AirFrance = better

I like to think of Ryanair in particular as a company who have spent many hours listening to advice from the very worst people in the world on how to perfect the fuckyou factor (FF). Besides enduring Ryanairs entire approach, by the time all the FF charges are added, it is only marginally cheaper than a lot of their considerably more sanitary rivals. I paid a little more to fly with AirFrance and avoid Ryanair and consequently:
- Nobody tried to sell me scratch cards or duty free on the plane.
- I had enough room to sit in a seat in reasonable comfort, even without an emergency exit row.
- I didn´t have to pay extra for luggage or attempt to check in wearing 3 coats with pockets crammed full.
- I was given free water, juice, coke, wine, biscuits.
- When an emergency exit row seat was available I was put in it for free and without any argument.

Now, as everything went as smoothly as a good 18 year old scotch, I cannot rightly comment on AirFrance´s problem solving abilities but I would be stunned if it wasn´t better than Ryanair´s standard response to problems which, from bitter experience, roughly equates to "Now, if sir would like to drop sirs trousers and bend over for one moment...".

If you are reading this now, I would like to urge you too to avoid Ryanair like the plague, spend slightly more on your flights and luxuriate in the lack of FF you enjoy as a direct result.

Climbing

Oh, suppose I´d better mention that I am in Spain and about to start sport climbing! Last time I wrote a grade aim on this blog it worked out quite well so I will go ahead and state that There will be dissapointment if I don´t manage to on sight at least one 7a at Siurana (and surrounds) and outright celebration if I should get a 7a+ in the same style. I have been sieging hard indoor routes for a couple of months, so with only a maximum of 9 days on the rock, I shall be trying hard not be lured into failing to redpoint a likely looking 8a all week long!