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...group backing the government's idea of lifting the carry-on load. The Association of Flight Attendants has for several years been advocating for restrictions on carry-ons. "The amount of stuff people haul around with them is overwhelming the new security system and slows the boarding process," says Pat Friend, head of the AFA. "It's time to put strict rules in and abide by them...
...mails went even further. One of them compared me to those two icons of American morality, Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. And one particularly inflammatory respondent pulled out all the stops: He called me a femme-nazi...
...particular, Major General Pat Brady and Schlessinger are expected to bring a lot of attention to the HRC, Porter said...
Lately, the passengers are muted--staying in their seats, keeping to themselves--and appreciative. "They say thank you," Stephenson notes. "They give you a pat on the shoulder, and tears well up in our eyes." When the plane lands safely, he sees a look of relief on their faces. They must recognize the grace and courage of workers they so long took for granted. They should also recognize the flight attendants' sense of humor--which is to say, a sense of proportion. "I was talking to other flight attendants," Stephenson says, "and one woman said, 'On my flight a passenger...
...dogs digging through the World Trade Center crypt have become so discouraged by their failure, day after day, to find anyone alive that rescue workers have taken to burying themselves under blankets and allowing the dogs to sniff them out and "save" them, while others watch and cheer and pat the dogs on the back...