>>>CNN: Flatulence on plane sparks emergency landing
>>>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/06/plane.passing.gas.ap/index.html
>>>
>>>Hilarious. Next they are going to ban beans from airport restaurants.
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>>Or a least ban matches.
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>The matches and lighters are already banned. I've had mine taken away regularly since last summer.
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>I wonder why don't they have a drop box for matches and lighters, so that the arriving passengers can take one. It's really frustrating to have no light when you return after 12+ hours in no-light-zone.

I was recently at San Francisco airport, where I have to go to the departures level to get a shuttle.
Immediately I got outside I asked someone (who was smoking) for a light.
At that time a lady had just finished paying her cabbie. I guess she heard me ask because next thing I knew she handed me her lighter and said "Take this. I'm only going to lose it in 5 minutes anyway.".

I though she was one very thoughtful lady and I was most grateful.