How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
Mar 7th 2007, 10:29 pm
#301
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:18:13 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
> ... > ...
> ... > ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
> ... > ...
> ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
> ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
> ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
> ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
> ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
> ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
> ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
> ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
> ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
> ... >
> ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
> ... >counted in *one hand*!
> ...
> ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
> ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
>
>Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.
I don't have a problem. If anybody has a problem it is you.
--
Martin
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
> ... > ...
> ... > ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
> ... > ...
> ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
> ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
> ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
> ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
> ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
> ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
> ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
> ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
> ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
> ... >
> ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
> ... >counted in *one hand*!
> ...
> ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
> ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
>
>Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.
I don't have a problem. If anybody has a problem it is you.
--
Martin
Mar 7th 2007, 10:30 pm
#302
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:23:13 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
> <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>
> >Let is be knownst that on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:30:02 GMT, "Gregory
> >Morrow" <[email protected]> writted:
> >
> >>
> >>Martin wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have travelled lots by air and recall being mainly upset by adult
> >>behaviour on
> >>> planes. When somebody asks for help with a booking a child ticket why
does
> >>this
> >>> always lead to a rant about child passengers and few offers of real
help?
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>Because children are basically sociopaths and their behaviour cannot be
> >>controlled by force or reason...
> >
> >I dunno about that. Duct tape can be both forceful and reasonable.
>
> and can be used as a contraceptive.
I just thought of a new moniker for DFM: "Deeply Felt Moanings"...
Maybe we shoud have a contest to give him a new name, it being Spring and
all...???
--
Best
Greg
> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:23:13 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
> <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>
> >Let is be knownst that on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:30:02 GMT, "Gregory
> >Morrow" <[email protected]> writted:
> >
> >>
> >>Martin wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have travelled lots by air and recall being mainly upset by adult
> >>behaviour on
> >>> planes. When somebody asks for help with a booking a child ticket why
does
> >>this
> >>> always lead to a rant about child passengers and few offers of real
help?
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>Because children are basically sociopaths and their behaviour cannot be
> >>controlled by force or reason...
> >
> >I dunno about that. Duct tape can be both forceful and reasonable.
>
> and can be used as a contraceptive.
I just thought of a new moniker for DFM: "Deeply Felt Moanings"...
Maybe we shoud have a contest to give him a new name, it being Spring and
all...???
--
Best
Greg
Mar 7th 2007, 10:31 pm
#303
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:10 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:36:24 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reid
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:57:18 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >>>Being tolerant to bad behaviour is not going to solve the problem
> ... >>
> ... >>
> ... >> Not as long as you define "bad behaviour" as "what I don't like".
> ... >
> ... >Excuse me? I think most of us here define "bad behaviour"
> ... >as annoying fellow-passengers unnecessarily.
> ...
> ... I'm afraid your talking to two people who just want to argue for the
> ... sake of it.
>
>Jeremy threw the towel yesterday.
You missed a malformed "you're". Keep your eye on the ball. You have standards
to uphold.
--
Martin
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:36:24 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reid
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:57:18 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >>>Being tolerant to bad behaviour is not going to solve the problem
> ... >>
> ... >>
> ... >> Not as long as you define "bad behaviour" as "what I don't like".
> ... >
> ... >Excuse me? I think most of us here define "bad behaviour"
> ... >as annoying fellow-passengers unnecessarily.
> ...
> ... I'm afraid your talking to two people who just want to argue for the
> ... sake of it.
>
>Jeremy threw the towel yesterday.
You missed a malformed "you're". Keep your eye on the ball. You have standards
to uphold.
--
Martin
Mar 7th 2007, 10:32 pm
#304
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:30:15 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Martin wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:23:13 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
>> <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>
>> >Let is be knownst that on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:30:02 GMT, "Gregory
>> >Morrow" <[email protected]> writted:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>Martin wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I have travelled lots by air and recall being mainly upset by adult
>> >>behaviour on
>> >>> planes. When somebody asks for help with a booking a child ticket why
>does
>> >>this
>> >>> always lead to a rant about child passengers and few offers of real
>help?
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Because children are basically sociopaths and their behaviour cannot be
>> >>controlled by force or reason...
>> >
>> >I dunno about that. Duct tape can be both forceful and reasonable.
>>
>> and can be used as a contraceptive.
>
>
>I just thought of a new moniker for DFM: "Deeply Felt Moanings"...
>
>Maybe we shoud have a contest to give him a new name, it being Spring and
>all...???
Are we allowed to use the F word?
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Martin wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:23:13 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
>> <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>
>> >Let is be knownst that on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:30:02 GMT, "Gregory
>> >Morrow" <[email protected]> writted:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>Martin wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I have travelled lots by air and recall being mainly upset by adult
>> >>behaviour on
>> >>> planes. When somebody asks for help with a booking a child ticket why
>does
>> >>this
>> >>> always lead to a rant about child passengers and few offers of real
>help?
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Because children are basically sociopaths and their behaviour cannot be
>> >>controlled by force or reason...
>> >
>> >I dunno about that. Duct tape can be both forceful and reasonable.
>>
>> and can be used as a contraceptive.
>
>
>I just thought of a new moniker for DFM: "Deeply Felt Moanings"...
>
>Maybe we shoud have a contest to give him a new name, it being Spring and
>all...???
Are we allowed to use the F word?
--
Martin
Mar 7th 2007, 10:33 pm
#305
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:15:48 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:05:32 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >Following up to Martin <[email protected]> :
... >
... >>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:58:41 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
... >>
... >>>Following up to Magda <[email protected]> :
... >>>
... >>>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:27:17 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim C. <[email protected]>
... >>>>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >>>>
... >>>> ...
... >>>> ... >Waiting for Martin to correct you...
... >>>> ...
... >>>> ... nothing to correct?
... >>>>
... >>>>You have a penis, he does not dare to mess with you...
... >>>
... >>>for which I'm quite grateful.
... >>
... >>Magda on the other hand has sharp finger nails.
... >
... > 8-)
...
... Good that we have lederhosen to protect our thighs from the hand of God.
Oh, it's your thighs you worry about...?
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:05:32 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >Following up to Martin <[email protected]> :
... >
... >>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:58:41 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
... >>
... >>>Following up to Magda <[email protected]> :
... >>>
... >>>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:27:17 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim C. <[email protected]>
... >>>>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >>>>
... >>>> ...
... >>>> ... >Waiting for Martin to correct you...
... >>>> ...
... >>>> ... nothing to correct?
... >>>>
... >>>>You have a penis, he does not dare to mess with you...
... >>>
... >>>for which I'm quite grateful.
... >>
... >>Magda on the other hand has sharp finger nails.
... >
... > 8-)
...
... Good that we have lederhosen to protect our thighs from the hand of God.
Oh, it's your thighs you worry about...?
Mar 7th 2007, 10:34 pm
#306
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:29:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:18:13 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
... > ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
... > ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
... > ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
... > ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
... > ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
... > ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
... > ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
... > ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
... > ... >
... > ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
... > ... >counted in *one hand*!
... > ...
... > ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
... > ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
... >
... >Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.
...
... I don't have a problem. If anybody has a problem it is you.
You wish.
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:18:13 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
... > ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
... > ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
... > ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
... > ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
... > ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
... > ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
... > ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
... > ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
... > ... >
... > ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
... > ... >counted in *one hand*!
... > ...
... > ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
... > ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
... >
... >Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.
...
... I don't have a problem. If anybody has a problem it is you.
You wish.
Mar 7th 2007, 10:35 pm
#307
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:31:44 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:10 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:36:24 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reid
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:57:18 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
... > ... <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >>>Being tolerant to bad behaviour is not going to solve the problem
... > ... >>
... > ... >>
... > ... >> Not as long as you define "bad behaviour" as "what I don't like".
... > ... >
... > ... >Excuse me? I think most of us here define "bad behaviour"
... > ... >as annoying fellow-passengers unnecessarily.
... > ...
... > ... I'm afraid your talking to two people who just want to argue for the
... > ... sake of it.
... >
... >Jeremy threw the towel yesterday.
...
... You missed a malformed "you're". Keep your eye on the ball. You have standards
... to uphold.
Shame on meeeeeee!
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:10 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:36:24 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reid
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:57:18 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
... > ... <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >>>Being tolerant to bad behaviour is not going to solve the problem
... > ... >>
... > ... >>
... > ... >> Not as long as you define "bad behaviour" as "what I don't like".
... > ... >
... > ... >Excuse me? I think most of us here define "bad behaviour"
... > ... >as annoying fellow-passengers unnecessarily.
... > ...
... > ... I'm afraid your talking to two people who just want to argue for the
... > ... sake of it.
... >
... >Jeremy threw the towel yesterday.
...
... You missed a malformed "you're". Keep your eye on the ball. You have standards
... to uphold.
Shame on meeeeeee!
Mar 7th 2007, 10:37 pm
#308
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:30:15 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >Martin wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:23:13 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
> >> <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Let is be knownst that on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:30:02 GMT, "Gregory
> >> >Morrow" <[email protected]> writted:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>Martin wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> I have travelled lots by air and recall being mainly upset by adult
> >> >>behaviour on
> >> >>> planes. When somebody asks for help with a booking a child ticket
why
> >does
> >> >>this
> >> >>> always lead to a rant about child passengers and few offers of real
> >help?
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Because children are basically sociopaths and their behaviour cannot
be
> >> >>controlled by force or reason...
> >> >
> >> >I dunno about that. Duct tape can be both forceful and reasonable.
> >>
> >> and can be used as a contraceptive.
> >
> >
> >I just thought of a new moniker for DFM: "Deeply Felt Moanings"...
> >
> >Maybe we shoud have a contest to give him a new name, it being Spring and
> >all...???
>
> Are we allowed to use the F word?
Let's ask DFM, it's his name...
["...opens up LOTS of new possibilites...!!!"]
--
Best
Greg
> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:30:15 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >Martin wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:23:13 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
> >> <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Let is be knownst that on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:30:02 GMT, "Gregory
> >> >Morrow" <[email protected]> writted:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>Martin wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> I have travelled lots by air and recall being mainly upset by adult
> >> >>behaviour on
> >> >>> planes. When somebody asks for help with a booking a child ticket
why
> >does
> >> >>this
> >> >>> always lead to a rant about child passengers and few offers of real
> >help?
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Because children are basically sociopaths and their behaviour cannot
be
> >> >>controlled by force or reason...
> >> >
> >> >I dunno about that. Duct tape can be both forceful and reasonable.
> >>
> >> and can be used as a contraceptive.
> >
> >
> >I just thought of a new moniker for DFM: "Deeply Felt Moanings"...
> >
> >Maybe we shoud have a contest to give him a new name, it being Spring and
> >all...???
>
> Are we allowed to use the F word?
Let's ask DFM, it's his name...
["...opens up LOTS of new possibilites...!!!"]
--
Best
Greg
Mar 7th 2007, 10:39 pm
#309
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:27:19 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:57 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
... > ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
... > ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
... > ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
... > ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
... > ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
... > ...
... > ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
... > ...
... > ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
... >
... >ChildFREE.
...
... Childless. I am childfree.
So am I. Like it or not, and I *love* that you don't.
))
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:57 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
... > ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
... > ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
... > ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
... > ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
... > ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
... > ...
... > ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
... > ...
... > ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
... >
... >ChildFREE.
...
... Childless. I am childfree.
So am I. Like it or not, and I *love* that you don't.
))
Mar 7th 2007, 10:42 pm
#310
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:39:20 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:27:19 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:57 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
> ... > ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
> ... > ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
> ... > ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
> ... > ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
> ... > ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
> ... >
> ... >ChildFREE.
> ...
> ... Childless. I am childfree.
>
>So am I. Like it or not, and I *love* that you don't.))
>
I love that I do and did. Whatever ...
--
Martin
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:27:19 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:57 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
> ... > ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
> ... > ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
> ... > ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
> ... > ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
> ... > ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
> ... >
> ... >ChildFREE.
> ...
> ... Childless. I am childfree.
>
>So am I. Like it or not, and I *love* that you don't.
))>
I love that I do and did. Whatever ...
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Martin
Mar 7th 2007, 10:42 pm
#311
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:33:37 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:15:48 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:05:32 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >Following up to Martin <[email protected]> :
> ... >
> ... >>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:58:41 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... >>
> ... >>>Following up to Magda <[email protected]> :
> ... >>>
> ... >>>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:27:17 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim C. <[email protected]>
> ... >>>>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >>>>
> ... >>>> ...
> ... >>>> ... >Waiting for Martin to correct you...
> ... >>>> ...
> ... >>>> ... nothing to correct?
> ... >>>>
> ... >>>>You have a penis, he does not dare to mess with you...
> ... >>>
> ... >>>for which I'm quite grateful.
> ... >>
> ... >>Magda on the other hand has sharp finger nails.
> ... >
> ... > 8-)
> ...
> ... Good that we have lederhosen to protect our thighs from the hand of God.
>
>Oh, it's your thighs you worry about...?
No, it's your sharp finger nails.
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Martin
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:15:48 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:05:32 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >Following up to Martin <[email protected]> :
> ... >
> ... >>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:58:41 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... >>
> ... >>>Following up to Magda <[email protected]> :
> ... >>>
> ... >>>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:27:17 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim C. <[email protected]>
> ... >>>>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >>>>
> ... >>>> ...
> ... >>>> ... >Waiting for Martin to correct you...
> ... >>>> ...
> ... >>>> ... nothing to correct?
> ... >>>>
> ... >>>>You have a penis, he does not dare to mess with you...
> ... >>>
> ... >>>for which I'm quite grateful.
> ... >>
> ... >>Magda on the other hand has sharp finger nails.
> ... >
> ... > 8-)
> ...
> ... Good that we have lederhosen to protect our thighs from the hand of God.
>
>Oh, it's your thighs you worry about...?
No, it's your sharp finger nails.
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Martin
Mar 7th 2007, 10:43 pm
#312
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:34:28 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:29:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:18:13 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
> ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
> ... > ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
> ... > ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
> ... > ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
> ... > ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
> ... > ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
> ... > ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
> ... > ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
> ... > ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
> ... > ... >counted in *one hand*!
> ... > ...
> ... > ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
> ... > ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
> ... >
> ... >Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.
> ...
> ... I don't have a problem. If anybody has a problem it is you.
>
>You wish.
I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Whatever it is I am supposed to be wishing.
--
Martin
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:29:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:18:13 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
> ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
> ... > ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
> ... > ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
> ... > ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
> ... > ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
> ... > ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
> ... > ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
> ... > ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
> ... > ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
> ... > ... >counted in *one hand*!
> ... > ...
> ... > ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
> ... > ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
> ... >
> ... >Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.
> ...
> ... I don't have a problem. If anybody has a problem it is you.
>
>You wish.
I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Whatever it is I am supposed to be wishing.
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Martin
Mar 7th 2007, 10:44 pm
#313
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:35:16 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:31:44 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:10 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:36:24 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reid
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:57:18 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> ... > ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >>>Being tolerant to bad behaviour is not going to solve the problem
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >> Not as long as you define "bad behaviour" as "what I don't like".
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >Excuse me? I think most of us here define "bad behaviour"
> ... > ... >as annoying fellow-passengers unnecessarily.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... I'm afraid your talking to two people who just want to argue for the
> ... > ... sake of it.
> ... >
> ... >Jeremy threw the towel yesterday.
> ...
> ... You missed a malformed "you're". Keep your eye on the ball. You have standards
> ... to uphold.
>
>Shame on meeeeeee!
I wonder if his publisher would pay you to do the proof reading?
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Martin
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:31:44 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:10 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:36:24 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reid
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:57:18 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> ... > ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >>>Being tolerant to bad behaviour is not going to solve the problem
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >> Not as long as you define "bad behaviour" as "what I don't like".
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >Excuse me? I think most of us here define "bad behaviour"
> ... > ... >as annoying fellow-passengers unnecessarily.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... I'm afraid your talking to two people who just want to argue for the
> ... > ... sake of it.
> ... >
> ... >Jeremy threw the towel yesterday.
> ...
> ... You missed a malformed "you're". Keep your eye on the ball. You have standards
> ... to uphold.
>
>Shame on meeeeeee!
I wonder if his publisher would pay you to do the proof reading?
--
Martin
Mar 7th 2007, 10:57 pm
#314
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:42:58 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:33:37 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:15:48 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:05:32 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >Following up to Martin <[email protected]> :
... > ... >
... > ... >>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:58:41 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ... >>
... > ... >>>Following up to Magda <[email protected]> :
... > ... >>>
... > ... >>>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:27:17 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim C. <[email protected]>
... > ... >>>>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >>>>
... > ... >>>> ...
... > ... >>>> ... >Waiting for Martin to correct you...
... > ... >>>> ...
... > ... >>>> ... nothing to correct?
... > ... >>>>
... > ... >>>>You have a penis, he does not dare to mess with you...
... > ... >>>
... > ... >>>for which I'm quite grateful.
... > ... >>
... > ... >>Magda on the other hand has sharp finger nails.
... > ... >
... > ... > 8-)
... > ...
... > ... Good that we have lederhosen to protect our thighs from the hand of God.
... >
... >Oh, it's your thighs you worry about...?
...
... No, it's your sharp finger nails.
Do you think I'm someone else?
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:33:37 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:15:48 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:05:32 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >Following up to Martin <[email protected]> :
... > ... >
... > ... >>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:58:41 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ... >>
... > ... >>>Following up to Magda <[email protected]> :
... > ... >>>
... > ... >>>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:27:17 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim C. <[email protected]>
... > ... >>>>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >>>>
... > ... >>>> ...
... > ... >>>> ... >Waiting for Martin to correct you...
... > ... >>>> ...
... > ... >>>> ... nothing to correct?
... > ... >>>>
... > ... >>>>You have a penis, he does not dare to mess with you...
... > ... >>>
... > ... >>>for which I'm quite grateful.
... > ... >>
... > ... >>Magda on the other hand has sharp finger nails.
... > ... >
... > ... > 8-)
... > ...
... > ... Good that we have lederhosen to protect our thighs from the hand of God.
... >
... >Oh, it's your thighs you worry about...?
...
... No, it's your sharp finger nails.
Do you think I'm someone else?
Mar 7th 2007, 10:57 pm
#315
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Re: How to book a flight for someone who isn't born yet
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:43:50 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:34:28 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:29:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:18:13 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
... > ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
... > ... > ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
... > ... > ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
... > ... > ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
... > ... > ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
... > ... > ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
... > ... > ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
... > ... > ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
... > ... > ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
... > ... > ... >counted in *one hand*!
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
... > ... > ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
... > ... >
... > ... >Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.
... > ...
... > ... I don't have a problem. If anybody has a problem it is you.
... >
... >You wish.
...
... I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Whatever it is I am supposed to be wishing.
My work here is done.)
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:34:28 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:29:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:18:13 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
... > ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
... > ... > ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
... > ... > ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
... > ... > ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
... > ... > ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
... > ... > ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
... > ... > ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
... > ... > ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
... > ... > ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
... > ... > ... >counted in *one hand*!
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
... > ... > ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
... > ... >
... > ... >Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.
... > ...
... > ... I don't have a problem. If anybody has a problem it is you.
... >
... >You wish.
...
... I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Whatever it is I am supposed to be wishing.
My work here is done.
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