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Old Oct 11, 1999 | 9:40 pm
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To the business at hand? Ok let's say I am a dancer who lives in LA and works in SFO. My club is open Monday through Saturday so I fly to SFO every Monday morning to get to work, work through Saturday and then fly back home Sunday morning for a well deserved day off. What's the problem? And what's the difference between this and my first example.

If you aren't using all the ticket, as written, maybe they would have a case. But if you just happen to be buying tickets and using them one after another to live your life the way you see fit (albeit a little differently than the Monday - Friday routine they think is the "norm") they would be very hard pressed to establish a case.

Actually it might be fun to see them try. When one started explaining one's alternative life style which substantiated these odd choices of flight days, I could see a whole lot of possibilities that the airlines just might get charged with violation of civil rights by discriminating against people who just don't happen to fit into their picture of normal.

Why would I be treated any differently than the guy who flies out Sunday night and then flies back Friday night? Why aren't his tickets back to back? Are they disciminating against me because I am a dancer? Because I am a woman? Are they even sure I am a woman? Because I dance in San Francisco? Because I am 110 (although I know some of you think that is a conservative number)?

Tsk, tsk you nasty old airlines. You just take my money, maintain your aircraft and keep your 737 noses out of my personal business.
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