JohnH,
It looked like your fellow passengers understood the situation much better
than Harry.


"PocoLoco" wrote in message
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On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 21:35:52 GMT, Don White
wrote:

Bryan wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

Harry Krause wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

Harry Krause wrote in message
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JIMinFL wrote:

Bush basher kicked off plane.
http://www.wesh.com/irresistible/5066135/detail.html



The woman was right; the airline was wrong.

Nope. Airlines have the right to refuse service to anyone who, in
their
judgment, is inappropriately dressed, intoxicated or otherwise in

violation

of their policies. The problem here was not the images. It was the

"word".

Good for them! The woman can complain all she wants but airlines can

set

their own standards.

Eisboch



Airline? Standards? Surely you jest. On my flight back from Hawai'i to
San Francisco, two rows in front of me, there was a couple incapable
of
controlling their crying, screaming brats. The two kids whined all the
way back to the mainland, for four and a half hours. without letup. I
asked one of the flight attendants to ask the couple to either control
their brats or to move them to a less-occupied part of the plane. She
refused.

At least 20 other passengers complained. Those brats were more offense
than anyone's shirt.


Crying kids are part of our world Harry and, although annoying to you,
are
not unique.

I've flew many miles in my working days and crying babies and bratty
kids
where often part of the experience. On occasion I even had my own
crying
baby along.

Your standards for travel are too high for commercial airlines. Buy
your
own
jet.

Eisboch



Hey, I'm not talking about a half hour of crying and screaming; these
two
brats would not shut up the entire trip.


Then, Harry, the most likely explanation is that they were in pain.


The parents probably should have given the kids a drink. Swallowing
helps equalize the air pressure in the inner ear.

Sometimes. Many times, in a rapid ascent or descent, simply swallowing
will not
equalize. It's very hard to get a kid to close mouth, hold nose and pop
eardrums.

I flew back from Korea (14 hours) on a plane with 25 infants on their way
to
meet there adoptive parents in the USA. The infants were cared for by
about 5 or
6 ladies who tried their hardest to keep them satisfied. But, if one
started
crying, the rest started crying. It was not a fun flight.

When the plane landed, we all gave the poor women a big round of applause.
They
deserved it!

--
John H

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's
just that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Reagan