Having reached the milestone of 1000 posts, I feel the time has come for me and v-flyer to part company.
This isn’t a decision I’ve come to lightly or suddenly; rather, I have been giving it a deal of thought over the past couple of months and have come to the conclusion that this is the time to go. I have (mostly) enjoyed the past 5½ years and would like to thank fellow v-flyers for their informative and (mostly) helpful posts throughout the various fora. In particular, I must thank honey lamb and nottingham nick,
for their (albeit virtual) friendships and advice during my membership.
For my 'last post', I would like to offer the following thought(s).
The more observant among you will note the '(mostly)' inserts in the previous paragraph. At the risk of opening old wounds and, perhaps, being shouted down or having this post doctored, I feel that a degree of elitism is still being exhibited from time to time. Although this trait appears not to be as prevalent as it once was, there still appears to be an undercurrent of an ‘us and them’ mind-set. This attitude is more noticeable in posts from premium cabin pax travelling from LHR, but could easily be eradicated if just a little more thinking time was taken before pressing the ‘submit’ button. On the subject of thinking time, perhaps if the ploy was employed by members more often, site stalwarts such as EGG and GJ would still be around. BTW, if your 2 guys are lurking, thank you too for your help and advice over the years.
So, thank you v-flyer (and v-flyers!) for your advice and entertainment since 2004. Both I and the present Mrs Treelo wish you all the best for the future. We are both aficionados of VS, which will continue to be our airline of choice (price permitting),and I fully intend to dip in and out of v-flyer in the future.
Once again, thank you guys and, in the words of the immortal Dave Allen, ‘may your God go with you’.
If this post is wrongly positioned, perhaps some kind mod would move it to a more appropriate location, Thanks.
This isn’t a decision I’ve come to lightly or suddenly; rather, I have been giving it a deal of thought over the past couple of months and have come to the conclusion that this is the time to go. I have (mostly) enjoyed the past 5½ years and would like to thank fellow v-flyers for their informative and (mostly) helpful posts throughout the various fora. In particular, I must thank honey lamb and nottingham nick,
for their (albeit virtual) friendships and advice during my membership.
For my 'last post', I would like to offer the following thought(s).
The more observant among you will note the '(mostly)' inserts in the previous paragraph. At the risk of opening old wounds and, perhaps, being shouted down or having this post doctored, I feel that a degree of elitism is still being exhibited from time to time. Although this trait appears not to be as prevalent as it once was, there still appears to be an undercurrent of an ‘us and them’ mind-set. This attitude is more noticeable in posts from premium cabin pax travelling from LHR, but could easily be eradicated if just a little more thinking time was taken before pressing the ‘submit’ button. On the subject of thinking time, perhaps if the ploy was employed by members more often, site stalwarts such as EGG and GJ would still be around. BTW, if your 2 guys are lurking, thank you too for your help and advice over the years.
So, thank you v-flyer (and v-flyers!) for your advice and entertainment since 2004. Both I and the present Mrs Treelo wish you all the best for the future. We are both aficionados of VS, which will continue to be our airline of choice (price permitting),and I fully intend to dip in and out of v-flyer in the future.
Once again, thank you guys and, in the words of the immortal Dave Allen, ‘may your God go with you’.
If this post is wrongly positioned, perhaps some kind mod would move it to a more appropriate location, Thanks.
Thanks,
John.
John.
You certainly looked like you were having fun and you certianly left a favourable impression with a certain well known author/journalist
