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https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/07/31/southwest-airlines-peanuts-not-offered-after-july-31/873774002/

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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.

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4 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Thoughts and prayers.

I know.  This is just....nuts.

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.  

First they came for.....

 

ahhh fuck it.  DAF pretzels it is.

I’ll have another beer then.

We'll remember these airline peanuts when we are reduced to eating all those onboard service animals.

“I’VE HAD IT WITH ALL THESE MOTHERFUCKING PEANUTS ON THIS MOTHERFUCKING PLANE!”

 

I found a bag of Southwest honey roasted peanuts in my backpack. Bidding starts at $10,000. Good luck.

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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!!!

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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.

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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.

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.

11 hours ago, Brisketexan said:


Loves those. Was happy hour in the sky.

It was the best way to meet women since imitation crabmeat.

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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."

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Brisket, man, you do realize she wanted you and your bro to tag team her right? I am disappoint.

 

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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...
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.

 

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!!!!  

I don't like pretzels.  PEANUTS FOREVER!

Or, until today...

 

 

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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.

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.

Are we allowed to bring our own peanuts? Or would that end in a trip to Gitmo?

 

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.

I now bring my own. Just to piss off all the peanut hatters.

I almost always stick at least a snack baggies size of these in my computer bag. Your sex at 34, 000 feet.

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Went to Denver last week on SWA and had I known, would have left the plane with a backpack full of these like Brisket.

I now bring my own. Just to piss off all the peanut hatters.
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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.

On 7/31/2018 at 11:04 PM, Brisketexan said:


Fuck you, I’M RICH, BITCH!!!

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you should put those in a shadow box.

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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. 

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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

 

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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.

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

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...

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.

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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.
On 8/1/2018 at 5:16 PM, ckhorn said:

I now bring my own. Just to piss off all the peanut hatters.

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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.

Love the cockpit view they give on landings on the TV. Free drinks are awesome as well

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Why not both?

Those lounge seats were an airborne bar. Friday afternoon flights in those seats were rowdy/fun.

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