tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post5611086572342360777..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Drinking to excess in airportscarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-16328265522634762002011-04-23T02:03:11.764-04:002011-04-23T02:03:11.764-04:00I bring empty sport bottles on board and ask the f...I bring empty sport bottles on board and ask the flight attendants to fill them up once I'm on the plane :).<br /><br />-----------------------------------<br />My photography is available for purchase - visit <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/aroundtheisland" rel="nofollow">Around the Island Photography</a> and bring home something beautiful today!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-32781524839192717292011-04-22T21:34:54.890-04:002011-04-22T21:34:54.890-04:00I take an empty drinking bottle through security, ...I take an empty drinking bottle through security, then fill it in the rest room before getting on the plane. It works find in most places, as long as the tap water is drinkable.<br />Also, most airlines I have flown on bring round drinks fairly often, and seem to be quite amenable to requests for extra water.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-28924769930228166582011-04-22T19:49:25.557-04:002011-04-22T19:49:25.557-04:00But you can carry an empty water bottle and then f...But you can carry an empty water bottle and then fill it up at a drinking fountain once you've passed security. I've done that many times.<br /><br />And I've long been the one selected at random for pat down or just for setting off an alarm anyway (once it was my ponytail holder that set it off). I've just never gotten too worked up about it. As one of my (rather plump) friends said about the new imaging, "If they use my body as porn, well, then bless them."The English Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982031308501442156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-54068065661424902182011-04-22T19:38:06.862-04:002011-04-22T19:38:06.862-04:00That's an adorable little bottle. It almost ta...That's an adorable little bottle. It almost takes away the pain of flying, just looking at it.<br /><br />I actually have to work pretty hard to cope with the nonsense at airports. I have serious issues with people being in my personal space and it takes a lot of focused effort for me to not truly wig out when they touch me. The last time I flew commercial airlines for personal reasons, the TSA patted down my ten year old daughter and humiliated her badly. We were on our way to the funeral of my husband's father and it was almost more than I could handle.<br /><br />I travel for work, so I don't have the option of alternative transportation. <br /><br />I guess my coping mechanism could be best described as 'minimalist'. I pack lightly, travel quickly, dress efficiently and carry a Nalgene bottle and a Steri-pen so I can treat (and drink) straight tapwater.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-19728581470817211262011-04-22T18:50:03.285-04:002011-04-22T18:50:03.285-04:00How do I cope...
Well, I've always hated flyi...How do I cope...<br /><br />Well, I've always hated flying. Actually, I've always hated taking off and landing. The flying part isn't so bad.<br /><br />But I don't like the security step up. I consider it an invasion of my privacy, so I'm no longer flying. There are trains, buses, cars, and boats that can get me where I need to go, and they don't insist on touching me or viewing my entire body.Chanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159248995263246944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-76243860093454888262011-04-22T16:39:34.635-04:002011-04-22T16:39:34.635-04:00Times have changed since I was last in a plane... ...Times have changed since I was last in a plane... granted it was Feb/March 2001.Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.com