I suppose I had been in that 1×1 room about 5 minutes and the whole time I had been thinking about the poor man with the digestive issues on the flight after the bomber who’d been in the lavatory for 40 minutes and had been accused of being a terrorist because of it. I just kept thinking how small the room was and why would anyone spend one second more than he/she had to in there? I can’t imagine what took the bomber so long in that little space — all he had to do was pour some liquid on his pants after all. Obviously, he really was unstable, because those of us with stomachaches and emergent needs of the lavatories really have no desire to stay in there and turning the lights off really does not help the situation.

(Oh, and the reason I read books and listen to music on the plane, especially around take off and landing is because I have a fear of flying and those things help me feel less anxious, but I’m not allowed to listen to my CD/MP3 player anymore because it might interfere with the plane’s controls — so now they plan to take away my books and magazines and force me to sit in silence and think about crashing in a fiery ball…)

The other thing that occurred on that flight — it was a domestic flight — is that a man with a ten year old daughter, asked how much longer it was going to be and the male flight attendant replied, “I’m sorry but we are no longer allowed to tell anyone in America where we are.” Thus, condemning the country to a continual state of lostness.

For the last 10 years I have watched in astonishment as this world has turned into an idiocracy. I am flabbergasted as to how to make change, intelligent change. So much change needs to be made and it seems overwhelming — much like the cleaning that needs to be done at my house 😉 — and clearly the people in office are not the ones who are going to be making the changes that need to be made. Every time something happens — something like this latest event — I hope it will be the catalyst to clear, intelligent thinking from someone in power, but…it’s as if the faces change but the message remains the same. Oh, sure, there’s a little tweak — take off you’re shoes to be safe; soda on the outside of security might be a bomb, but for an extra $2 on the other side of security it’s safer; orange is the new safe; Afghanistan is the new Iraq; we’re safe if we all sit in boring, mind-numbing, anxiety-laden, detention-like mode on the plane for an hour before the plane lands and, God-forbid, we feel suspiciously fidgety.

1) All passengers must change into 2 piece “Flight Gurneys”
2) No carry-ons allowed, including computers and cell phones (airline approved magazines will be available to read 1 hour into flight and must be put away 1 hour before landing)
3) At the discretion of flight attendants, any passenger exhibiting unusual behavior or are argumentative may be physically restrained to their armrest using 2 inch velcro straps, for the duration of the flight, upon landing, passenger will be interviewed by security before taken off restraints and placed on the future watchlist.
4) Liquor sales will be limited to 1 alchoholic beverage, the price will go from $5 to $10
5) You will be allowed 1 bathroom break per 5 hours of flight with a 3 minute timer, set by the attendants, on the restroom door that automatically unlocks and is ajar at the end of the 3 minutes
6) Passengers will not be allowed to speak to the captain or co-pilot and will only have limited interaction with flight attendants
7) Seat switching will not be allowed and will be reported to security, passengers who violate this rule may be restrained for the durationi of the flight.
8) You will need to pay attention during inflight safety demonstrations, failure to do so may result in your behavior looked upon as suspicious and thus being reported to the lead flight attendant and security during the flight prior to landing

Think it’s not going to happen?….Think again as your rights evaporate into thin air……Happy Flying and Good Luck!!