Comments for Natalie Friton

Comment on I’m A Waver by natalie

natalie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:42:38 +0000

@RunningCoventry,
Thanks for checking out the post! I’m excited for you to get the even more current issues of Runner’s World, lots of good stuff this year! I can never got over how long mail takes to get overseas. Thank goodness for the Internet! Anyway, great to meet a fellow waver.

Comment on I’m A Waver by RunningCoventry

RunningCoventry — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:56:46 +0000

We’ve only just go this article in the UK version of Runner’s world magazine - so a bit late to your post.

It seems to be a pretty similar situation though - you get some runner’s who ignore you or even suddenly change their course or cross the road just to avoid you. I wave/grunt acknowledge anyone along the route i’m running.

I’m a waver - well a helloer as often as I can to runners and non-runners alike. I’ll thumbs up to cars who stop to let you cross the road rather than making you stop.

Most of all I just think it’s good manners, gives you a lift as you run along and human contact can’t be bad. (particularly for those early morning runs!)

Comment on Chickened Out by The Law of Layers: Proper Running Gear | Health and Running

The Law of Layers: Proper Running Gear | Health and Running — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:27:25 +0000

[...] liable to lose my usually positive spirit if I’m freezing. For these reasons, I avoided cold weather running for [...]

Comment on Bananas on the Brain by natalie

natalie — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:57:26 +0000

Hey Chip!
Great suggestion, I will have to check it out. I think that Three Cups of Tea about Greg Mortenson is also that kind of book though it’s really the things that he did and not so much the book that are eye opening and have a global impact. Hope all is well with you!

Comment on Bananas on the Brain by Chip Wyatt

Chip Wyatt — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:51:22 +0000

I would like to recommend the book: Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World by Dan Koeppel. It was an exciting read and an eye opener for me and now I look at every store I go to for something a little different and interesting. Amazing how one seemingly so small a thing has had such a big affect on every region of the world.

Comment on The Road Is Longer In The Dark by It’s All Mental | Health and Running

It’s All Mental | Health and Running — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:55:24 +0000

[...] tops and bottoms are more encouraging to wear when I’m dragging myself out the door. On early morning runs, I tell myself “if those kids can be at the bus stop at this hour, surely I can be out here [...]

Comment on The Road Is Longer In The Dark by Weather Window | Health and Running

Weather Window | Health and Running — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:37:26 +0000

[...] just rising and there is a slight glow on the path before you. Winter running I found is just plain dark, which isn’t necessarily bad but being out during the first light makes the run feel like all [...]

Comment on Bananas on the Brain by Josh Campbell

Josh Campbell — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:18:31 +0000

This reminded me of a joke from the late great Mitch Hedberg…

A friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana and I said “No! But later I want a regular banana, so Yeah!”

Comment on Travelocity, AirTran, & Paper Tickets by natalie

natalie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:45:34 +0000

@Mandi, Wow, talk about similar experiences for sure! It’s mind boggling, absolutely mind boggling and so incredibly frustrated that no one will step up and take responsibility in those kind of situations. Always good lessons on how not to be. I’m glad you got to vent a little here as well and perhaps I’ll see you on a Southwest flight one day.

Comment on Travelocity, AirTran, & Paper Tickets by Mandi

Mandi — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:32:31 +0000

Wow! I had almost the same EXACT experience. My fiance and I booked a flight to Florida for my friend’s wedding. I recently got laid off, so we decided to stay in Florida a little bit longer. When we called Travelocity, (which was less than 14 days away from our trip), they told us we had to go to the airport to exchange our PAPER tickets. The flight leaving was on AirTran and the flight coming home, which we wanted to change was on Frontier. I went to Frontier first. They said they couldn’t help because it was on AirTran card stock. I went to AirTran and the so-called customer service lady said she couldn’t help because the tickets were from Travelocity. I told her that I called Travelocity and they told me to come to the airport to exchange my tickets. She said she couldn’t help. I called Travelocity back and they couldn’t understand why AirTran wasn’t helping me. I asked AirTran to use my phone to speak to Travelocity directly because NO ONE was helping me. AirTran refused to talk to them. I asked to speak to a supervisor, who brought me to Frontier. Then Frontier brought me back to AirTran and AirTran told me to call Travelocity. I ended up just going home in frustration. My fiance called Travelocity and said that if we overnighted our tickets, they would change our flight. It ended up, that changing our flight cost more than buying a whole new ticket. So we had Travelocity send our tickets back and we bought new tickets.

I don’t think it was your fault at all. You are the customer and you want to change your flight. It doesn’t matter what the reason is. I think Travelocity and AirTran need to get their communication together.

Thanks for posting your story. I’m sorry this happened to you, but I’m glad I’m not alone in this situation. And it does feel good to vent!