Forum: Air travel
September 23rd, 2007, 03:14 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 55
Views: 2,247
Sikhs oppose new turban rules
Per William Black:
And in what way do you think this relevant to this issue?
Somebody starts a religion. Then they declare some behavior
that is at odds with the society around them tb essential...
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Forum: Air travel
September 23rd, 2007, 02:13 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 55
Views: 2,247
Sikhs oppose new turban rules
Per Ablang:
Harry Gill, a Sikh community leader from Caruthers, worries that
screeners will be more apt to touch the turban under the new rules.
"This is a religious thing. Taking off or...
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Forum: Air travel
September 22nd, 2007, 08:37 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 24
Views: 786
This Woman is Missing a Few Marbles
Per Jim Davis:
a woman had what appeared to be
a bomb strapped to her chest.
One step closer to that popped into my mind after the powers that
be deemed it necessary for all of us to take our...
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Forum: Air travel
September 20th, 2007, 12:29 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 11
Views: 900
Pay toilets in the sky? Don't laugh!
Per rieker:
The 757 that I was on in August had MOD on the lcd screens at each seat in
coach. There were a couple of 'free' selections and several MOD movies.
There was a 'card swipe' for...
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Forum: Air travel
September 20th, 2007, 12:21 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 12
Views: 629
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Forum: Air travel
August 12th, 2007, 03:38 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,053
airport security waste of money
Per Jim Davis:
Has TSA presence prevented another attack, or are the terriorists just
sitting back for a while? We'll never know the answer to that.
One thing that's missing in this thread is...
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Forum: Air travel
August 10th, 2007, 10:37 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,053
airport security waste of money
Per Jim Davis:
So far there have been no successiful terrorist acts. If a terrorist
gets past the TSA and is successiful, we can all raise hell. Until
then, you have nothing solid to complain...
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Forum: Air travel
June 18th, 2007, 01:47 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,122
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Forum: Air travel
June 17th, 2007, 06:28 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,122
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Forum: Air travel
June 17th, 2007, 02:31 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,122
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Forum: Air travel
June 8th, 2007, 10:49 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 53
Views: 1,726
hilton boycott
Per Mxsmanic:
Her sex tapes didn't demonstrate a justice system that works at different
speeds for different incomes.
And they don't wipe out entire innocent families like drunk
drivers do.
--...
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Forum: Air travel
June 8th, 2007, 02:47 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 53
Views: 1,726
hilton boycott
Per :
Before Paris went in
I'm probably the only one in the world that doesn't know... but
what did they bust her for?
--
PeteCresswell
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Forum: Air travel
May 18th, 2007, 03:06 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 57
Views: 1,663
How to pass time on a 13 hour flight
Per -hh:
If you have enough money to fly someplace on vacation, you probably
could save enough money to be able...but it simply isn't important
enough to do so with your personal trade-offs of...
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Forum: Air travel
May 17th, 2007, 04:13 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 57
Views: 1,663
How to pass time on a 13 hour flight
Per -hh:
While a 1st class seat is usually the best single option, most
people aren't willing, understandably so, to pay the significantly
higher cost.
"willing"? How about "able"?
It strikes...
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Forum: Air travel
April 21st, 2007, 02:24 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 65
Views: 2,510
Effect of very long flights - Water supplies
Per Shawn Hirn:
Every time I have requested a drink of water, it was supplied in a
sealed bottle, so no tap water was involved.
I'd think that would depend on where the plane was...
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Forum: Air travel
April 9th, 2007, 02:19 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 65
Views: 2,510
Effect of very long flights - Water supplies
Per JohnT:
How can anything "just barely" pass healt checks? It either passes or it
fails.
I don't have any expertise there but it seems like one of the checks would
probably be some sort of...
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Forum: Air travel
April 4th, 2007, 09:11 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 65
Views: 2,510
Effect of very long flights
Per Mxsmanic:
In general, if you can sit at a desk at work all day, or sleep in a recliner
for a couple of hours, you can sit on a plane as well. There's nothing magic
about being on a plane that...
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Forum: Air travel
April 1st, 2007, 02:46 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 65
Views: 2,510
Effect of very long flights
Per :
I am wondering the effect of such a
long distance flight on senior citizens like me.
Senior or otherwise, blood clots from lack of motion seem tb a...
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Forum: Air travel
March 28th, 2007, 11:58 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,074
Passenger removed from flight in Labrador
Per :
some of the folks
shown getting off looked ready for the palsy ward they were shaking so
badly...a few were almost jogging (as best a heavy smoker *can* jog)
to get to a...
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Forum: Air travel
March 28th, 2007, 11:54 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,074
Passenger removed from flight in Labrador
Per DevilsPGD:
I worked at one place where perfume was permitted, but if there were any
complaints, you would be asked to not wear perfume again.
Never seen that, but once I saw something happen...
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Forum: Air travel
March 27th, 2007, 10:18 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,074
Passenger removed from flight in Labrador
Per Larry in AZ:
when did you ever hear of an unruly passenger causing trouble because of his
cigarette..?
Every time the fool exhales and people around him eventually have to inhale.
--...
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Forum: Air travel
March 26th, 2007, 07:27 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,094
Portable hard drive through airport security?
Per PTravel:
It is, which is why they are x-rayed separately. Apparently, the carryon
x-ray is sufficiently sensitive to discriminate between a block of C4 and a
laptop battery.
That would...
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Forum: Air travel
March 26th, 2007, 07:26 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,094
Portable hard drive through airport security?
Per Mike Hunt:
Somebody explain to me why a laptop isn't the ideal bomb-carrying device -
especially one with a dock for a spare battery.
Laptops, the modern day radio/tape player? Remember...
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Forum: Air travel
March 26th, 2007, 01:28 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,094
Portable hard drive through airport security?
Per Larry in AZ:
Showing laptops working hasn't been necessary for a long, long time. You are
required to take them out of their carrying case, but that's it.
Somebody explain to me why a laptop...
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Forum: Air travel
March 25th, 2007, 03:11 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,778
BA places corpse next to first-class passenger
Per Craig Welch:
Really? The lavatories on international flights are often covered in it,
to a degree that would not be acceptable at a ground location.
Yet Another Reason I'm glad I don't fly...
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