United Airline again ..woman forced to pee in cup

riflemike

somebody needs to do sumpin'

like all the other somebody needs to do sumpin' stories

http://myfox8.com/2017/05/10/woman-claims-united-forced-her-to-pee-in-a-cup/

Rocky Raab

SIGH...It's just another McDonald's coffee incident where folks read "big settlement" and do something stupid to get one of their own. Expect to see more stunts aimed at deep pocket airlines over the next few weeks.

1911a1-fan

quote:`well I`m either going to need to go to the bathroom or you`re going to have to give me a cup to pee in or something,'?



sounds like it was her choice, no force involved

Don McManus

People need to plan ahead.

I have to watch what I eat and drink before a flight because my situation demands that plan in advance so as not to become a pain in the * to the cabin crew. This woman was aware of her condition, and should have taken appropriate measures to ensure that she did not have an in-flight emergency during final descent.

Every flight that I have been on has landed, and every time I have been requested to stay in my seat so as not be a potential pin-ball should something go awry.

Not United's (or Mesa Airlines in this situation, but United's pockets are deeper, so they get the headlines and potential lawsuit) problem.

If you have a problem you cannot control, put on a damn diaper for the flight. I had to do a few times over the past couple of years, and while I didn't like it, if it would have become necessary, I would have used it.

Big Sky Redneck

quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
People need to plan ahead.

I have to watch what I eat and drink before a flight because my situation demands that plan in advance so as not to become a pain in the * to the cabin crew. This woman was aware of her condition, and should have taken appropriate measures to ensure that she did not have an in-flight emergency during final descent.

Every flight that I have been on has landed, and every time I have been requested to stay in my seat so as not be a potential pin-ball should something go awry.

Not United's (or Mesa Airlines in this situation, but United's pockets are deeper, so they get the headlines and potential lawsuit) problem.

If you have a problem you cannot control, put on a damn diaper for the flight. I had to do a few times over the past couple of years, and while I didn't like it, if it would have become necessary, I would have used it.


Every flight except for military I have been on gives ample warnings giving you time to visit the can before landing. Now being crammed into a C-130 in central Afghanistan is a different story [:o)]

Mr. Perfect

Another one who will be mere litter on the highway when SHTF.

wpageabc

When you gots to go...

remingtonoaks

Nobody made her Pee in the cup, she chose to Pee in a cup so she can get on the plane. A Lot better than walking isn't it

Frogdog

I'd much rather go in a cup than try and use one of those nasty airline bathrooms. I could care less who's watching.

dfletcher

Just another daily dose of selfishness brought to us by the "I'm the Most Important Person in the World" generation and their desire to tell everyone. I don't care that you had to pee in a cup. I don't care whether UA was wrong or right. I don't care if your butt prolapsed as you tried to right yourself. Your experience and the injustices visited upon you are unimportant to me and the rest of the world.

BTW, don't look up "prolapse" if you're at the dinner table.[xx(]

cbxjeff

I agree with The Rock on this one. The first 1 or 2 situations I could accept but now it's all about getting on the bandwagon. Too many folks looking for freebies and too many lawyers (sorry Earl).

grumpygy

Seat belt sign was on, mid flight it goes on for Turbulence. Been on a couple I was glade I leave my belt on unless I am using the can. They hit unexpected turbulence and it was rough. A couple of folks got hurt.

dfletcher

Being "abused" by the airlines seems like the White folks version of Blacks being shot or beaten up by the cops. Course, listen to some and it's worse than being beaten up by the cops. Sit down, shut up, do what you're told, 99% of the time you'll be fine.

gruntled

Even worse on a bus if they don't have a restroom which they didn't used to.
My wife & I were coming back from France maybe twenty-five years ago & the young woman sitting next to her told mu wife of her recent troubles.
She had traveled alone from Jordan to Israel through Egypt by bus. Since she didn't have a male escort they wouldn't let her off the bus when they stopped. She finally had to relieve herself in her seat & sit the rest of the way in her urine soaked clothes.
It only got worse when she flew from Israel to France. It seems the Visas from Jordan & Egypt for some strange reason upset the security people at El Al. They VERY CAREFULLY searched her, her clothing & luggage for a very long time. They held the airplane waiting for her & all the way to France several of the other passengers let her know how unhappy they were about the delay.

Big Sky Redneck

Ya know, if ya ever think flying commercialy is bad I offer younto go to a combat theater as a civillian and go to the PAX terminal and book a flight, then follow through with the flight and board a C-130.

You'll be begging for United Airlines!

kimi

As I recall, I had a fifteen hour flight on a C-130. HI to Iwakuni. Maybe that was it, but there were a lot of long ones for me.

Grasshopper

I make it a point to not eat, frink ect. before a flight. BECAUSE I don't want any emergency in the air. I used an airline can once and that was enough.
I talked with a very nice sweet and pretty [:I] attendant and she bet me within 5 minutes of boarding someone would take a dump. Sure as hell, there was,. I was at the back and she was spraying scent killer by the door. It was funny some of the stories we talked about during the flight.
Basically, people in general are dicks.

11b6r

Don't get me wrong, have seen some airline employees that were absolute jerks. If it is severe enough, you address that with management ON THE GROUND and outside of the airplane.

But usually the jerks were the ones that had a ticket, and thought that they were special because they were getting on an airplane. I have had gate agents that helped when my connecting flight had been cancelled due to weather (got me a seat on another airline- in business class) found my missing bag a put it in a taxi (no charge) for a 60 mile delivery.

But my hero was a young female flight attendant on US Air. My seatmate was an older woman- both hands bandaged. When we landed, passengers had pretty much left, she told the FA she needed to us the lav- but had surgery on both hands (burns), could not handle her zippers. The FA, about age 25, said "No problem- us girls always go together." Took her to the onboard lav, helped her take care of business, got her fastened back up.

I know that cannot be in anybody's job description. Yes, I did write to US Air and commended her for going WAY above and beyond.

With some of the behavior I have seen from passengers, if I worked for an airline, I would be in a maximum security prison for mutilating the body AFTER I had killed them.

Locust Fork

Get the kids in the car....

load the bags, snacks and essential kid crap in the car....

drive through traffic with the kids being "kids" to the airport....

get to the airport....

find your terminal....

time is getting crunched, but you are still ok, park the car....

get the crap out of the car, kids, all the essential kid crap and star walking toward your terminal....

dragging kids to the counter, get tickets, one eye on kids, dragging bags TRYING to pay attention to the lady at the computer while not letting your kids be abducted....

hand over bags, still enough crap to weigh down a pack mule going with you and the kids to the gate....

get to the TSA line, take your shoes off, put you crap in the dishpan type bucket get the kids junk bags on the conveyor belt, toss your purse on there, diaper bag....(I think I have to pee)

Get through the TSA, get your shoes back on, kids mess wrangled back together in a way you can carry it....lost a kid....oh, there he is....(I'll pee as soon as we get to the gate)

Walking walking walking...the freaking gate ends up being a 1/2 mile down from the check in area.....

You pass a bathroom, but we need to get to the gate....as soon as I get to the gate I'll get the kids and bags situated in seats and I'll come back to the bathroom....(I need to pee)

You get to the gate and people are lined up....why are people lined up?....

They are already boarding the plane, but I'm supposed to have another 15 minutes! (I can hold it a bit longer)....

I'm number T17 in the boarding order...is that 5 minutes or 20 minutes from now??? (I have to pee) Where is that kid???? Found him!

"Now boarding elderly business one eyed passengers with diabetes."

UGH....this is taking forever...(I have to pee)

Finally get on the plane....get to the seats, spend 11 minutes trying to get the seat belts adjusted down from the previous passenger who was a sumo down to fit your toddler....

Get your carry on luggage stowed away...the only open place is 9 feet back and one isle over...which means this is where you will be traveling to several times for the necessary kid crap in that bag....

FINALLY....kids seated, crap put away, head toward the bathroom and there is a LINE! (I HAVE TO PEE!!!!)

The plane takes off....you wait and wait and wait on the seatbelt sign to go off.....stewardess walking around like nothing is going on, so you ask....."I REALLY need to pee".....and they give you a cup.


I can see all of this happening.