Airlines: New rules keep passengers in seats

Associated Press ^ | Dec. 26, 2009 | JOAN LOWY

[stevie_d_64]

You know, the floor was going to be my first option...

But then again, I am believeing that if they want to treat us like children, this is a marvelous opportunity to illustrate absurdity, by being absurd...

So my reaction to this announcement is baasically, “What can we do to reverse this idiotic rule as fast as possible???”

If this rule is not reversed by New Years Day, we have not done our jobs as citizens to take back our dignity, much less our freedom...If they do not want us to relieve ourselves as adults, then I say we relieve ourselves like children...

[pabianice]

So when passengers have to urinate and crap in their seats, this will be an improvement?

[pabianice]

Or, you can take charge of your air travel as so many of us have.

[altoinprogress]

Bingo. I’m not pregnant or elderly, but for medical reason, do have to stretch every so often. Flying has just been scratched off my “can do” list.

[rdl6989]

How would keeping a terrorist in his seat prevent him from setting off a bomb hidden under his clothes?

[BlueCat]

I just cut, pasted and sent the same thing to my idiot senator - dem of course.
Thanks for the language.

[magellan]

This is dumb as dirt. It would make more sense to try to blow up a plane earlier in flight when it has more fuel in its tanks. It makes more sense to blow up an airplane over the ocean to hide the evidence. So let’s require people to stay in their seats the last hour.

[radiohead]

I’m trying to picture this - no bathroom visits for an hour and we all sit there staring straight ahead with no iPod, no magazine, no toys to keep the kids quiet, no nothing. This is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard of.

Maybe we won’t even be allowed to talk to each other, for fear we’re planning something?

Jeez. Thanks muzzies.

[Kickass Conservative]

I guess they can remove the bathrooms on the planes used to fly between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

With the saved space, they can add at least six extra seats.

It's a win - win for the airlines and the company that manufactures Depends adult diapers.

[buffyt]

I wonder if that would work, if so, let’s all do it, wet our seats, and no I am NOT KIDDING....

[buffyt]

Soon it will be body scan xray, cavity search, and anal probe, to fly....

[buffyt]

When we flew from Tulsa to Houston in October they threw a big fit over my “loose” blouse. It is a normal blouse, sheer fabric, you can almost see through it. They said it was on their list of clothing that is suspect. I am an old white woman with blonde hair. I am about as threatening as a fly.

[buffyt]

Recently we were flying and the stewardess had to change out the seat cushion for us, it was WET. Now I WONDER what got it so wet, I guess we know now.

[LowOiL]

Blood Clots is what is gonna happen. You can’t sit too long without the risk of getting one. I know, I got one.

[cynwoody]

there’s a “terrorist database” and this joker was on that.

This guy was on enough "databases" that the UK government refused to renew his visa so that he could return and finish his "studies".

[cynwoody]

This directive tells you and me to stay in your seat. The terrorist scumbag was in his seat an hour before landing. If he had started his fuse on final approach, no one would be able to stop him.

This directive grants a victory to AQ, despite the failure of their detonation system.

Thanks to Obama, Napolitano, and the morons at TSA, our air travel has suffered a noticeable decline in quality. That's more or less AQ's objective, even if 288 souls escaped this time.

[chiefqc]

You get an "F" for using common sense. I used to fly to Newport News, Va from Philadelphia, paid for by customer, total travel time, drive to airport, parking, waiting in line, hoping the aircraft was on time, flight time, waiting to be picked up at airport and travel to facility = 6 hours each way, and a lot inconvenience. I now drive at a total of 5.5 hours, each way, get paid for driving, mileage, tolls and meals. This is on MY schedule and at MY convenience.

[buffyt]

I had not even thought of that yet. I am high risk for that, I have high blood pressure and very low thyroid function, taking meds for all that. I am supposed to stretch my legs often.

[buffyt]

DEPENDS ADULT DIAPERS! I think we will all be wearing them soon!

[stevie_d_64]

Yep, in the near future the “perfect” flying public will sport diapers with a draping of attractive and sensible hospital type gowns after a thorough strip search, x-ray, and explosive residue sniff by the TSA...

But if you are of a culture or country that has a history of terrorist attacks, you will be skillfully ignored, taken to the head of the line, and if there are any initial problems with you flying or visiting our country, for whatever purpose, that information and your status will be lost, misplaced and excused for the duration of your mission...

Until it is too late, then we will apologize, hold candle light vigils and memorials to immortalize your stay with us...

Thanks for flying Bendover Airlines...