Comments on: Roundup for Sept. 19, 2006 - Movies - Maple Syrup on Do-Not-Fly list http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2006/09/19/roundup-for-sept-19-2006-movies-maple-syrup-on-do-not-fly-list/ News, Insights, and Humour Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:38:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy » Blog Archive » Minister of Transportation finally responds http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2006/09/19/roundup-for-sept-19-2006-movies-maple-syrup-on-do-not-fly-list/#comment-21158 Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy » Blog Archive » Minister of Transportation finally responds Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:31:07 +0000 http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2006/09/19/roundup-for-sept-19-2006-movies-maple-syrup-on-do-not-fly-list/#comment-21158 [...] about 10 minutes how Canada’s airport security functions. This call was a belated response to my letter from last year, and my many, many, follow up letters, including a couple from my Conservative Member of Parliament [...] [...] about 10 minutes how Canada’s airport security functions. This call was a belated response to my letter from last year, and my many, many, follow up letters, including a couple from my Conservative Member of Parliament [...]

]]> By: Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy » Blog Archive » Flying somewhere? Don’t take body butter - but razor OK http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2006/09/19/roundup-for-sept-19-2006-movies-maple-syrup-on-do-not-fly-list/#comment-12546 Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy » Blog Archive » Flying somewhere? Don’t take body butter - but razor OK Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:11:34 +0000 http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2006/09/19/roundup-for-sept-19-2006-movies-maple-syrup-on-do-not-fly-list/#comment-12546 [...] – I’ve previously written on this shameful behaviour from the people who are supposed to be putting work into areas to keep Canada safe, not putting body butter on a Homeland Security style no-fly list. My MP didn’t even get a reply from Minister Cannon in September. [...] [...] – I’ve previously written on this shameful behaviour from the people who are supposed to be putting work into areas to keep Canada safe, not putting body butter on a Homeland Security style no-fly list. My MP didn’t even get a reply from Minister Cannon in September. [...]

]]> By: SkylarKD http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2006/09/19/roundup-for-sept-19-2006-movies-maple-syrup-on-do-not-fly-list/#comment-5626 SkylarKD Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:26:50 +0000 http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2006/09/19/roundup-for-sept-19-2006-movies-maple-syrup-on-do-not-fly-list/#comment-5626 Arrgh, I was hoping the stupid water ban would be lifted by the time I leave for a business trip on Monday. No suck luck, I see. I know some people don't think it's a big deal, because you can get water from the flight attendants, but (a) I like to drink a lot of water to prevent feeling parched from the dry air, and those dixie cups just don't do it for me, and (b) the teeny tiny planes we have to take out of Fredericton don't have any flight attendants, let alone drink supplies! The co-pilot just yells emergency instructions at the passengers over the whir of the propellors. :P I'm sure the smart airport security experts could find a way for us to safely bring beverages on airplanes, even if it means selling it to us themselves after we've gone through security. Arrgh, I was hoping the stupid water ban would be lifted by the time I leave for a business trip on Monday. No suck luck, I see.

I know some people don’t think it’s a big deal, because you can get water from the flight attendants, but (a) I like to drink a lot of water to prevent feeling parched from the dry air, and those dixie cups just don’t do it for me, and (b) the teeny tiny planes we have to take out of Fredericton don’t have any flight attendants, let alone drink supplies! The co-pilot just yells emergency instructions at the passengers over the whir of the propellors. :P

I’m sure the smart airport security experts could find a way for us to safely bring beverages on airplanes, even if it means selling it to us themselves after we’ve gone through security.

]]> By: Zack http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2006/09/19/roundup-for-sept-19-2006-movies-maple-syrup-on-do-not-fly-list/#comment-5616 Zack Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:11:17 +0000 http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2006/09/19/roundup-for-sept-19-2006-movies-maple-syrup-on-do-not-fly-list/#comment-5616 I just read that many airlines are banning Dell and Apple laptops because of the recent battery recall. Add those to a long list of stuff you can't take on the plane. Pretty soon we'll have to be naked to have the privelege to ride on an airplane. Maybe they'll start putting people through the X-ray machine soon. I am surprised that I haven't seen the rail and bus companies taking advantage of this situation. I guess its possible to hi-jack a train but it woudln't make much sense. If it wasn't so expensive to take the train I would probably do that rather than drive, but I can drive to Edmonton and back on $80 verses a few hundred dollars to take the train. I just read that many airlines are banning Dell and Apple laptops because of the recent battery recall. Add those to a long list of stuff you can’t take on the plane. Pretty soon we’ll have to be naked to have the privelege to ride on an airplane. Maybe they’ll start putting people through the X-ray machine soon.

I am surprised that I haven’t seen the rail and bus companies taking advantage of this situation. I guess its possible to hi-jack a train but it woudln’t make much sense. If it wasn’t so expensive to take the train I would probably do that rather than drive, but I can drive to Edmonton and back on $80 verses a few hundred dollars to take the train.

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