So I'm in the Orlando Airport last week...

jakethebake · #1 08-15-2005, 01:16 PM

...and I stop in the airport newsstant to get a pick of gum. In my opinion, gum is a necessaity for flying because 1) it alleviates the ear pressure problem at ascent/descent; 2) it helps with the cotton mouth from that nasty recycled airplane air. I wander around the little newsstand for like 10 minutes befor ei finally ask, "where's the gum?" The girl says it's against airport policy Apparently people kept spitting their gum on the airport carpets. Who the hell does this? Of all the problems in airports, this is the one they choose to deal with?

LBJ · #2 08-15-2005, 01:18 PM

Just buy it the day before and bring it on the plane?? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

jakethebake · #3 08-15-2005, 01:22 PM

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Yea. It was a plane change there, and I had no idea I wouldn't be able to get it. Had I realized this would be a problem, I would have done that. It's still stupid.

ChipWrecked · #4 08-16-2005, 09:15 AM

Consider it's the Orlando airport, with possibly the nation's highest concentration of <strike>brats</strike> children.

stabn · #5 08-16-2005, 12:19 PM

FWIW you can't buy gum at the portland airport either.

TJSWAN · #6 08-16-2005, 12:22 PM

FWIW,

I have been in many casino's that don't sell gum for the same reason, plus they don't like it sticking in the ashtrays.

Tim

Slacker13 · #7 08-16-2005, 12:22 PM

Did you recline?

jakethebake · #8 08-16-2005, 12:24 PM

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Did you recline?

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I did not recline, but as you know, Slacker, I don't have a height issue.

Voltron87 · #9 08-16-2005, 12:34 PM

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In my opinion, gum is a necessaity for flying because 1) it alleviates the ear pressure problem at ascent/descent; 2) it helps with the cotton mouth from that nasty recycled airplane air.

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tell me more uncle jake! like how the luggage conveyor belt works? can i ride around it??? pleaaaaaaaaaase?

btw i never knew you were related to andy rooney

jakethebake · #10 08-16-2005, 12:36 PM

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tell me more uncle jake! like how the luggage conveyor belt works? can i ride around it??? pleaaaaaaaaaase?

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It is o.k. for you and your hooker to ride around on it. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]