The Glade 4.0

Because I really don't give two shits about wading into another policeman/pet dog thread...

So. Long story short:

Old guy buys a plane ticket ($197) and doesn't buy flight insurance.

Old guy's doctor then tells him he can't fly due to his condition (esophageal cancer).

Old guy asks Spirit for his money back. Spirit says "Sorry, we're sympathetic, but we have a strict 'no-refunds' policy."

Old guy is a veteran. Veterans' groups go nuts, because how dare Spirit uphold their 'no-refunds' policy against a veteran. Start making noise, no less than three stories on Fox News' homepage today, etc.

Thoughts?

The airline. Being a veteran does not entitle you to demand special privileges from a private company, unless it's their policy to extend them.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

This.

Spirit, for the record, operates on very very low profit margins. They are the extreme discount carrier of America. There are tradeoffs for that low cost.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Indeed, to both of you.

It would seem we're all in consensus.

Is this a Hellfire first? C'mon, foos! I am disappoint!

**** your mom, maybe she give him a "ride" to his destination.

Still siding with the airline, but better?

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Perhaps reading the terms and conditions next time might be in order for the vet.

They'll likely decide that paying the ticket is better than the bad PR, but the old guy isn't entitled to anything.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

This. I can't stand when people try to trot out statuses in order to skirt their legal obligations. He entered into an agreement with the airline. He did not hold up his end of the agreement. Therefore he loses his money. I empathize with his situation but not what he is allowing to happen now.

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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill

They have to hold a place for them on the plane. It's not like the service is not rendered, if you cancel at the last minute, there's an empty seat. It would be nice if they gave you until, say, 30 days before the flight or something, but whatever.

But, for the same reason, if they ever bounce me from a flight because they overbooked, I should be able to have sex with the CEO's wife.

Heh, so did someone just vote for the Vet to stir the pot?

If so, they're refusing to troll the thread.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Heresy! BURN THE HERETIC!! PURGE THE UNCLEAN!!!

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Trollin' trollin' trollin'
Keep those threads a rollin'
Keep those flame wars goin'
TROLLHIIIIIIIIIIDE

Epic win!

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