Boo Hoo. My Heart Goes Out.

[Svejk]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/02/tahera-ahmad-united-airlines-soda-can-discrimination

[Svejk]

Fighting was compulsory in the valleys, Randy, for a good night out. Jeez, you lot must go to some right swanky places.

[ummmm]

It's all champagne bars!! :-)

[Ellipsis]

> Never felt the need to develop it into an international incident/conspiracy

The modern power of social media, Svejk, boosted in this case by being one of the President's favourites ...

[Svejk]

Perhaps they had some 'business' reason for removing them and the 'slashing' thing was a smoke-screen. I never got searched going in, so I could have had a samurai sword concealed about my person.

[retrocop]

I reckon the stewardess was collecting certain recycleable ring pulls for a muslim charity so couldn't use the beer contaminated one. :-)

[-Talbot-]

You're getting as bad as mikey for ignoring posts, svejk...have you put me on the naughty step?

[Svejk]

Was it the 'can you see my point' one?

[-Talbot-]

Almost.

[Svejk]

The thing is, old chap, you make so many excellent points that you 'threw me' there for a minute and I quite forgot about it after.
But please don't compare me to mikey or I'll be left with no option but to report you.

[ummmm]

Oh dear Lord....lol

[-Talbot-]

The thing is, old chap, you make so many excellent points that you 'threw me' there for a minute


Good point, well made.

[-Talbot-]

I guess there is no point me posting the picture of the dagger I have just made using a can of Dr. Pepper?

[retrocop]

Svejk @ 1423
This is not germane to the post and is counter intuitive but the voice of common sense. :-)

[Svejk]

Oh do. I'm sure it's Fanta stic.

[andy-hughes]

The point about a full can as a weapon has nothing to do with the ring pull, you simply slip it into a stocking or sock which you have carried on board, and hey presto - and instant cosh with which you can do some damage.

If the can is open, that's not possible, because the drink will simply spill when the can is moved, so its potential as a weapon is neutralised.

But the lady's argument is valid - you cannot deny one customer an unopened can and then offer one to the passenger next to her - that is discrimination.

[-Talbot-]

andy-hughes
The point about a full can as a weapon has nothing to do with the ring pull, you simply slip it into a stocking or sock which you have carried on board, and hey presto - and instant cosh with which you can do some damage.

How big are the planes you use, andy?
The ones I've been on hardly have room to swing a ca......