# Drinks down **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [22 September 2014 13:48 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/drinks-down/29721 "2014-09-22T13:48:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2014 13:48 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/drinks-down/29721/1 "2014-09-22T13:48:18Z")
**For all Who Work With Rude Customers , isn’t it a shame WE can’t actually do this!** An award should go to the Virgin Airlines desk attendant in Sydney some months ago for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably deserved to fly as cargo. A crowded Virgin flight was cancelled after Virgin’s 767s had been withdrawn from service. A single attendant was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travellers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, “I HAVE to be on this flight and it HAS to be FIRST CLASS”. The attendant replied," I’m sorry, sir. I’ll be happy to try to help you, but I’ve got to help these people first, and I’m sure we’ll be able to work something out." The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, “DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?” Without hesitating, the attendant smiled and grabbed her public address microphone: “May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please,” she began - her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. “We have a passenger here at Desk 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to Desk 14.” With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the Virgin attendant, gritted his teeth and said,“F… You!” Without flinching, she smiled and said, _(I love this bit)_ "I’m sorry sir, but you’ll have to get in line for that too | | | --- | | | | | | | ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2014 15:33 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/drinks-down/29721/2 "2014-09-22T15:33:42Z")
excellent! trust the aussies to find the right words. carole x and thank you for warning me to put my drink down ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2014 15:50 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/drinks-down/29721/3 "2014-09-22T15:50:21Z")
Love it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2014 18:02 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/drinks-down/29721/4 "2014-09-22T18:02:01Z")
Brill again, thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2014 18:54 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/drinks-down/29721/5 "2014-09-22T18:54:01Z")
Fantastic and he deserved it. ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2014 20:42 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/drinks-down/29721/6 "2014-09-22T20:42:36Z")
Gave me a full belly wobble. Pauline xx ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2014 10:36 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/drinks-down/29721/7 "2014-09-23T10:36:08Z")
I love the Aussies for their way with words. You should listen to this answering machine message from a school in Queensland:- [![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/original/2X/4/4817bc087eef6ef39ae30c4f8cf2d0fe0127b022.jpeg "Australian school phone answering machine message") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQgXhEEpORw) It’s hilarious Tracey x