I agree. It's ridiculous. The other thing is water! Planes get really, really dry. I never fly without carrying my own bottled water. The little bit of drink they serve you is never enough on the plane. I sip at water all the time, and I need to if I start feeling a bit icky or whatever. I also carry my own snacks because airlines don't know what "vegan" is (or "vegetarian: no dairy).
They give me salad dressing with cheese & heavy cream in it. One time, we ordered three separate veg/no dairy meals for me and the kids. We did everything right. We called way ahead of time, called a week or so before to confirm, and called again the day before. What did we get? One time, we got ONE (yes, one...for one adult and two hungry children) frozen bean burrito. No, they didn't cook it. Yes, it was still completely frozen. And that was the only time they got the "no dairy" thing right.
So, I bring my own food on the plane (mainly granola bars and the like). I wonder if they still allow that. But you couldn't eat one without plenty of water.
My opinion? Things are never going to be safe. People were fooling themselves thinking that they were safe in the past. I mean, you don't take foolish risks. The "new" rule that you have to buy a seat for an infant or toddler and put him/her in a carseat? That's a good rule. It makes sense. Wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle? That also makes sense. Not letting ordinary people carry bottled water on a plane? No sense. It's carrying it to the extreme.
For as long as that rule is in effect, I'm not flying anywhere--not that I had anywhere to go just now anyway.
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Date: 2006-09-20 05:42 am (UTC)They give me salad dressing with cheese & heavy cream in it. One time, we ordered three separate veg/no dairy meals for me and the kids. We did everything right. We called way ahead of time, called a week or so before to confirm, and called again the day before. What did we get? One time, we got ONE (yes, one...for one adult and two hungry children) frozen bean burrito. No, they didn't cook it. Yes, it was still completely frozen. And that was the only time they got the "no dairy" thing right.
So, I bring my own food on the plane (mainly granola bars and the like). I wonder if they still allow that. But you couldn't eat one without plenty of water.
My opinion? Things are never going to be safe. People were fooling themselves thinking that they were safe in the past. I mean, you don't take foolish risks. The "new" rule that you have to buy a seat for an infant or toddler and put him/her in a carseat? That's a good rule. It makes sense. Wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle? That also makes sense. Not letting ordinary people carry bottled water on a plane? No sense. It's carrying it to the extreme.
For as long as that rule is in effect, I'm not flying anywhere--not that I had anywhere to go just now anyway.