tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post116959793071083086..comments2024-03-24T22:24:11.549-07:00Comments on Rice Daddies: AirTran Pwns Toddler Toting ParentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-86897006763107877902007-02-11T07:33:00.000-08:002007-02-11T07:33:00.000-08:00*knocks on wood*Having flown with my children, I h...*knocks on wood*<BR/>Having flown with my children, I have only had one bad experience with a stewardess, and it was on the flight from US to Narita to Seoul.<BR/><BR/>I, and my sis-in-law who flew with me, believe she must have tossed back something on the break at Narita, for she was sure nicer from Narita to Seoul.<BR/><BR/>Other than that, what can you do, my kids were okay, and both her and ayachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131420520859895849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1170283439411087572007-01-31T14:43:00.000-08:002007-01-31T14:43:00.000-08:00Henri,On one level, if you can't get your kid "und...Henri,<BR/><BR/>On one level, if you can't get your kid "under control" within 15 minutes...well, that's a problem.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Air Tran looks like a bunch of assholes and damage control should be pretty entertaining for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1170178285802937052007-01-30T09:31:00.000-08:002007-01-30T09:31:00.000-08:00The post is hilarious. When I fly with a screamer,...The post is hilarious. When I fly with a screamer, I keep reminding myself, "She'll be paying my social security in 20 years -- and I'll need it!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169768359456303142007-01-25T15:39:00.000-08:002007-01-25T15:39:00.000-08:00column with more details from the family's hometow...<A HREF="http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070121/COLUMN01/701210459/1008/NEWS02?page1" REL="nofollow">column with more details from the family's hometown paper</A>daddy in a strange landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838412669298860456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169763332273618672007-01-25T14:15:00.000-08:002007-01-25T14:15:00.000-08:00I find it amusing that AirTran is an anagram for R...I find it amusing that AirTran is an anagram for Rant Air. I am, of course, easily amused.<BR/><BR/>That said, we are blessed in that Hudson travels well, and probably too frequently, the spoiled little brat. However, there's also an art to getting a kid to cooperate with unfamiliar stuff, involving handy pairings like smoke/mirrors, good cop/bad cop, and bait/switch. <BR/><BR/>We've learned thatInstantYanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298713048059944264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169762181263522002007-01-25T13:56:00.000-08:002007-01-25T13:56:00.000-08:00There is no reason why people with kids --even lit...There is no reason why people with kids --even little ones---can't fly on holiday. The more experience a child has, the less likely they are to react in a hideous fashion. Frankly, the noise level on any plane I have been on is at such a level that I hardly notice crying children [and I've done multiple trips from China to the US with many a baby on board.]. In most cases, if you are seated inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169758735951100462007-01-25T12:58:00.000-08:002007-01-25T12:58:00.000-08:00Henri, I think for this particular case, preboardi...Henri, I think for this particular case, preboarding would have helped this family. I think some airlines do give families with young children enough time by allowing them to preboard, which in my experience gives me as a parent, about 10 to 15 minutes to get my kids in their seats and ready to go. According to AirTran's website they do allow families with "infants in arms" to preboard. The honglien123https://www.blogger.com/profile/04664865503830892153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169748959334348582007-01-25T10:15:00.000-08:002007-01-25T10:15:00.000-08:00Don't you love it when your sarcasm is lost on you...Don't you love it when your sarcasm is lost on your audience? Or maybe Jeremy's own sarcasm is lost on me...? Did the egg come before...? Aarrrgh.<BR/><BR/>You forgot to mention that the parents should have taken certain preventive measures such as slipping a valium or something in the toddler's juice box. It's not just the screaming toddlers that bug me - how about those incessant Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169692112576587832007-01-24T18:28:00.000-08:002007-01-24T18:28:00.000-08:00All kidding aside, if the parents were making a tr...All kidding aside, if the parents were making a true effort to try and stabilize their kid, how much time do you think the airline should have given them? As long as the parents were making a genuine effort to comply I think they should have been given at least the same 15 minutes that the airline used up by running late.Henrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761756953188913137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169667893376077922007-01-24T11:44:00.000-08:002007-01-24T11:44:00.000-08:00Dude, that is one talented kid. With skills like ...Dude, that is one talented kid. With skills like that, you could get tons of free tickets. You should tell the flight attendants to give you comps or else the baby gets the paperclip! Or if none are available, that your kid would telepathically manipulate the entire plane into a cirrhosis inducing lush fest. That'd teach 'em.honglien123https://www.blogger.com/profile/04664865503830892153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169664456422598382007-01-24T10:47:00.000-08:002007-01-24T10:47:00.000-08:00My kid travels like a tiny little baby Hannibal Le...My kid travels like a tiny little baby Hannibal Lecter. Everyone thinks the tiny little mask is so cute. Just don't let him get his hands on a paperclip. Oh and one time he sign languaged this guy sitting across the aisle to drink himself to death on the flight.Henrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761756953188913137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169656895398053632007-01-24T08:41:00.000-08:002007-01-24T08:41:00.000-08:00Whoa! I've always been really proud that both my k...Whoa! I've always been really proud that both my kids (ie the one who can sit on my lap and the one that can't) have always been really well behaved on flights. Who knew that if they acted up we could've gotten roundtrip tickets to ANYWHERE plus our money refunded?!<BR/><BR/>Although in all seriousness, climbing under the seat and hitting her parents?? At 3?? I actually don't really sympathize honglien123https://www.blogger.com/profile/04664865503830892153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169611555229924142007-01-23T20:05:00.000-08:002007-01-23T20:05:00.000-08:00Anybody got a 3 yr old screamer I can borrow for m...Anybody got a 3 yr old screamer I can borrow for my next flight? I'd like three round trip tickets to anywhere too. Next people will be pinching their kids and making them cry.Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596577460047751287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169603614111710712007-01-23T17:53:00.000-08:002007-01-23T17:53:00.000-08:00You're scaring me.You're scaring me.Henrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761756953188913137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169600669186474632007-01-23T17:04:00.000-08:002007-01-23T17:04:00.000-08:00You know what, we need people like you on an airpl...You know what, we need people like you on an airplane when other people's kids start throwing a tantrum! I wish more people would speak up and DEMAND the couple be thrown off the plane. I have a 15 months old, and guess what, WE DON"T FLY for this reason. We'd drive, or how about just staying home? Part of the sacrifice we had to make for having a child. <BR/><BR/>Who wants to take a bet on how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com