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K&R, They're still abusing children by kidnapping them from thier parents uponit7771 Jun 2019 #1
You do realize it is a single airline banning him--not all, right? hlthe2b Jun 2019 #2
I am not saying there should be no punishment. Most of the airlines either have arrests of fines. vsrazdem Jun 2019 #8
Those are two completely different issues malaise Jun 2019 #3
Yup.. e-cigs definitely are a fire and explosive hazard. Just some of the many documented incidents hlthe2b Jun 2019 #5
I read your post after posting mine malaise Jun 2019 #6
Thank you. cwydro Jun 2019 #7
LOL malaise Jun 2019 #9
totally agree... samnsara Jun 2019 #12
I don't even think it's up to the airline, I think it's an FAA regulation. George II Jun 2019 #19
I believe the regulation is arrest. vsrazdem Jun 2019 #24
Well I'd ban that person for life malaise Jun 2019 #37
Thank you. SharonClark Jun 2019 #30
Vaping oils are made from various products. The mist coats all surfaces, including smoke detectors. TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 #32
Great point malaise Jun 2019 #33
Thanks! I forgot to add in a compulsive disorder to oral fixation and drug dependency. TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 #36
I can't imagine not being able to last through a flight without a smoke, or a vape or whatever. cwydro Jun 2019 #48
they do look ridiculous Skittles Jun 2019 #52
There are other options. safeinOhio Jun 2019 #4
Just because Trump is a criminal doesn't mean we should disregard the rule of law altogether. Snake Plissken Jun 2019 #10
Not The Best Analogy JGug1 Jun 2019 #11
why do people insist that vaping D2020 Jun 2019 #26
Who has proven sarisataka Jun 2019 #35
Not to start a fight online, but ..... D2020 Jun 2019 #40
Thank you for this I agree with you. K&R, nt. druidity33 Jun 2019 #41
If it only contained water vapor Codeine Jun 2019 #54
It doesn't smell like water. KentuckyWoman Jun 2019 #67
Good point. Codeine Jun 2019 #68
In all honesty KentuckyWoman Jun 2019 #69
Oh man, the smell of fish. Codeine Jun 2019 #70
Could you provide a source for that, please? sl8 Jun 2019 #46
I noticed that you didn't provide proof for your claim the only byproduct of vaping is water vapor, onenote Jun 2019 #50
It's still against the rules on airplanes, and not just in this country. cwydro Jun 2019 #51
I have yet to set off D2020 Jun 2019 #74
Wow - I agreee, but what a different world we live in now Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #44
I'm fascinated that we actually thought smoking and no-smoking sections with no barrier between StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #58
My point, precisely. Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #61
I was a smoker at the time and even I thought it was disgusting StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #62
Vaping on a plane is dangerous to everyone on the aircraft. StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #13
Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #34
I don't see how the two are even remotely connected. Kaleva Jun 2019 #14
Addicts. Iggo Jun 2019 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Jun 2019 #16
Apples and oranges obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #17
Two totally unrelated issues, why compare the two? George II Jun 2019 #18
I am having a hard time believing I live in a Country where states can have laws that allow children Pachamama Jun 2019 #20
Yep +1,000 malaise Jun 2019 #22
++ vsrazdem Jun 2019 #25
False comparison Cartoonist Jun 2019 #21
How are those two things related? MineralMan Jun 2019 #23
TFW you JUST gotta post something...anything... Loki Liesmith Jun 2019 #27
Conflating the inconvenience MontanaMama Jun 2019 #28
Disrupting the flight crew is punishable by law, yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2019 #29
Addiction makes people post silly things. nt Codeine Jun 2019 #31
I am a nonsmoker, so sorry your theory is wrong. vsrazdem Jun 2019 #42
File under: I can't believe you can get arrested for jaywalking stopbush Jun 2019 #38
What connects attempting to smoke/vape on an airplane and tRump stopbush Jun 2019 #39
Oh please stop. This post is not about vaping. It was meant to be about the extremes we are living vsrazdem Jun 2019 #43
But there is no linear connection between the two extremes you mentioned. Kaleva Jun 2019 #45
The poster was replying to him/herself malaise Jun 2019 #47
I think being banned from flying is extreme. If that is acceptable, then all drunk drivers should vsrazdem Jun 2019 #49
Presumably they're only banned from that airline. Codeine Jun 2019 #55
Drunk drivers should be banned from ever driving again obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #56
It's against the rules to smoke or vape on an airplane in every country I've ever flown in. cwydro Jun 2019 #53
a couple years ago, I vaped on a plane. I got a "airline traffic ticket" and they took my vape awa demtenjeep Jun 2019 #57
Did you not realize Codeine Jun 2019 #59
did not know demtenjeep Jun 2019 #60
You know you can get nicotine gum, right? cwydro Jun 2019 #71
I am trying to quit all nicotine. I haven't had a real cig in 6 years. I started at 32 strength wh demtenjeep Jun 2019 #73
This OP reminds me of the time a local university restricted beer sale hours on campus EffieBlack Jun 2019 #63
Some people choose weird hills upon which to die. nt Codeine Jun 2019 #65
Yup EffieBlack Jun 2019 #66
Following the example of their philosophical forebears from Flanders? sl8 Jun 2019 #72
That's bdamomma Jun 2019 #64
K&R ck4829 Jun 2019 #75
A non issue... BlueJac Jun 2019 #76
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