horns in the overhead of Lufstahnsa

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:50 pm

Rick Denney wrote:Rick "who hopes that announcing his tongue in cheek isn't necessary" Denney

Hey, you piker! You, of all people, should know your name is spelled "RhÃ®queâ„¢"! I don't want to have to tell you again!

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:08 pm

windshieldbug wrote:
Rick Denney wrote:Rick "who hopes that announcing his tongue in cheek isn't necessary" Denney
Hey, you piker! You, of all people, should know your name is spelled "RhÃ®queâ„¢"! I don't want to have to tell you again!

No, it's Reek. Sheesh.

Reek "who dropped all the diacritical marks ages ago" Denney

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:21 pm

Boanerges wrote:Mr. Denny,

Thanx for pointing out my grievous spelling errors - I have a long way to go before I can match your magisterial usage of the English language.

Magisterial...I like that. It has a nice mixture of pomposity and pedantry that I think fits particularly well.

Rick "impressed by how well Boanerges gets into the swing of things" Denney

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:22 pm

Boanerges wrote:And here I thought it was *piquer* - A *piker* is a footsoldier with a pike, which he uses to impale someone with

And here, I thought they weren't footsoldiers, but just Impala drivers...

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:11 pm

Boanerges wrote:windshieldbug,

*Impala drivers* - now I really HAVE heard everything

Well "operators" seemed to me to give them too much credit

Brassdad · Post by **Brassdad** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:46 pm

Boanerges wrote:What, then, is the *operative* question of the "operators"?

Let's just hope they are smooooooooooth operators.

bassax · Post by **bassax** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:04 am

I want so share my experiences with Lufthansa. About 10 years ago I took a trip from England to Germany with a band.

I was not allowed to take my baritone sax on the plane, although it had a pretty small case. I had to check it in with the luggage. I tried my very best to tell the personnel at the airport to be VERY careful with it since it is fragile. I had bubble wrap in the case and a strap around it so it would not be opened by accident.

When we arrived in Germany I was shocked when I picked up the case. It was completely destroyed, sadly my sax too. Lufthansa would not help me in any way, according to them I only had myself to blame since I checked in a fragile item. If I filled in all the necessary papers I MIGHT get a small sum (around $70) from them, I didn't bother...

I was lucky to be able to borrow a sax for the rest of the tour. The band also had good insurance so when I got back I could have the sax repaired and also got a new case.

Since then I have avoided to travel with Lufthansa and I will never again trust one of my instrument in the hands of them.