I have flown SW for the past, shit, 9 years? Mostly because of the unassigned seating, and being disabled means I get on the plane first, which means front row availability, which means leg room, first dibs on beverages, and quick bathroom access. Y'all jelly, I know. All I had to do to get perks like this was survive a debilitating stroke with life-long impairments.

Looks like these still some space in the back. Later, losers 😎 streeeeetch~

[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 35 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I bet you get to skip the line at water parks too. What a privileged life! \s

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Why can't I be disabled? They have it so good! /s

[–] Plavatos@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Reminded me of the lady who intentionally blinded herself with drain cleaner in the early 2000s. Although I'm sure there was more going on there...

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

The less fortunate get all the breaks!

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I laughed :)

[–] whodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 4 months ago

Airlines hate them for this one weird trick!

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 10 points 4 months ago

As much as I hate Southwest, this comment have me a chuckle. ❤️

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Boy I miss flying southwest. I flew spirit for the first time last weekend, and our flight got redirected because of storms over Chicago. We stayed in Detroit for a few hours, but getting in at 3am when you expected 10pm feels as exhausting as running through the woods, pulling out your cellphone to find it died. There's no way to call for help, and it is dark. You know where your home is, you just need to find the trail. "Uphill, UPHILL" you think "wait I already saw that rock, did I? Or not?" You are delirious, the lines on the shadows get fuzzier. The neurotoxin is kicking in. You keep running and as your eyes begin to water you quietly hum "you are my sunshine" to try and keep consciousness. You suddenly stop to see rustling from the bushes. You aren't humming now. There is nothing discreet about this, he smelled you, he saw you, and he wants you. From some depth of your weary soul comes the most primal yell that you have no control over. You sprint as fast as you can in the other direction, but suddenly your leg gives way. You fall into the mud and attempt to get back up, but now the world is spinning. "God not like this" you think. You stumble again and again, but the footsteps behind you went from a run to a walk. It's over, but you knew it was long ago. There was no other way this would end. You turn to see him in his dark determined eyes. He is covered in blood brandishing a clever. He doesn't even look human. He is the ghost story your parents told you about as a child. He is the unsettled heart beat that wakes you in the night. He is Shia LaBeouf.

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

Actual cannibal Shia LeBeouf?

[–] Pwrupdude@lemmy.zip 62 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can confirm. Had to buy an over priced ticket cause I needed to get to my father in laws funeral and Southwest was the only operational airline

[–] newnton@sh.itjust.works 45 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Sorry that an already painful time was made worse

[–] Pwrupdude@lemmy.zip 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thank you kind internet stranger. It all worked out. The important thing at the end of the day is I made it. Money comes and money goes, being there to support my loved ones is all that matters right now.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 16 points 4 months ago

Also glad it worked out. That was probably Immensely stressful

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s supply and demand. Capitalism!!!! /s

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

What other solution would you suggest for limited supply? Lottery? Or maybe (what usually would happen) more equal people would get it before equal ones.

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 57 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I grew up in Arlington, TX and can confirm this is true. For our field trip every year, we'd go to the Southwest Airlines warehouse and take the tour. And by "tour", I mean we'd wait 15 minutes outside while our teacher got our wristbands, and we'd go in and look at the Commodore 64. Then we'd leave and eat our sack lunches.

OH...and the guy didn't have a mini-bat. It was full size, and any snotty 10-year-old getting his grubby little hands anywhere near ol' Tandy 400, he'd go "Uh uh uh!" and point at the bat.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 20 points 4 months ago

Right, the mini bat was for the matrix printer. How silly of me

[–] istdaslol@feddit.de 21 points 4 months ago

So are they telling me to F off or that they have flights departing from LaGuardia ?

[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd fly Southwest if I didn't have to practice human origami to fit in their seats.

[–] aido@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm 6'2" and my dad is 6'6", we fit fine- I keep my carry-on behind my legs instead of under the start, though

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes the flight attendants will hassle you for that. I’m guessing the regulation requires it for like evacuation purposes. Though if you’re big enough and the seats are small enough they probably won’t notice when they do their little seatbelt check before takeoff.

[–] aido@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Sometimes during takeoff but they don't care for the rest of the flight

[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I need to contact Sourhwest and see if they want to upgrade to my old Commodore 128 that I've got around here somewhere.

[–] GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'll buy it. Serious offer

[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Sorry. Didn't mean to get anyone's hope up, but I actually got rid of it a couple decades ago. There really didn't seem to be much reason to keep it at that point. Good luck. I hope you manage to find one.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Amiga will blow their mind.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago

So the only ticket you'll sell to me is to Hell, MI?

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Go to hell.

Where the warehouse is.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Cool, can I reserve a seat?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sure! Anybody can just take reservations.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

You know how to take the reservation, you just don’t know how to hold the reservation. And that’s really the most important part about the reservation… it’s the holding, anybody can just take them.

[–] omsai@reddthat.com 3 points 4 months ago

Fake post? I see no new posts since January 9: https://x.com/SouthwestAir

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Serious question: do they not run windows?

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

Yes, because Windows doesn't run on a C64.

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

They actually run windows 3.1