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June 24, 2006
Least important question of the day: On my flight out to San Francisco, the woman next to me ordered bloody mary mix and added vodka from a little airline bottle that she'd brought with her. The attendant not so nicely told her that she's not allowed to bring her own alcohol onto the plane. Can the airlies really do that? Is that legal of them? I say this as someone who's been known to smuggle a box of candy into a movie theater. (And if that turns out to be the reason I burn in Hell for all eternity, I will really kick myself.) Posted
by D. Weinberger at June 24, 2006 10:03 AM
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Shouldn't they be able to do that, at least so that they want to avoid inebriation?
Posted by: Aswath | June 24, 2006 10:46 AM
Surely, once you're in hell, kicking yourself is pointless? Unless Satan is far wimpier than currently imagined, the added pain shouldn't even be noticeable.
Posted by: William Grosso | June 24, 2006 11:22 AM
Aswath, maybe that's their justification, although I've watched them serve 6 drinks to the guy next to me, and a rule saying "no inebriation!" would let us bring our own liquor on board.
William, as the flames of Hell continuously crackle the flesh exposed by Satan's flail, it'll still just annoy me if I have to think forever, "Dammit! Why'd I have to smuggle those Raisinets into The Da Vinci Code!"
Posted by: David Weinberger | June 24, 2006 12:18 PM
If it's hell for you it won't be for the Raisinets, It'll be for even watching The Da Vinci Code.
Posted by: scott | June 24, 2006 12:37 PM
David, let's talk. I think Hell for Raisinets is out of the question; a decent intercessor should be able to plea-bargain you down to a short stint in a low-security branch of Purgatory.
Posted by: AKMA | June 24, 2006 05:58 PM
The Raisinets are just the tipping point. But maybe if you put in a good word, AKMA. In fact, you can have my Raisinets.
Posted by: David Weinberger | June 24, 2006 08:03 PM
I think the mini bottle of vodka on the plane should be a non issue. The candy in the theater, I understand, the theater is a private place of entertainemnt that has a very limited business. The airlines however, although private companies, are acting as a form of public transportation, it is is lame to say you can drink on the plane, but not your own bottle.
I could see not allowing to people to set up a bar and start selling competing drinks (bar on a plane, nice thought), but really, when you could smoke on planes did the airlines say you couldn't smoke your cigarettes?
Posted by: Jessica | June 25, 2006 03:54 AM
Yep, it's an FAA regulation. See FMAWG
Posted by: JH | June 25, 2006 09:46 AM
I always feel so guilty when my wife insists on stopping at Publix (next to the movie theatre) to purchase bottled water to smuggle into the movies. What is she teaching our two boys?
Posted by: Joe Finkelstein | June 25, 2006 11:32 AM
It sounds like she's teaching them:
a) 4 and a quarter a bottle is too damn much for water(1)
b) It's hard to maintain a monopoly position in products easy to produce (or copy)
Mawado
(1) Looks like I'll be there with David and the Raisinets(2)
(2) A hell of a name for a band though.
Posted by: Mawado | June 26, 2006 08:17 PM