Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:15:11 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: keyboards & flights, was Re: Return of The King
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

> bnewton at ashcomp.com 12/24/03 10:14AM
>Interestingly, Michael Walsh said:
>>I was seated =
>>on the aisle.  To one side was a child in a bassinet -rather unhappy =
with =
>>things.  Behind me were three kids maybe in the 4 to 7 age range, a few =
=
>>month old child being held by his mother, off to the side was the father =
=
>>with another kid.
>
>How about sitting directly in front of an infant with a "loaded" =
diaper,
>with everyone strapped into their seats awaiting takeoff, prohibited =
from
>getting up.  With, of course, a lot of planes stacked up in front of
>us.  I'm not sure, but I think they changed that kid in their seats.  =
Kind
>of rank.  I really sympathized, though.  Those folks lookd a little old =
to
>be first-time parents, i.e., 40+ each.

Flying is difficult, flying with children can only be  . . .more difficult.=
  I don't envy the parents in those situations.

mjw

>
>Barry
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