July 31, 20187 yr https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/07/31/southwest-airlines-peanuts-not-offered-after-july-31/873774002/ Quote The last day Southwest will serve peanuts is Tuesday (July 31). In an announcement made July 10, the company says it's concerned about passenger peanut allergies. Some travelers are treating the little blue bags of salted peanuts as a collectors item. Well, ain't that something. Hell, I brought home two bags late last week (I usually don't eat 'em, but the kids love 'em as a quick snack). Gonna be weird the next time I fly SWA and they hand out pretzels or whatnot (which they did on longer flights, but peanuts were still the rule). I remember smoking flights. I guess now I'll remember peanut flights.
July 31, 20187 yr Author 4 minutes ago, HenryJames said: Thoughts and prayers. I know. This is just....nuts.
July 31, 20187 yr My wife has a peanut allergy and for some reason they let her on the plane first. I asked the attendant why this was the case as they didn't do anything after the previous flight to remove any peanut particles. I was told it was for safety but it was obvious she had no answer.
July 31, 20187 yr First they came for..... ahhh fuck it. DAF pretzels it is. I’ll have another beer then.
August 1, 20187 yr We'll remember these airline peanuts when we are reduced to eating all those onboard service animals.
August 1, 20187 yr I found a bag of Southwest honey roasted peanuts in my backpack. Bidding starts at $10,000. Good luck. Edited August 1, 20187 yr by CooterBrown
August 1, 20187 yr Author I found a bag of Southwest honey roasted peanuts in my backpack. Bidding starts at $10,000. Good luck. Fuck you, I’M RICH, BITCH!!!
August 1, 20187 yr I'm allergic to non-alcoholic drinks. I hope they ban all of those soon and quit charging (or using tickets) for alcoholic ones. Nothing though will EVER beat the "poker seats". Goddamn airline almost jumped the shark when they got rid of those. Edited August 1, 20187 yr by phdhorn
August 1, 20187 yr Author I'm allergic to non-alcoholic drinks. I hope they ban all of those soon and quit charging (or using tickets) for alcoholic ones. Nothing though will EVER beat the "poker seats". Goddamn airline almost jumped the shark when they got rid of those.Loves those. Was happy hour in the sky.
August 1, 20187 yr Free drinks in the 90s were great on SWA. I'm glad my generation didnt cry over peanut allergies back then. Must be a new strand of peanut causing the outbreaks. We should either consult the CDC or tampon companies.
August 1, 20187 yr 11 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Loves those. Was happy hour in the sky. It was the best way to meet women since imitation crabmeat.
August 1, 20187 yr Author 14 minutes ago, phdhorn said: It was the best way to meet women since imitation crabmeat. Troof. STORY: Heading to NM with a buddy to go fishing one weekend. We sat on one side of the seats, and immediately started getting beers with my jillion free drink coupons. An older hispanic lady was sitting next to us, knitting or something like that (yeah, this was a LONG time ago, when you could bring sharp stuff on a plane). My buddy and I are visiting, and I'm giving him a hard time about his recent bad luck with the ladies -- no girlfriend, no prospects. He gives me the "yeah, yeah, I know" speech, explaining that the last two girls he dated were nuts (they were), and it's hard to find a decent gal. As we're talking, I look down the aisle, and see a girl I knew from school. I tell my buddy "hey, it's my friend Sally -- she's a really nice girl. We should invite her to sit across from us." I do so. We buy her a beverage. All is well. Ready for a nice visit in the happy hour lounge. To make small talk, I ask Sally "so, why are you heading to New Mexico?" Without hesitation, she answers "I'm going to see a bullrider I've been fuckin'." Okay. She has our attention. She proceeds to explain that he recently found Jesus, and the last time they were together, he wouldn't have sex with her. She then proceeds to describe, in detail, ALL the outfits she wore, and didn't, and all the things she did to try to bring him back around (I give her an "A" for the effort -- she tried a LOT of stuff). It was an entertaining and detailed conversation. She says that this trip is a last-chance kinda thing -- if she can't turn him back to the screwing side, she's gonna move on. After a while she has to get up to go pee. She walks away down the aisle. My buddy turns to me, grinning and a bit shocked -- "you said she was a NICE GIRL?" I'm sputtering "I really thought she was -- she was so quiet and nice back in school!" Our conversation pauses, and the hispanic lady speaks up to my buddy, without looking up from her knitting, in accented English -- "oye....you should date HER." Edited August 1, 20187 yr by Brisketexan
August 1, 20187 yr Brisket, man, you do realize she wanted you and your bro to tag team her right? I am disappoint.
August 1, 20187 yr Author Brisket, man, you do realize she wanted you and your bro to tag team her right? I am disappoint. I was already married, wasn’t gonna happen. But that information about her....would have been good to have a few years prior...
August 1, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: I was already married, wasn’t gonna happen. But that information about her....would have been good to have a few years prior... What happens in seats 69A-C stays in seats 69A-C.
August 1, 20187 yr 23 minutes ago, CooterBrown said: What happens in seats 69A-C stays in seats 69A-C. You idoit, there ain't no row 69 on Southwe.....OHHHHHHH!!!!
August 1, 20187 yr I'm allergic to fat people sitting next to me on planes. Let's start banning them.
August 1, 20187 yr Author Also, I sweatergawd.....there are already packs up on E-bay....here's one of 5 packs with an opening bid of $250: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Southwest-Airlines-peanuts/263850158614?hash=item3d6eb1ea16%3Ag%3AR7sAAOSwoAVbYNvH&_sacat=0&_nkw=southwest+peanuts&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR3.TRC1.A0.H0.Xsouthwest+peanut.TRS0 The only thing that gives me ANY faith in humanity is that nobody seems to be bidding on these. Yet.
August 1, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said: Also, I sweatergawd.....there are already packs up on E-bay....here's one of 5 packs with an opening bid of $250: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Southwest-Airlines-peanuts/263850158614?hash=item3d6eb1ea16%3Ag%3AR7sAAOSwoAVbYNvH&_sacat=0&_nkw=southwest+peanuts&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR3.TRC1.A0.H0.Xsouthwest+peanut.TRS0 The only thing that gives me ANY faith in humanity is that nobody seems to be bidding on these. Yet. I can't believe ebay is even still a thing.
August 1, 20187 yr 13 minutes ago, Paper_jam said: Are we allowed to bring our own peanuts? Or would that end in a trip to Gitmo? Straws and Peanuts. Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to come with me.
August 1, 20187 yr I almost always stick at least a snack baggies size of these in my computer bag. Your sex at 34, 000 feet.
August 2, 20187 yr Went to Denver last week on SWA and had I known, would have left the plane with a backpack full of these like Brisket.
August 2, 20187 yr I now bring my own. Just to piss off all the peanut hatters. Yeah fuck the hatters!
August 2, 20187 yr 21 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Troof. STORY: knitting or something like that (yeah, this was a LONG time ago, when you could bring sharp stuff on a plane). Knitting needles are still allowed. Because that makes sense. Thanks for keeping us safe TSA.
August 2, 20187 yr On 7/31/2018 at 11:04 PM, Brisketexan said: Fuck you, I’M RICH, BITCH!!! you should put those in a shadow box.
August 2, 20187 yr Author 56 minutes ago, MAROON said: you should put those in a shadow box. Found another bag of regular salted in my briefcase. It's like stumbling across a gold bar.
August 2, 20187 yr Southwest party days are long gone. smoking ... check backwards facing seats ... check free donuts in waiting area ... check free coffee in waiting area ... check cute air waitresses ... check free cocktails ... check free peanuts ... check Edited August 2, 20187 yr by BottleRocket
August 2, 20187 yr 43 minutes ago, BottleRocket said: Southwest party days are long gone. smoking ... check backwards facing seats ... check free donuts in waiting area ... check free coffee in waiting area ... check cute air waitresses ... check free cocktails ... check free peanuts ... check This. They would hand out free beer like it was candy. IIRC, they said their policy was if they are 15 minutes late (which was often) they would give beer away. Once in a while you still run across a cute stewardess.
August 2, 20187 yr I fly interjet in mexico some and thought the free drinks and chips they offer was the holy grail. You olds have been living it up
August 2, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, BottleRocket said: Southwest party days are long gone. smoking ... check backwards facing seats ... check free donuts in waiting area ... check free coffee in waiting area ... check cute air waitresses ... check free cocktails ... check free peanuts ... check This. The backward facing seat areas were the pole position party areas on every flight. The fun people always sat in those sections. The good old days...
August 3, 20187 yr There’s some serious rose colored nostalgia going on in this thread about SWA. Even back in the day it was a cattle car. Sitting face to face with a row of people isn’t charming. It’s annoying.
August 3, 20187 yr Author There’s some serious rose colored nostalgia going on in this thread about SWA. Even back in the day it was a cattle car. Sitting face to face with a row of people isn’t charming. It’s annoying. Sounds like you need to drink more.
August 3, 20187 yr On 8/1/2018 at 5:16 PM, ckhorn said: I now bring my own. Just to piss off all the peanut hatters.
August 3, 20187 yr 18 hours ago, Zepol87 said: I fly interjet in mexico some and thought the free drinks and chips they offer was the holy grail. You olds have been living it up Interjet is some good shit. I try to use them every time I go to Mexico.
August 3, 20187 yr Love the cockpit view they give on landings on the TV. Free drinks are awesome as well
August 3, 20187 yr Author Why not both?Those lounge seats were an airborne bar. Friday afternoon flights in those seats were rowdy/fun.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.