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Ed_McCarron:
"Waiting for six people for the restroom doesn't take that long."

Bwuh?

Most planes, theres one restroom you're supposed to use.  5-6 minutes a person, thats a 30-40 minute delay.  Kid's sitting in ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, then, yeah, you change ASAP.  Otherwise rash, leaks, smells -- suck up the 30 seconds of 'yuck' and be glad you didn't have to smell it for 40 minutes.

lilshawn:

--- Quote ---Most planes, theres one restroom you're supposed to use.
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like.... "coloreds only"??

shmokes:

--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on May 29, 2011, 02:12:15 pm ---"Waiting for six people for the restroom doesn't take that long."

Bwuh?

Most planes, theres one restroom you're supposed to use.  5-6 minutes a person, thats a 30-40 minute delay.  Kid's sitting in ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, then, yeah, you change ASAP.  Otherwise rash, leaks, smells -- suck up the 30 seconds of 'yuck' and be glad you didn't have to smell it for 40 minutes.

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Almost all planes have at least two restrooms in coach, bigger planes have more.  And it isn't anything like 5-6 minutes per person unless every single person is taking a crap, which is super unlikely.  An average of 2 minutes is more likely.  Split between at least two bathrooms.  Anyway, you already know this or you've never flown.  Waiting for the toilet on an airplane never, ever, takes 30-40 minutes. 

And, like I said, you can take the kid to the back of the plane and change him there, even if you can't wait for the toilet (which is unlikely).  For crying out loud, it is a tray with the primary purpose of holding food and beverages.  For lots of people.  And you're crammed into those seats like sardines.  If you have stinky gas I don't even think you should be farting there.  Going to the back of the plane to minimize grossness to others isn't that hard. 
   

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: shmokes on May 29, 2011, 03:33:04 pm ---For crying out loud, it is a tray with the primary purpose of holding food and beverages.  For lots of people.  And you're crammed into those seats like sardines.  If you have stinky gas I don't even think you should be farting there.  Going to the back of the plane to minimize grossness to others isn't that hard. 

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You seen, this is, I think the epitome of ignorance about the cleanliness of airplanes. That tray is a dirty, dirty place (only place on a plane worse would be the restroom).

If you aren't cleaning the tray before you eat, then you really aren't concerned ... or are concerned, but aren't that bright.

Add the fact that you are breathing all sorts of stuff in without reasonable air filtration and recycling.

Caveat:
Been flying regularly since arcades were popular.

Know people who manage food and bev service on airplanes. They don't eat on planes. And it ain't because of the diaper changes.

Ed_McCarron:

--- Quote from: shmokes on May 29, 2011, 03:33:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on May 29, 2011, 02:12:15 pm ---"Waiting for six people for the restroom doesn't take that long."

Bwuh?

Most planes, theres one restroom you're supposed to use.  5-6 minutes a person, thats a 30-40 minute delay.  Kid's sitting in ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, then, yeah, you change ASAP.  Otherwise rash, leaks, smells -- suck up the 30 seconds of 'yuck' and be glad you didn't have to smell it for 40 minutes.

--- End quote ---

Almost all planes have at least two restrooms in coach, bigger planes have more.  And it isn't anything like 5-6 minutes per person unless every single person is taking a crap, which is super unlikely.  An average of 2 minutes is more likely.  Split between at least two bathrooms.  Anyway, you already know this or you've never flown.  Waiting for the toilet on an airplane never, ever, takes 30-40 minutes. 

And, like I said, you can take the kid to the back of the plane and change him there, even if you can't wait for the toilet (which is unlikely).  For crying out loud, it is a tray with the primary purpose of holding food and beverages.  For lots of people.  And you're crammed into those seats like sardines.  If you have stinky gas I don't even think you should be farting there.  Going to the back of the plane to minimize grossness to others isn't that hard. 
   

--- End quote ---

About 6 months ago.  USAirways.  Flight to CA, from PA for work.  Seated near the front of the plane, I was told not to use the lavatory at the back because they 'didn't want us wandering around the plane for security reasons.'  Oh, and don't use the first class lav.  Oh, and don't form a line.

Yup.  40 minute wait.  I almost needed a diaper change.

I try my damndest to be nice to others while flying -- but it's getting tougher.  About halfway through that flight I just wanted out and to hell with the others around me.

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