Upon coming home, a complaint was filed with the DOJ and the FAA.
The FAA found Alitalia wrong in forcing me to sit in bulkhead and reprimanded them for that. They were instructed to change their manuals, and educate their pilots and flight attendants.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Thursday, October 22, 2009
The Day We Came Home
The trip over, on Alitalia, wasn't bad at all. Altho there were some glitches, all and all, things went smoothly, and Mom and I had 2 window seats to ourselves toward the back of the plane.
On long trips especially, Mom gets upset if there are too many people behind her(she gets panic attacks and it's scary for both her and me!). She intentionally books seats to the back of the plane for this reason. Also, because bulkhead is really really uncomfortable for me!
I was taught to crawl under the seats in front of mom, and if no one is sitting next to us, then I have lots of room to stretch out. If someone is sitting, I back up so that my butt is under the seat in front of me, and my head is between mom's feet. This way, I don't bother anyone else!
But the trip home was horrible.
The guy called the pilot was rude and mean. He tried to make mom Muzzle me the whole trip, even tho it meant I wouldn't be able to help her if I needed too.
He then said she had to sit in bulkhead. She knew it would be harmful for me and her. She tried to protest and the pilot called the police who said if they took us off the plane they would murder me instantly because I am a rottweiler.
The pilot then got on the intercom and said 'we will be late into miami because of the fat lady with the rottweiler who refuses to move."
Mom tried to educate him, but some woman on the flight called him a name I can't repeat. I think I agree with that woman.
Mom was scared. She had 3 panic attacks and a seizure coming back. There was nothing I could do for her.
She won't let me post much, because she has filed some complaints about it.
Since that time, mom has had several seizures and my back is hurt and I can't work well. I still go with her, because I am the dog who can tell when she is going to have a seizure, but I am not allowed to help her with her wheelchair, or brace work or carry anything for her anymore.
She says I might have to "retire" and stay at home because I have a 'pinched nerve' because i was forced to sit in a very very small space(even tho some think bulkhead is bigger, isn't really)
I want to keep working for mom, but sometimes I hurt alot, and it makes me sad that this mean man is the reason I can't help her as much anymore.
On long trips especially, Mom gets upset if there are too many people behind her(she gets panic attacks and it's scary for both her and me!). She intentionally books seats to the back of the plane for this reason. Also, because bulkhead is really really uncomfortable for me!
I was taught to crawl under the seats in front of mom, and if no one is sitting next to us, then I have lots of room to stretch out. If someone is sitting, I back up so that my butt is under the seat in front of me, and my head is between mom's feet. This way, I don't bother anyone else!
But the trip home was horrible.
The guy called the pilot was rude and mean. He tried to make mom Muzzle me the whole trip, even tho it meant I wouldn't be able to help her if I needed too.
He then said she had to sit in bulkhead. She knew it would be harmful for me and her. She tried to protest and the pilot called the police who said if they took us off the plane they would murder me instantly because I am a rottweiler.
The pilot then got on the intercom and said 'we will be late into miami because of the fat lady with the rottweiler who refuses to move."
Mom tried to educate him, but some woman on the flight called him a name I can't repeat. I think I agree with that woman.
Mom was scared. She had 3 panic attacks and a seizure coming back. There was nothing I could do for her.
She won't let me post much, because she has filed some complaints about it.
Since that time, mom has had several seizures and my back is hurt and I can't work well. I still go with her, because I am the dog who can tell when she is going to have a seizure, but I am not allowed to help her with her wheelchair, or brace work or carry anything for her anymore.
She says I might have to "retire" and stay at home because I have a 'pinched nerve' because i was forced to sit in a very very small space(even tho some think bulkhead is bigger, isn't really)
I want to keep working for mom, but sometimes I hurt alot, and it makes me sad that this mean man is the reason I can't help her as much anymore.
Santa Maria Maggiore
The Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Italian: Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore, Latin: Basilica Sanctae Mariae Majoris ad Nives[1][2]), is an ancient Roman Catholic Marian basilica of Rome. It is one of the four major or four papal basilicas,[3] which, together with St. Lawrence outside the Walls, were formerly referred to as the five "patriarchal basilicas" of Rome [4], associated with the five ancient patriarchal sees of Christendom (see Pentarchy). The other three papal or major basilicas are St. John Lateran, St. Peter and St. Paul outside the Walls. The Liberian Basilica (another title for the church) is one of the tituli, presided over by a patron—in this case Pope Liberius—that housed the major congregations of early Christians in Rome. Santa Maria Maggiore is the only Roman basilica that retained the core of its original structure, left intact despite several additional construction projects and damage from the earthquake of 1348.
The name of the church reflects two ideas of greatness ("major"), that of a major (or papal) basilica and that of the largest (major) church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
After the Avignon papacy formally ended and the Papacy returned to Rome, the Basilica became a temporary Palace of the Popes due to the deteriorated state of the Lateran Palace. The papal residence was later moved to the Palace of the Vatican in what is now Vatican City.
Some People in the Square around the church.
Some Religious Statues, Pictures, Mosaics, and Stain Glass
This was taken at the church near the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major. This is where mom cried when she saw the mosaics and where the priest sat on the floor and petted me.
Mary with baby Jesus.
Some dude's skull, on an alter in a church. Mom thinks it was a saint or a pope. No joke. A real Skull!
This was a pope or a saint who was really well thought of in one church!
Mom says this is a "Mosaic". She says that she cannot image the talent that it must have taken to do make something this detailed, with the material that they had to work with.
Pretty cool Church! The People here were really nice to me and mom!
Statue of Mary holding Jesus after his death.
Trevi Fountain
Me At the Trevi Fountain. Because of all the people, Mom couldn't get far enough away to get a great shot of me----but she loves me and tried anyway!
Mom wasn't too impressed with the overall theme of the area---but, because the sculptures are so impressive, she says you should visit it anyway!
Near The Pantheon
The Basilica of Saint Mary Above Minerva (Latin: Basilica Sanctae Mariae supra Minervam, Italian: Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva) is a titular minor basilica and one of the most important churches of the Roman Catholic Dominican order in Rome, Italy. The church, located in the Piazza della Minerva in the Campus Martius region, is considered the only Gothic church in Rome[1]. It houses the tombs of the St. Catherine of Siena and the Dominican painter Fra Angelico. The father of modern astronomy Galileo Galilei, after tried for heresy in the adjoining monastery, abjured his scientific theses in the church on the 22nd of June 1633. The basilica gets its name because, like many early Christian basilicas, it was built directly over (sopra) the foundations of a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, but erroneously assimilated to Minerva[2]. Behind a self-effacing facade, its arched vaulting is painted with brilliant red ribbing, and blue with gilded stars, a 19th century restoration in the Gothic taste. The basilica is located on the small piazza Minerva close to the Pantheon, in the rione Pigna.
The present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Sanctae Mariae supra Minervam has been Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor since 2001.
Just a street View near the Pantheon.
Since Mom loves the Ocean, she thought this was a neat picture!
Saint Eustace saw a vision of Christ between the antlers of a stag he was hunting. That moment of conversion is portrayed rather literally atop Sant'Eustachio.Sant'Eustachio is a titular church in Rome, named for Saint Eustace.
It was founded in the 8th century, or possibly earlier, as a diaconia (a centre for helping the poor), and restored in the 12th century (including the addition of a new campanile). In the 16th century, it was a favoured praying-place for St Philip Neri and in the 17th and 18th centuries it was almost completely rebuilt (with only the campanile remaining from the old structure, and a new high altar, in bronze and polychrome marble, by Nicola Salvi added in 1739 and a 1749 baldachino by Ferdinando Fuga).
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