If you’re an American, you already know that people around the world either hate us or think we’re just plain stupid. Then again, let’s see what happens in France this weekend, and we’ll see if we get a pass.
Anyway, so there’s now a ban on anything larger than a cellphone traveling in the cabin of any airliner coming to the United States from 10 different Arabic countries. The UK has decided to jump on that bandwagon as well. But now, just about a month later, someone in charge was wondering, “So how do we make travel even more unbearable?” And even though we thought it couldn’t be done – it’s one of those Ronco, “But Wait! There’s More!” moments.
Think about it. A five, ten, fifteen hour trip with just your cellphone. No iPad, no Samsung Note, no portable DVD player. And as you’re taxiing away from the gate, you hear, “We’re sorry, but Chief Purser Gopher just deleted all in-flight entertainment. But somewhere we’ve got a VHS copy of Biodome with Pauly Shore somewhere,” screamed from the overhead. Won’t that be great?