[1nfrequent]

Just wanted to say thank you for the chuckles and it’s good to see that so many posters here are married to formidable women – particularly Mrs Harper who clearly missed her vocation as a premiere league referee. 🙂

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[PhilipHart]

1nfrequent +1. Great thread. More please 🙂

[Fenny42]

On telly, they always stand in order – Ant on the left and Dec on the right. Otherwise, think of them as a crap version of Morecambe & Wise – Ant is taller with less hair, Dec is shorter with a full rug.

[superchris]

I have it on reliable authority that Ant and Dec are actually the same person, its just a trick with mirrors.

Anyway, flew once in BA F to Miami next to a certain south London supermodel in the short period of time when she was not banned from BA. Complete diva.

Flew on another occasion with Richard Gere in LH First and he was delight.

[seasonedtraveller]

I am a fan of Prog Rock and have been since I was at school.
In the mid 90’s, having concluded some business in the Isle of Man, I was sitting in the (almost deserted) airport early Sunday morning with a coffee.
On my right I spot a male in a powder blue suit, long blond hair, coming through security and heading right towards me.
Rick Wakeman, and he says “mind if I join you? I don’t fancy sitting alone”

What followed was a 20 minute chat & laugh with the most down to earth and witty keyboard wizard in rock music.
I was awestruck, he was just a regular guy – not at all what I expected from such a famous musician.
Never forgotten.

[LuganoPirate]

My problem is I rarely recognise “celebs” so only know about them when someone says “DYKWTI”? Even then I tend to forget their names. Mrs. LP says I’m awful, especially when I muddle up the kids names!

Travelling mainly Swiss, I tend to get seated next to sports personalities and politicians who tend to be fascinating. It’s very interesting to hear why they did something and the reasons behind it, even from those who are politically opposite to me. Alistair Darling comes to mind here. Lord King was equally fascinating. Very frosty at first till I mentioned I knew Philip Hildebrandt (then boss of the Swiss National Bank) and we started discussing the financial crisis. Really illuminating.

One actress I do remember though, but not her name, back in the late 70’s travelling from LGW to Rotterdam. She was a Margaret Rutherford type lady and I hadn’t a clue who she was till she told me.

Shortly after take off she grabbed my arm and started in a low pitched but nervous voice, saying, “we’re going to crash, I know we’re going to crash” repeating it and sounding more anxious every time. The stewardess rushed to calm her down and told her colleagues to get a bottle of champagne (which they would charge for in those days). Along came one of those 1/4 bottles which she immediately began to quaff getting quiter as she did followed by another one which they left with her as she was now becalmed.

As soon as the FA left her to tend to her duties, she nudged me in the arm saying with a wink and a smile “it works every time”!

[BigDog.]

Interesting one in the DM – a business class ticket holding starlet is refused entry to BA’s business class lounge as she is a 17 year old lone traveller.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2699209/Game-Of-Thrones-star-Maisie-Williams-criticises-British-Airways-age-restriction-business-class-lounge.html

On one side, as one can help oneself to unrestricted amounts of alcohol it may seam reasonable that all under 18 yo are accompanied. However it raises a few questions:
– Do BA lounges in US states with a drinking age of 21 raise the age limit access on their lounges to 21?
– As a 16 yo can join the army, vote in the Scottish independence election etc is an 18 limit unreasonable?
– Should a 16 or 17 yo celebrity have special dispensation to use a business class lounge (which they have paid for) thus allowing them to avoid the great unflossed?

[IanFromHKG]

Interesting, BigDog. I couldn’t find anything about age restrictions on the BA or oneworld sites. If I were the lady in question, I think a case for breach of contract and/or false/misleading advertising might be in order.

[canucklad]

I’m sure I recall on the recent advertmentary for BA that they offer a n unaccompanied minor service, surely this would include lounge supervision to ensure our starlet didn’t get sloshed…

[Charles-P]

Seems simple enough, it’s BA’s lounge they set the rules. 18 seems a logical age to set a limit considering the uncontrolled alcohol that is available. The fact this little girl has appeared in a film is immaterial.

[TominScotland]

It does not say whether this was a UK lounge or not but if it was in the UK, BA are probably complying with their licensing requirements. If that is the case, makes perfect sense to me to refuse a 17 year old, celeb or not!!

[BigDog.]

In England/WalesTom, 16 and 17 year olds can drink beer or wine when being served a meal. Likewise they (16/17) can be in a pub unescorted.

Am not aware of specific laws relating to places were alcohol is uncontrolled, also Scottish Licensing laws are different again.

[DontTurnRight]

Using the same logic – will my teenage now be asked to leave the lounge, should I leave them there when I go duty free shopping?

[SimonS1]

So it’s acceptable to charge 17 year olds adult fares but not acceptable for them to use ‘adult’ facilities.

Sounds like good BA logic.

Does that mean such customers get a discount on the price of the ticket?

[TominScotland]

BigDog – 16/17 years olds can certainly drink wine or beer with a meal in England and Wales but they must be accompanied by an adult to do so. The celeb in question was travelling solo.

DontTurnRight – technically, I suspect BA should request this in order to comply with their licence (if this is the issue).

SimonS1 – BA’s logic in (probably) complying with the law makes total sense to me. Nothing compels the passenger to pay the full fare price…..

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