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Quoted in the New York Times:
“I really do not understand why anybody would want to go anywhere,” Bill Threlkeld wrote. “Stay home. Read a book. Tend your garden. Make love. Drink wine. But most of all — stay home.”

Suits me. I'm dreading the flights to my brother-in-law's wedding in September. Not because I'm afraid of flying. I'm sulky that I can't take my water bottle on a 4+ hour flight, and probably should forego the iPod as well. I'd much rather spend my vacation sitting on the deck here with a cold Chardonnay, in fact.

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Re: Water, water...

[outlander.livejournal.com]

According to my sister, who was on a British Airways flight from London to Boston yesterday, they are just offering the normal drink service. Of course, that was yesterday, and she also got to sit on the Tarmac for 5 hours while the airport/goverment decided what to do. (her flight was supposed to leave around 9am London time, and arrive 1pm Eastern time--she didn't arrive until almost 7pm)

She was only allowed the passport, medication (non-liquid), and a wallet. They gave her a nice plastic bag for it all. Everything else was not allowed as carryon.

Re: Water, water...

[helwen.livejournal.com]

By September they'll have hopefully worked out having enough water on-flight for requests. When I was returning from China a few years ago (2001), the flight was long enough (20 hrs) that the timed refreshments weren't enough for me. I requested the first bottle by button, but after that I just started walking to the back to get my own, although if a staff person was present I did ask for permission to take one. Most people won't ask for more than they're given, but I would say go ahead and ask.

Elwynne/Heather