Looking Back - Celebrating 20 Years of NonRev.net
In 2002 Chris (nonrev1) launched The NonRev.net - The site was an outgrowth of Chris’s previous nonrev website - which is why a number of us have a May/June 2002 join date.http://nonrev.net/images/smilies/cool.png
To mark this milestone, I thought we’d take a lookback at 20+ years of Forum conversations about the importance of having a plan B, C, D… and how anything from a leaky terminal ceiling to a mouse playing “hide and seek” can lay waste to your best laid plans.
And then there were the discussions about airline dress codes - things have changed a lot in 20+years. Back in the day non-revs were to act and dress like a “guest”, and you “dressed to fly”. AT AA the dress code for F meant no Demin (Demin was C only) no athletic shoes, men had to wear a tie – AND the code was strictly enforced.
Through the years dress codes were relaxed (some carriers more than others) and around 2016/17 AA announced: “As long as your clothing is neat and clean and doesn’t offend or distract, you’re good to fly in any class” – talk about a sea change - of course there’s a back story but that doesn’t matter – the important thing is after the shift, I was no longer the best dressed person in C. I will add that two “rules” that have stayed consistent through the years, is the importance of wearing a pair of shoes you can run in and carrying luggage you can move… quickly. http://nonrev.net/images/smilies/cool.png
In twenty years, the Forum has had some heated debates, mostly about food. There was the great pizza debate - deep dish vs thin crust
The great donut debate - Krispy Kreme vs Tim Horton’s
The great hamburger debate - IN-N-OUT Burger vs the world. In-N-Out burgers were victorious and would have probably been the popular choice in the later “Great Airport Eats” discussion thread, but was disqualified because In-N-OUT isn't in airports.:rolleyes: Now to be fair through the years IN-N-Out’s best burger reign has been challenged, there was talk about “Five Guys” hamburgers, the burgers at the “Vortex” and the ‘Tilted Kilt’ both in ATL and a really good- really expensive Kobe beef burger at the “Le Burger Brasserie-Sports Grille” at the Paris Hotel in Vegas, plus D2 posted about the egg burgers at “Fatburger” and a pineapple/egg burger in BNE. I don’t know D2…” pineapples on burgers”, maybe I’ll try it if there’s BBQ sauce. At any rate to date IN-N-Out burgers remain the popular choice in the Forum.
Also I want to take this opportunity to thank Donna for her recommendation of the El Barrio Cafe PHX/T4; although the reason I was in the El Barrio in the first place was because the moving walkway at PHX was broken and I missed my connection.:cool:
So let’s raise a glass to two decades of trip reports, to twenty years of reviews of great places to visit and the places one can skip. A toast to those that answer load requests, and the “foodies” who clued us in to that “great little place round the corner”. A toast to those that steered us to that great hotel with airline rates, a refundable deposit AND a complimentary breakfast for guests. A toast to those that keep us updated on the latest airline/airport news and lastly a toast to those that just make us smile.
A toast to one and all!
SALUTE!
Two of my all-time favorite threads: T3Lee’s - Trip Report - BKK 28 Jan - 06 Feb 2017 and
JayAlexandra’s New to non-rev travel and now registered companion on AA--a few questions! I liked this thread because of all the great info, and that Jay came back and told us what happened - and a lot happened.
