No more UK flights for CJ

[cjsmith]

I'll get on a transatlantic plane without carry-on luggage when they pry it from my cold dead hands.

(Or when they pay me the full replacement price of my checked luggage when I board. On the unlikely chance I ever see it again, and on time too, I'll gladly refund the money... minus a modest handling charge. AND they must have at least three decent full-length novels in the passenger cabin for me, as that's how many I'll need.)

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[jtidwell.livejournal.com]

b) What if some one has a medical necessity to keep up their fluid intake? Would liquids be provided once on the plane, by the airline, more than the usual 1-2 beverages mid-flight?

In a couple of weeks, I'm gonna find out! My docs tell me I *have* to keep drinking 8-12 oz per hour when flying. (Late pregnancy and blood pressure issues.) I'll get a doctor's note, show it to the flight attendants, and tell them what I need. The alternative? Stopping for a medical emergency in some flyover state -- not what anyone wants to do, I'm sure. :-)

I feel kinda bad for flight attendants in general right now. Their job must be hell, being the first line of "defense" against deeply irritated passengers...

[shadopanther.livejournal.com]

Good luck! I hope the airline can provide the fluids you need since bringing it with you won't be allowed.

(I thought about the fluid intake question remembering when I had a UTI where my doc was telling me I needed to keep up my fluid intake.)

[jtidwell.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I figure they'll bring me water, especially with a doctor's note. Flight attendants tend to be lots nicer than TSA officials... The whole situation is just damned inconvenient, that's all.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

If your fluid intake dropped off, at what point would it cross over from "passenger is very uncomfortable" to "medical emergency"? I wonder how stuff like that gets handled. "Uncomfortable" is something that obviously they don't mind people being; "medical emergency" is quite different; the tricksy part is that the line can get thin.

I feel bad for flight attendants too. (And gate agents.)

[jtidwell.livejournal.com]

If your fluid intake dropped off, at what point would it cross over from "passenger is very uncomfortable" to "medical emergency"?

Probably the point at which I pass out and appear to have a seizure. :-) It tends to freak people out.

But I don't know the general answer to your question.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeow! VERY definite, that boundary! :-O

[jupiter29.livejournal.com]

And I thought this (http://www.thebeerbelly.com/) would only be useful for football games. :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, no metal? You hvae a clever and fiendish mind, sir; I salute you. :)

[jupiter29.livejournal.com]

It's mostly a matter of desperation. I want my water, darn it! :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Amen. It's getting so I'm wishing personal jets were more affordable -- and I've never wanted to fly a jet.

[jupiter29.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that would definitely be a nice alternative. Now, let's see, should I make my priority learning to fly or saving enough money for a jet? I wonder which would take longer. :)