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"Alex B" (alexb420) 07/30/2015 at 21:43 • Filed to: None

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It has no power outlets.

This is 2015.

That is unacceptable.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 21:49

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As cheap as battery packs are... Or go on jalopnik/gizmodo and you’ll see an ad for battery packs. Hell, I have 3 and one even has a solar cell on it.

For Sweden > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 21:49

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Thinking any 767 is less than 10 years old

Alex B > For Sweden 07/30/2015 at 21:51

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But this is a 777.

Alex B > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/30/2015 at 21:52

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I have one, but I forgot to pack it!

MLGCarGuy > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 21:52

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Well the 767 I flew in yesterday had window trim falling off. And the seals inside the window were falling off. And it made very weird noises. And had no power outlets.

You’re lucky.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 21:52

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Boo fucking hoo.

Alex B > MLGCarGuy 07/30/2015 at 21:54

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Ouch. that sounds awful. What airline?

For Sweden > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 21:54

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That’s what they want you to think

MLGCarGuy > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 21:54

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American.

Alex B > MLGCarGuy 07/30/2015 at 21:56

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Oh I guess that explains it. Their fleet isn't all upgraded I guess.

PushToStart > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 21:57

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I’ll take a line from Louis C.K.

“Oh my god, really? What happened then, did you fly through the air like a bird, incredibly? Did you soar into the clouds, impossibly? Did you partake in the miracle of human flight and then land softly on giant tires that you couldn’t even conceive how they fucking put air in them?...You’re sitting in a chair in the sky. You’re like a Greek myth right now.”

MLGCarGuy > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 21:57

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It was sketchy, to say the least.

Sneaky Pete > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 22:07

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United sucks so hard. Almost as hard as US Air.

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 22:19

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You know what’s worse? They mock you with “equipped with power outlets” stickers on EVERY SEAT. And no free Mai Tais on their flights to Hawaii. Absolutely ridiculous!

WhiskeyGolf > PushToStart 07/30/2015 at 22:24

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“It used to take 30 years to cross the country. Now you watch a movie, take a dump and you’re home.”

ttyymmnn > Alex B 07/30/2015 at 23:04

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I’ll bet they do in First Class.

facw > Alex B 07/31/2015 at 00:13

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It’s really nuts. The United 777 I flew to Hawaii last year had a recently redone interior with refurbished seats that covered the in seat screens with cloth (but still left the boxes taking up room under the seats). Instead they provided wifi and entertainment through that (not a horrible idea), but provided no in seat power. Even if they aren’t going to give us AC plugs, at least stick some USB somewhere for charging phones/tablets.

jkm7680 > Alex B 07/31/2015 at 05:55

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Is that something that people expect now?

I honestly don’t really expect power outlets on planes.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Alex B 07/31/2015 at 07:46

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If it’s an A model (generally only flown to Hawaii and some European destinations from the East Coast), then UA hasn’t updated those interiors in quite a while.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > MLGCarGuy 07/31/2015 at 07:48

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HynemanTheresYourProblem.gif

Zandvoort Zipster > Alex B 07/31/2015 at 10:06

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But you get to listen to fully-spooled GE90s up close!

Alex B > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 07/31/2015 at 20:36

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Yes, it has a specific seat map. The one we flew out to Maui had power outlets, so I was surprised this didn’t.

Alex B > jkm7680 07/31/2015 at 20:37

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I definitely do. When your stuck in a metal tube for 9-10+ hours and your soul source of entertainment is brought through a mobile device, a power outlet is essential.

Alex B > Sneaky Pete 07/31/2015 at 20:38

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Lol, not as bad though.

Alex B > ttyymmnn 07/31/2015 at 20:38

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Nope, not even in first class.

Alex B > facw 07/31/2015 at 20:39

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The 777 we flew out to Maui in had the retrofitted power outlets, so I cam to expect it on all of their fleet.

I agree, the wifi entertainment isn’t awful. Except when it isn’t working. Which happened on my return flight from Maui.

Alex B > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/31/2015 at 20:39

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The struggle was real.

facw > Alex B 07/31/2015 at 20:57

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Hopefully the power shows up in more places, though there could be downsides to that. I was on a flight from England (which did have outlets) once and the guy in the seat next to me attempted use his xbox 360 together with some head-mounted display. Luckily those power circuits aren’t anywhere near up to the task of powering an early-gen 360, because that thing right next to you would be louder than the jet’s engines.

ttyymmnn > Alex B 07/31/2015 at 21:18

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Dafuq?

jkm7680 > Alex B 08/01/2015 at 05:19

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Get a backup battery!

It had to have had entertainment system screens though.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Alex B 08/07/2015 at 14:31

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Seeing as it's United, I am surprised the plane actually took off the ground during the same calendar year.