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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
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It never ceases to amaze me how self-centered and oblivious some people are. Of course this doesn't just apply to parents (see prior AA thread about the gentlemen in first class who cut his nails during meal service) though they often seem to feel that the rules of good behavior don't apply to babies. Last I checked, babies don't change their own diapers.
Regardless of the health issues - and I have no doubt that one should be concerned about fecal matter entering the food chain via airlines seats -- I cannot fathom that anyone seriously believes it is acceptable to change a diaper on a seat in a plane full of strangers when you can walk 50 feet or less to the nearest lavatory.
To those that do, I ask:
(1) How would you feel if I urinate in a water bottle because I do not feel like walking to the bathroom?
(2) Would you object if my gf changes her tampon in her seat because cramps make it painful for her to walk to the bathroom?