On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:53:36 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> > People eat on airplanes to take up time. Not everyone
> > and/or their kids are content to sit and read for 5 hours
> > straight.
>
> Maybe food would be totally unnecessary if you could get decent food at a
> decent price at airports. The last time I flew (Buffalo to Denver) we had a
> one hour flight to Cleveland, a short layover and then three hours to Denver.

Boy, you have bad luck... or something. I can get a better
than decent meal for a very fair price at the airport in
Eugene Oregon and it's just a "one horse" airport. The
bigger airports I've been to and eaten in all have good food
for a reasonable price (not bargin basement) when you eat in
a full restaurant vs. the food court.

> I could have done without the meal we were served, if you could call it a
> meal. Come to think of, I can't think of any meal that I have had on a plane
> that was worth eating.
>
I'm not sticking up for the food quality, although I'm
pretty good at choosing a meal that isn't bad... but I've
often wondered why I didn't remember to order Kosher,
vegetarian or even McDonalds.

What I'm saying is that I've noticed the rituals of passing
out drinks & snacks, followed by a movie & meal takes up
just about all the time allotted for a flight. It keeps
people busy.

I'd rather they didn't do it either, but not for your
reasons. I hate blocked isles.


sf