How right on! I have lost three small Swiss Army Knives to TSA and am really offended to hear about Aunt Myrtle’s hemmoroid operation on a nearby cell phone conversation.
This really would make a 5 hour flight almost unbearable. With text messaging and wi-fi available, there’s no reason a person HAS to actually talk to somebody. There are WAY too many d-bags out there that feel their conversation is SO important that they need to tak 5 times louder than normal about completely idiotic topics.I Really hope this doesn’t pass.
Look at the bright side. This is an issue where most of us can set aside our partisan differences and agree about. I have to agree that cell phone use in confined areas is a social faux pas. Turn the ringer off and just let it go to voice mail. Even if it’s a life or death emergency, there’s not a lot you can do about it at 30,000 feet.
It’s not the talking that’s so much of a problem, it’s the peabrains that let the ringtone play on and on before they bother to look at the screen and make the lengthy decision to answer. All the while everyone is treated to a midi version of “Kung Fu Fighting”
The companies are already lining up to “upgrade” phones, to accommodate (at huge cost) and per minute “roaming” fees up to $5 a minute! Make it $50,000 a second!!!
Bad enough walking down the street listening to these morons, or watching them drive over curbs, small children, and motorcycles while on their phones, now we can’t escape on a plane? Maybe if carte blanche to flush the annoying talkers phone down the toilet came with the proposal, and the ability to give the talker a “swirly” at the same time?
This decision may come as early as mid-December so if you will comment where it might help, here are the email addresses of the FCC Chair and Commissioners:To the Commissioners of the FCC:
Chairman Tom Wheeler: Tom.Wheeler@fcc.govCommissioner Mignon Clyburn: Mignon.Clyburn@fcc.govCommissioner Jessica Rosenworcel: Jessica.Rosenworcel@fcc.govCommissioner Ajit Pai: Ajit.Pai@fcc.govCommissioner Michael O’Rielly: (no address)
Pilots and attendants are said to oppose this. Who’s for it? Cell phone services and advertisers. Chairman Wheeler’s previous job, the news story said, was working for organizations promoting in-flight cell phone use.
Just a note on the “sociology” of this. While texting, “Facebook” and other social media, including cell phones, are supposed to increase “communication”, they actually take people into the ether of “the cloud”, where in one more case, they can totally ignore the real person (even relatives) sitting RIGHT NEXT TO THEM! “Face to face” contact and communication, is becoming anathema, and as a result, these “social drones” are perfectly accepting of armed, military, drones, as long as only “strangers” are being killed. In a culture where “friends” are all (or mostly) actually strangers, what IS going on?
The use of the term slitting one’s wrist is disgusting. Suicide is not funny. Do you realize how many people lose loves ones to suicide every year? It is not a joking matter. As someone who has lost a loved one to suicide, I find this cartoon soooooo offensive and hurtful. I do agree that cell phone use should not be in such a confined space, but there are other words to convey the message which would have been more tasteful.
eepatt over 10 years ago
How right on! I have lost three small Swiss Army Knives to TSA and am really offended to hear about Aunt Myrtle’s hemmoroid operation on a nearby cell phone conversation.
ConserveGov over 10 years ago
Ha! Funny toon!
This really would make a 5 hour flight almost unbearable. With text messaging and wi-fi available, there’s no reason a person HAS to actually talk to somebody. There are WAY too many d-bags out there that feel their conversation is SO important that they need to tak 5 times louder than normal about completely idiotic topics.I Really hope this doesn’t pass.
retpost over 10 years ago
First we had a no smoking section, now it will be a no cell phone section; I hope it`s soon.
Jason Allen over 10 years ago
Look at the bright side. This is an issue where most of us can set aside our partisan differences and agree about. I have to agree that cell phone use in confined areas is a social faux pas. Turn the ringer off and just let it go to voice mail. Even if it’s a life or death emergency, there’s not a lot you can do about it at 30,000 feet.
larryrhoades over 10 years ago
Maybe they can have a Cell cell to put the users into, possibly abaft.
moe_the_cat over 10 years ago
It’s not the talking that’s so much of a problem, it’s the peabrains that let the ringtone play on and on before they bother to look at the screen and make the lengthy decision to answer. All the while everyone is treated to a midi version of “Kung Fu Fighting”
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
The companies are already lining up to “upgrade” phones, to accommodate (at huge cost) and per minute “roaming” fees up to $5 a minute! Make it $50,000 a second!!!
Bad enough walking down the street listening to these morons, or watching them drive over curbs, small children, and motorcycles while on their phones, now we can’t escape on a plane? Maybe if carte blanche to flush the annoying talkers phone down the toilet came with the proposal, and the ability to give the talker a “swirly” at the same time?
moderateisntleft over 10 years ago
so said the crying man……..
vhouse0 over 10 years ago
This decision may come as early as mid-December so if you will comment where it might help, here are the email addresses of the FCC Chair and Commissioners:To the Commissioners of the FCC:
Chairman Tom Wheeler: Tom.Wheeler@fcc.govCommissioner Mignon Clyburn: Mignon.Clyburn@fcc.govCommissioner Jessica Rosenworcel: Jessica.Rosenworcel@fcc.govCommissioner Ajit Pai: Ajit.Pai@fcc.govCommissioner Michael O’Rielly: (no address)
Pilots and attendants are said to oppose this. Who’s for it? Cell phone services and advertisers. Chairman Wheeler’s previous job, the news story said, was working for organizations promoting in-flight cell phone use.
Write. Right now. Thank you.
bobviously over 10 years ago
oh pfffft. Use earplugs. They’re cheap. Use your own phone to listen to music or even night sounds to snooze by.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
Just a note on the “sociology” of this. While texting, “Facebook” and other social media, including cell phones, are supposed to increase “communication”, they actually take people into the ether of “the cloud”, where in one more case, they can totally ignore the real person (even relatives) sitting RIGHT NEXT TO THEM! “Face to face” contact and communication, is becoming anathema, and as a result, these “social drones” are perfectly accepting of armed, military, drones, as long as only “strangers” are being killed. In a culture where “friends” are all (or mostly) actually strangers, what IS going on?
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
But. it boils down to the fact it’s bloody hard to get the doors open at 35,000 feet to take “proper actions”.
thinnerer over 10 years ago
The use of the term slitting one’s wrist is disgusting. Suicide is not funny. Do you realize how many people lose loves ones to suicide every year? It is not a joking matter. As someone who has lost a loved one to suicide, I find this cartoon soooooo offensive and hurtful. I do agree that cell phone use should not be in such a confined space, but there are other words to convey the message which would have been more tasteful.