Comments for advantages of mutual respect and fair play

Comment on Let My Gonads Go! (a.k.a. nuts to you, Jesse Jackson) by Mollie Bryant

Mollie Bryant — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:31:34 +0000

Wow. I never thought of using the word “gonads” in a poem, but man. It seems to work.

Comment on Public Displays of Effection by Judith

Judith — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:17:59 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more. I just spent 15 minutes at a bus stop with two people who really should have considered renting a room. As we got off the bus, I accidentally bumped into the man who turned and yelled at me for being rude…

Comment on where the light is - john mayer by chrisfiore5

chrisfiore5 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:56:35 +0000

this CD is so awesome! I downloaded it on iTunes on the 3rd, then went out and bought the CD & DVD on the 5th.

the really cool thing is that I saw John Mayer on uTube 6 months ago and thought then that he really needed to do a live recording.

Not only did John take my advice but it was the very same performance I had seen back then.

way cool

Comment on Quick Draw (Tim) McGraw and his rootin’ tootin’ wild west outlaw show by Karen

Karen — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:43:06 +0000

A good example of what? How to behave like a heathen? It’s no wonder I don’t go to places like that. (Although I have to admit, after the Ted Nugent/Texas Jam incident in the 80’s, where Chris literally had to pull me out of there, if there isn’t specified seating, I don’t go.)

Try the UFC, Chris. They have more class than the WWF.

Comment on throw mama (and junior) from the plane! by chrisfiore5

chrisfiore5 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:11:03 +0000

hmmm…. fair Chantal

you have to know that I was not equating the behavior of drunks, leachs and scantily clad females with autistic children, only the disturbance being created. As far as properly training flight attendants, that will remain to be seen by the airlines but ultimately the responsibility of controlling children lies with the parents.

Hi Karen

you can jump on either side of the fence on this one… I was not there but I imagine the stress level was pretty high for everyone. Whether the attendants were at their best remains to be seen but I for one think it could have been handled better by the mother first.

hey msdane,

I have been on simular flights, an unruly child is not a pleasant experience at ANY public gathering, but in a plane it is pure torture.

As all three of you are women with children it is interesting the range of comments we have here. Many adults take medication to calm themselves and/or prevent air sickness, perhaps this might have been an option, too.

peace

Comment on Quick Draw (Tim) McGraw and his rootin’ tootin’ wild west outlaw show by wolf

wolf — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:05:05 +0000

first of all femmy boy, the dick head could of killed her by the time it takes to call security ,i work security at concerts all over the country and Tim set a good example ,yes im a 250 pound harley riding ex airborne ranger-nam, seen perverts kill a girl in newyork and no matter how big you are elbowing and bashing through 6 rows of fans takes time,Wolf

Comment on Quick Draw (Tim) McGraw and his rootin’ tootin’ wild west outlaw show by Chantal

Chantal — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:09:55 +0000

That was funny….The Devil Went Down to Georgia….I’m still chuckling

Comment on throw mama (and junior) from the plane! by msdane

msdane — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:54:22 +0000

I do see everyone’s point here. I must say that when we flew back from Orlando in 2002 that there was a screaming toddler on board and it was extremely nerve-wracking. What didn’t help is the father saying, “Please sit down honey, please sit down.” And the child just screamed. I wanted to scream too.

Comment on throw mama (and junior) from the plane! by Karen

Karen — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:10:53 +0000

Ok, I read the local ABC affiliate story & all the comments about this. The 2 1/2 year old little boy is autistic, & the mother knew he was subject to a meltdown. Then she sat in the front row, from what they were saying, there is nowhere to stuff a bag for the boy under a seat, & the little boy was rolling around in the aisle when the pilot came out.

The person I most was concerned about was the child. The mother had no business sitting where she did if he needed things to occupy him, & she should have put the seatbelts on him instead of waiting for the FA to do it. She couldn’t keep him in his seat, & from the sound of it, if a person is up, they can’t take off anyway. FAA regulations or something like that. I really wonder, seriously, if he should have been on the plane to begin with. Maybe when he’s older, & she gets him aquainted with everything that will happen. Not when he doesn’t have a clue what’s happening & is terrorized.

Comment on throw mama (and junior) from the plane! by Karen

Karen — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:46:11 +0000

I don’t fly that often, because I have a thing about heights. BUT, if a child is as “special needs” as the news articles make it sound, should he have been on a plane to begin with? Sounds like a train would have been a better choice for the method of travel.

Now to jump to the other side of the fence: The attendants should be more prepared to deal with issues like that. It doesn’t appear they were at their finest, at that particular moment.

Whether they were or not, the woman shouldn’t expect a plane full of people to endure the noise of an uncontrolable child. That would be worse than going to the store when people have their sleepy, tired, hungry children there throwing fits & the parents doing nothing. At least that situation can be gotten away from.