeat, do not fly with U.S. Airways. You may get to your destination and never see your luggage again. Have a good weekend folks and wish Furious some good luck. Daddy needs a whole new wardrobe, and winning some money would definitely help. Keep it hate-free if you can … even though I did not.
Spew some hate at Dr. Furious via email at docfury@rotogods.com
Damn that sucks. I actually expected even more hate from you than that.
I'm pretty sure if they really and truly have lost your bag in an irrevocable way, you are entitled to a pretty sizeable check from them and a few hundred $$$ to buy some clothes.
Demand that shit.
And if you feel like it throw down $50 for me on the Cardinals with the spread over the Giants. Oh yes, the Carpenter is pitching tonight!
Posted by: Ape at August 19, 2005 02:55 PM