VS011 LHR-BOS 23 MAR 13 (Upper Class)

This is a Trip Report from the Upper Class cabin

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After putting 2 seats on hold for 24 hrs I had until 5 pm on a Friday back in feb to convince my friend Gavin that it was a great idea to come to Boston with me as at just under £1400 return it was a steal ,the plan was to get him half cut early afternoon ,I also knew he had a little windfall coming the end of feb so money so he couldn't use that as an excuse,well everything went according to plan and I was confirming the flights about 3 pm on that Friday and so just had to tell the wife !
As the day got closer I thought it would be nice to do the dtci so enlisted the help of another friend Keith to drive us down on sat morning ,Keith very kindly said we could go in his car but to be honest the thought of arriving at the dtci in an s reg ford escort didn't appeal to me so I got him insured on mine instead ,so dtci booked all I had left to do 8 days out was tell the wife which I did via text whilst half cut ( brave aren't I).
So the morning of the 23rd arrived and so did the snow again,was a bit worried about getting down to LHR so picked gav and Keith up about 7.15 am and got to dtci about 8.30 am where we waited behind another vehicle for a couple of minutes ,having not done it before I didn't know how long I should be waiting but after another minute or two a virgin employee came to my window to inform me a car was stuck on or in the bollards or the ramp ? He then asked what flight I was on and when I told him he had a little laugh to himself ,when asked what was so funny he said your very early aren't you !
Anyway we had to drop off outside the terminal instead ,waved Keith off in my pride and joy and into the terminal we went.
About a five minute wait at check in / bag drop ( checked in night before ,a pathetic seq 41/42 ) and into the lift .
Straight through the private security Chanel and am now getting excited as I know the stairway to heaven will soon be climbed and I'm also excited to see what gav makes of the CH ,showed gav around before we had some breakfast ,had a good few drinks and then made contact with v- flyer Ryan who we shared a couple of drinks with and talked about all things virgin and aviation while gav looked on bemused , had a nice massage ,well it was nice for me but the girl said rubbing my shoulders was like rubbing a brick !
Gav had a foot treatment( pity the girl that done that ) had a couple more drinks ( had first redhead) and boarding was called about 2.15 .
I was welcomed on board by name and a nice to see you again which I thought was great.
Settled in to seat and waited and waited ,some sort of delay but wasn't bothered really .
Whilst we waited the menus were bought round followed by a couple of glasses of champers ,finally took off at 16.00 and had a great flight again,had duck for starter followed by chicken which was really tasty and bread and butter pudding for desert,
Had to ask for cheese and port as I didn't think I was going to get it otherwise but only a minor blip,attentive crew who seemed intent on getting rid of all the white wine on board to the point where I had to refuse in the end,shocking I know!
I felt much drowsiness after dinner so flipped the seat over and off to the land of nod for a couple of hrs .
Woke just in time for afternoon tea,wasn't really hungry but well it would be rude not to wouldn't it ?
Didn't even manage a trip to the bar ( I know joey I know)
The captain said we would be braking quite heavy due to landing on a short runway but it didn't feel much different to be honest ,from wheels down to having a fag was about 20 /25 mins ,straight through immigration and cases waiting which is impressive .
All in all a great flight
Blacky

Sounds like you had a great time - what did Gav make of the experience?

I felt much drowsiness after dinner so flipped the seat over and off to the land of nod for a couple of hrs .

Presumably you mean the drowsiness came upon you "after dinner" in the temporal rather than the causal sense.

Did you make Keith wear a hat for his chauffeuring duties? And why didn't you ask the missus to drive?

Yes he loved the whole experience pjh ,to be honest it's pretty hard not to isn't it?
Parker ,sorry Keith didn't really get into the role very well ,a bit too early for him
Was tempted to ask mrs b but I quite like my head on my shoulders so thought better of it

After putting 2 seats on hold for 24 hrs I had until 5 pm on a Friday back in feb to convince my friend Gavin that it was a great idea to come to Boston with me as at just under £1400 return it was a steal ,the plan was to get him half cut early afternoon ,I also knew he had a little windfall coming the end of feb so money so he couldn't use that as an excuse,well everything went according to plan and I was confirming the flights about 3 pm on that Friday and so just had to tell the wife !
As the day got closer I thought it would be nice to do the dtci so enlisted the help of another friend Keith to drive us down on sat morning ,Keith very kindly said we could go in his car but to be honest the thought of arriving at the dtci in an s reg ford escort didn't appeal to me so I got him insured on mine instead ,so dtci booked all I had left to do 8 days out was tell the wife which I did via text whilst half cut ( brave aren't I).
So the morning of the 23rd arrived and so did the snow again,was a bit worr

I think that's the best opening to a TR I've ever read, especially the bit about the Ford Escort and the text message.

Thanks -- sounds like you had a great trip.

Thank you for your TR. Nice to hear it was such a good flight. Where will the next flight be now you've caught the bug?!

Parker ,sorry Keith didn't really get into the role very well ,a bit too early for him
Was tempted to ask mrs b but I quite like my head on my shoulders so thought better of it

Taking my two eldest to NY hopefully in aug hopefully ,going to have to keep an eye out for a sale I think or it may have to be Eco or PE daffodil !

Thanks at240, I must admit I executed my plan with ruthless efficiency ,Gavin never stood a chance !

All I can say Blacky is top notch TR, loved the opener .. will have me giggling when I next go through the DTCI in the company merc. To think... a ford escort nearly came through here

Ahh a text message, thought it would be on the back of a menu from the local Chinese joint. Blame Mrs B for not looking there as you packed the bags

Glad all was well in the CH, always good to meet up with fellow V-Flyers, bemusement of friends accepted

Flight sounds good, no bar time?? I am shocked, just shocked!! Hope you did not leave it on the return.

Cheers for posting, def a good read