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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 7:17 pm
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Originally Posted by goalie
sheesh..... i can't wait for some pax to pick out some brown skinned pax who sneezes and then screams, "there's a swine flu ter'wrist on the plane" . you should see me when my allergies are in "full bloom".....eyes watery, bloodshot & looking like went 12 rounds plus not to mention the sneezing, stuffy doze and blocked ears.
Update: Airtran and the "authoritahs" involved in this are about as competent as the TSA:

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=598&sid=1663315

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters says the men just had too much to drink.

The men refused treatment after being evaluated. The rest of the passengers had to stay on the plane for a little under an hour.
I want the phrase "Out of an abundance of caution" banned both from the vocabulary and from the actions of our government.
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