ban on toothpaste etc. illogical

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Sep 24, 2006 | 9:03 pm

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Originally Posted by tmorse6570

Also, do people really need KY during flight more than I need my saline nasal spray? I don't understand the KY exception.

People who wear or use a catheter for medical reasons need some sort of lubricant to insert these items. So there is a real medical reason to have KY or similar for some people.

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Sep 24, 2006 | 10:35 pm

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Or "war on terror".

Or war in Iraq.

Sep 25, 2006 | 5:56 am

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Originally Posted by MKEbound

People who wear or use a catheter for medical reasons need some sort of lubricant to insert these items. So there is a real medical reason to have KY or similar for some people.
FYI

I think the whole point here is that LOTS of people have medical (major or minor) issues that require items on board. So why do the "catheter" passengers get an exception when all the others do not? The KY jelly folks are missing out on an awesome opportunity by not immediately selling this stuff in a container which is easy to empty/refill, Huh?

Sep 25, 2006 | 6:24 am

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"We not only care about your safety, we care about your comfort."

Really? My Comfort? What comfort are they giving me? I still don't feel any safer than I did pre 9/11.

Sep 25, 2006 | 6:25 am

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The KY jelly folks are missing out on an awesome opportunity by not immediately selling this stuff in a container which is easy to empty/refill, Huh?

But the KY bottles are easy to empty and refill, see my prior post. Granted they are small bottles, but I'm looking for ways to carry on travel amount size of cosmetics (hair gel, hairspray), I don't necessarily need a bigger bottle to get drinking water on an airplane. I get enough drinking water in the clubs/onboard so this part of the ban isn't a problem for me.