Buffalo Boy's Blog

Its pathetic how reactive our airlines are. Now after the latest terror attempt which lest we forget did not originate in a US airport or on a domestic flight passengers are being told of new BS "airline safety rules".

I thought this kind of reactive taking away of our rights would end after George W. Bush left office, instead they continue. Seriously, what good are new rules such as not having any personal items on your lap during the last hour of your flight? No getting out of your seat for the last hour of your flight? What kind of bullshit rules are these?

They already take their good old time feeling you up, walking through metal detectors and taking your shoes off on your way to your plane what have they not found during this process that you can't have on your lap? Its bad enough you can't have liquids or god forbid a bottle of friggin water to drink because airlins have become too cheap to serve a cold beverage without charging you $5.

I understand safety, but it goes overboard and quite frankly, Im glad I don't fly. Im glad that I don't need to get on a plane regularly because the going through my bags and patting me down slowly and telling me what I can and can't do when Im on the plane after I've spent a weeks salary on a plane ticket, I think I'd punch someone before the flight was over.

How about we go to Amsterdam and Nigeria and say hey, why don't you guys get off your asses and screen your passengers before you send them to our country instead of taking away more of what ever rights we have when we travel.

Have to take a piss real bad? Sorry can't do it you can't get up out of your seat during the last hour of the flight.....Scared shitless of flying? Sorry you can't read your book to take your mind off the fact we are flying with two pilots who are undertrained in icy conditions...sorry.

I say take down the security and take all the costs off the backs of the airlines so flying becomes cheaper and airlines can put more money into training their pilots because the fact is, I have less of a chance of being killed by a lunatic on a plane than I do of being killed by inexperienced pilots. Drop the rules that limit what passengers can do or can't do and put more into making the travel experience a pleasant one.