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Old 18th Jul 2011, 11:35
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@ CCC ... the same way some people neck it in the Lounges. "It's free", "I'm entitled, I bought my ticket", etc. etc. Some people just can't resist anything that's perceived as "free". Some people clearly can't resist pouring down the G&T, JD Blue or whatever in the Lounge at 0930 ... I can't believe they normally do that.

Is it that the whole 'flying experience', from check-in onwards, is so alien that people undergo some mystical transformation to an alter ego?

I'm certainly not a non-drinker, by a long way but when flying I'm always conscious that [a] I usually have to drive when I get to my destination, [b] might possibly need to perform a emergency evacuation [nod to TightSlot] and [c] have to present myself to Immigration officials. None of those scenarios work well with a skin-full of booze, free or otherwise.
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