irrational reactions?

For reasons not entirely clear to me, this story pisses me off almost beyond the capability for rational thought.

To sum up: About a week ago, a couple of America West pilots were fired when they were found to be drunk while operating an airplane. Today, a passenger on an America West flight made a joke -- a fucking JOKE -- about wondering whether her flight's crew was sober, and they took her off the plane.

Augh! I can't even ... just ... fuck it, but AUGH. And see above re: rational thought, lack thereof.

Dude, this is not about security. Call it what it is: it's spite. Some thin-skinned stewardess -- oh, I'm sorry, "flight attendant" -- was offended by the woman's JOKE and decided to kick her off the plane. I hope that woman sues the airline to hell and back. Oh, I especially love how the airline spokesperson says that it's hard to tell whether someone's joking or not. What the fuck does that even MEAN? If she wasn't joking, what was she saying? That she had actual *evidence* the crew was drunk? If so, shouldn't you be kicking THEM off the damn plane?

Sigh.

And my Worldcon tickets are on America West. I swear to you, if I could afford it, I would cancel those tickets right now and get other ones on another airline. Even if it meant even more inconvenient stopovers than the ones I've already got. I swear.

heh

So true:


What
kind of LJer are you?
You love LJ for the communication aspect. It is a place to connect with people and nobody's journal is safe from your comments! You either live for making comments and neglect your own journal, or you live for provoking comments from other journalers.


So very true.

anyone else love Jon Stewart?

Jon Stewart gets a show on CNN! Go Jon! I just love him. "The Daily Show" should be required viewing for all Americans.

it's a boy!

Congrats to Wendy (of www.spoilerzone.net) on the birth of her son Eric this past Monday! 9 pounds, 14 ounces - whoa, that's a hefty baby. Wendy's daughter is like the cutest toddler alive, so I'm sure Eric is very handsome as well. :)

I can't wait to see pix. I love baby pix almost as much as I love kittypix! ;)