Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Back: Flying is a chore

Well, the flights were horrible and delaid every which way. Here is the problem with the new rules. They aren't real.

First, no liquids. ... But then they found out that Duty Free (which pays a lot of Airport bills) is dependent on them. So Duty Free liquids are okay. But Burger Kind fountain drinks aren't. Cuz Burger King (or the knick knack shop or whatever) don't pay the bills - so no drinks. It's a safety issue.

And, today, from London they changed the rules. First it was nothing, only your passport and tickets. Not even electronic car keys were allowed because they can trigger bombs. ... But business travelers pay the bills. And business travelers need laptops. So you still aren't allowed to bring your electronic car key, but you can now bring your laptop.

And there aren't any background checks for ground crew - that is expensive.

But no bottles of water on the plane. That "looks like" we are doing something. And the only cost is the pain in the ass factor to economy passengers.

Ha-rumph