Originally Posted by ITravelThereforeIam
I have had passengers give me dirty looks when I use the pump, as I usually program in a temporary rate during take off as flying raises my blood sugar alot. I had a FA almost rip it out of my hands once, telling me I ws going to be "kicked off the plane if I didn't turn that device off immediately" - I politely advised her that they'd have to CARRY me off, in a BOX, if I turned it off....she was huffy to me the rest of the flight....
The problem is that most people don't understand or care about the reason for the rules. They jut know that the rules are there to make them "safe." Despite the fact that we've been flying airplanes for over 100 years they are still petrified about flying and will believe anything they are told, particularly if they are told that they will be "safer." Thus, we have rules that are devoid of any sense of reality and a traveling public that eats them up.
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only good reason I can see for turning off and stowing PCs, cellphones, GPS units, noise cancelling headphones, etc. is that in the event of an emergency on takeoff or landing they could become missiles and/or prevent you from hearing crew instructions. All the gum flapping about interference is crap.