Beware travelers with bratty kids

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:50:27 +0000, in
, B A R R Y wrote:
Imagine how that kid might have acted for the entire flight? G

Before or after the sweat sock and duct tape?

This thread got me to thinking...
Actually ALL children under 5 years of age are BIOHAZARDS
and should be isolated.






"Grumman-581" wrote
in message
news | On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:50:27 +0000, in
| , B A R
R Y wrote:
| Imagine how that kid might have acted for the entire
flight? G
|
| Before or after the sweat sock and duct tape?

Grumman-581 wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:50:27 +0000, in
, B A R R Y wrote:
Imagine how that kid might have acted for the entire flight? G

Before or after the sweat sock and duct tape?

New product idea!

A kit, similar to a first aid kit, containing duct tape, ty-wraps, an
old sock, and maybe a ball gag (in the first class version), neatly
packed and mounted near each flight attendant station.

You read it here first!

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:50:27 +0000, in
, B A R R Y wrote:
Imagine how that kid might have acted for the entire flight? G

Before or after the sweat sock and duct tape?

A few years back I was flying from Denver to Miami. Due to the miles I used
to do on the airlines, I was on a first class upgrade.

One row back and on the other side of the aisle was fellow, evidently named
'Josh', escorting his elderly father to Miami.

The old man had Turrets Syndrome (or something) and spent the entire flight
YELLING, "Josh, where are you?", "Josh, where is the (something or
other)"....

On and on, again and again, every six to ten seconds....for 1800 miles and
four hours.

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:50:27 GMT, B A R R Y
wrote:


"The father said his family would never fly AirTran again."

Makes me want to fly AirTran.




Same here!

My wife (a 2nd grade teacher) and I were wondering how many read that
article and said the same. I don't feel sorry for parents who can't
control a kid and seem to feel that everyone else should have to put up
with it.

Imagine how that kid might have acted for the entire flight? G

Check the trailers. In addition to the68% that sided with the airline,
there are OVER 700 PAGES of comments with only a rare one agreeing
with the parents.

I particularly liked the one from the woman who said she had to make
an emergency trip so stopped at the airport pharmacy, bought a bottle
of Benadril (sp?) and gave her kid a swig before getting on the plane.
Kid was nice and peaceful for the flight. :-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

"Roger" wrote

I particularly liked the one from the woman who said she had to make
an emergency trip so stopped at the airport pharmacy, bought a bottle
of Benadril (sp?) and gave her kid a swig before getting on the plane.
Kid was nice and peaceful for the flight. :-))

I know doctors who recommend this, and do this with their own children, when
necessary. No harm is done.

Less trauma for the child, and others around the child.

I would go with the view that the behavior was learned, and enabled by how
the child was raised. It is too late, to try to change behavior for one
instance, when it is allowed all along, in earlier times.
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
...

"Roger" wrote

I particularly liked the one from the woman who said she had to make
an emergency trip so stopped at the airport pharmacy, bought a bottle
of Benadril (sp?) and gave her kid a swig before getting on the plane.
Kid was nice and peaceful for the flight. :-))

I know doctors who recommend this, and do this with their own children,
when necessary. No harm is done.

Less trauma for the child, and others around the child.

I would go with the view that the behavior was learned, and enabled by how
the child was raised. It is too late, to try to change behavior for one
instance, when it is allowed all along, in earlier times.

Jim,

Would those parents be some of those who don't give a **** about their kids
school, either?

"Roger" wrote in message
...
Imagine how that kid might have acted for the entire flight? G

Check the trailers. In addition to the68% that sided with the airline,
there are OVER 700 PAGES of comments with only a rare one agreeing
with the parents.

I particularly liked the one from the woman who said she had to make
an emergency trip so stopped at the airport pharmacy, bought a bottle
of Benadril (sp?) and gave her kid a swig before getting on the plane.
Kid was nice and peaceful for the flight. :-))

With our kids, it was peppermint schnapps.

We also used that when they were teething (recommended by our family doctor
at the time, an older fellow in his 70's). Happiest teethers you ever saw
(but didn't hear).

"Kingfish" wrote in message
ups.com...
Can't get your kid to behave on a plane? There's always Trailways...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16773655/?GT1=8921


Here's a link from a local paper

http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/NEWS02?page1

http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dl...0121/COLUMN01/...

After reading the second account (with the appropriate spin) it does
seem AirTran was a bit heavy-handed here. I think they did the right
thing by refunding the tickets and offering the free passes. I know if
I were stuck sitting behind that kid I'd go out of my tree after too
long