Some questions in life are tough. “Why are we here?” Others are much easier: “Should I smoke on a plane?” The answer: No. But you’d be surprised how many people get that wrong!
So, you’re sitting at the gate, waiting to taxi out to the runway, dying of thirst, smoking your e-cigarette – then the flight attendant asks you to stow the electronic device for the duration of the flight. Do you: A) Put it away and not smoke for the 95 minutes it takes to get from LAX to Salt Lake City? B) Put it away and protest the unfair practice prohibiting e-cigarette use with customer service once you arrive? Or C) Put it away, pull it out again, throw peanuts and pretzles at the flight attendants in protest of the airline’s practice of prohibiting in-flight smoking then open the overhead storage containers while on approach, ignoring commands from the flight crew and generally act like a spoiled child?
If you’re 42-year-old Paul Pogos Sefilian from Southwest flight 188 on Monday, the correct (but wrong!) answer is C. For his efforts, Sefilian was arrested by the FBI when the plane landed and charged with interference with a flight crew in US District Court. So, when he goes to prison, will they trade him for e-cigarettes or the real thing? [The Salt Lake Tribune]
huu
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 1:00 PM“the correct but wrong” – kind of bad but good wording
Terry
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 2:17 PMAll too often these days it seems the biggest hassle the world faces are people over 20yrs of age who think they are still 10.
Even worse when they’re over 30 let alone 40.
Maybe we need to start putting “maturation drugs” into the drinking water.
Aaron
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 5:12 PMWhen I first glanced at your post I thought it read ‘Masturbation drugs’ and I thought, ‘hows that going to help things?’.
… I’m in the over 30 bracket.
patrick
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 2:33 PMWhat’s an e-cigarette?
SPK
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 2:50 PMits an electronic nicotine inhaler with an led light.
Sana
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 6:56 PMIf you’re “smoking” an electronic cigarette something is SERIOUS wrong with your battery!
chris
Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 12:19 PMi love tripping people out with my e-cig, on the train, in shops etc. have had to explain to a couple people what it is to keep them at bay, little do they know, they are actually illegal here in oz :)
bloody stupid but, they should be legalised and using the whole ‘kids will think its cool to smoke’ excuse is freakin bullshit.. Just because the government don’t know how to tax the e-juice (liquid nicotine). Oh well, just keep ordering from china i guess