You're not living your best life until you're boarding GROUP 1 on an airplane. @Chime
Summary
A rider declares that boarding group one on an airplane matters more than buying a house. He's dead serious. His adult checklist had three things: find a wife, get zone one, buy a house. He's done two of them, and the house isn't one. Kareem learns that achieving zone one requires commitment to a single airline, which this Gemini finds impossible when he's bouncing between Spirit and Delta based on price. The conversation spirals into increasingly absurd territory as they debate whether zone zero means sitting in the cockpit and whether boarding groups are less about points and more about "getting in the zone zone." The rider admits he's punted toddlers in the back of the plane. Zone three means you're just getting started, zone two means you're almost there, and zone one means you've made it.
Full Transcript
So, what's your take? You're not living your best life until you're boarding group one on an airplane. 100% agree. It's one of the milestones that is worth achieving more than buying a house.
I'll say you do it more often. I feel like I fly more often than I'm in my own home.
So, then you're buying houses. Yeah. Yeah, that makes sense. On my checklist of adult things to do, I had three things.
Okay. One, find a wife. Two, get zone one. And three, buy a house.
Did you do all of them? I did two of them. I like getting on early and then you're just relaxed. You don't have to fight a bunch of toddlers. There's always a lot of toddlers in the back that you have to physically fight. I've punted a couple.
Yeah, exactly. I feel like that that is how you know you've made it, though. If you're zone one— Yeah, you've made it. If you're zone two, you're almost there. If you're zone three, you're just getting started.
Okay. How do I get to zone three? Commit. I'm a Gemini. You have to commit to an airline. I can't commit to anything. I fly like what? Spirit one day, Delta the next. You have no loyalty. No, I literally go for whatever's cheaper.
Do you want zone one? I want it more than anything.
Then to get zone one, you have to commit to a relationship with an airline. Exclusive. Yes. Or like monogamish.
Exclusive. The last time I went on a flight, zone zero. I don't even understand that. What is that? You're just in the cockpit?
It's a pre zone. The first thing I need to know is what is a zone? And it's not a physical. It's not like a seat number. It's a state of being.
Yes, it's a mindset and that's exactly what I'm here to tell you. That's what I have to do. You have to get in the zone zone and then when your zone is good, you get upgraded.
So, it's like a manifestation really. Like I it doesn't matter about putting in points or spending more money. This is really— It does. Does part of getting in the zone is spending money, committing to an airline, etc., etc.
Let's do it. We're all adults here.