Ryanair what scroungers charging to use the toilet on a short flight it makes me so angry!

20 bucks says they drop this after they get sued by someone with a war wound or diability or someone whos drug causes them to use the bathroom more often using as dricrimination against the disabled claim

So angry that you want to pee?

I took a taxi the other day. Imagine my horror to discover that there was no toilet on board. And when he stopped to let me use a public convenience, he kept the meter running!

I'll take my pee elsewhere from now on.

It's funny how things have reversed in our lifetime, heck just since the last 10 years or so. Water and bathrooms used to be free, and you had to pay for music and newspapers...

This won't last long. Airport bars all over Ryanair's service area will be up in arms. Imagine the impact: "No ale for me, mate, thanks! They'll hit me up for a pound just to use the 'loo on the plane!"

Now, if they charged people for piddle-packs, like the fighter pilots use...oh, let's not go there...

US Air just reversed their policy of charging for drinks. P.S. I've heard that airplane ice is made out of nasty stuff. Does anybody who's a flight attendant or knows one know if that's true?

Actually, here's a USA Today piece on the subject:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/baskas/2005-04-12-baskas_x.htm

The EPA is responsible for insuring the safety of our drinking water, both from our home taps and on airplanes. So last summer, and again late last year, the agency randomlu tested the drinking water aboard hundreds of domestic and international passenger planes.

The results were not very encouraging: In the summer test, nearly 13% of tested aircraft carried water was contaminated with coliform bacteria, thus failing to meet EPA standards. In November and December 2004, the water on more than 17% of the aircraft tested fell below the agency's standards.

How does the water on airplanes get contaminated? The EPA isn't sure. In an e-mail response to a long list of questions on this subject, an agency spokesperson told me, "In general, there are multiple sources that potentially cause contamination on the aircraft that have been identified with the water transfer equipment such as the hoses, water carts and water cabinets."

Speaking of which -- ever used a hotel remote? With or without a plastic bag over it?

And P.S. I'm not particularly germ-fearing. Our immune system seems to need germs to be a strong defender. But, hotel remotes...the maid ain't cleaning 'em. And think about some of those people you see leaving their hotels rooms in the morning and the porn they might've watched the night before. Ick. Next time you're in a hotel room, put the condom on the remote.

Oh, and it's possible the guy at Ryanair was making this up -- that occurred to me as I posted it (there's a new post on Consumerist saying that). But, they are the nickel-and-dime airline, more than others. They wrote the book on it.

US Air just reversed their policy of charging for drinks.

Good. I hadn't been thinking good thoughts about those guys. I flew out to the West Coast on business last month with a couple other guys, and was rather unimpressed with them charging for absolutely everything. Worse, the restroom on the connecting flight out of Vegas was out of order. I wish they'd told us that before we'd had the beers in the airport bar. So USAir isn't exactly high in my regard right now. By the way, years ago, USAir was known as Allegheny Airlines; my dad called it "Agony Airlines." I can understand that.

Workaround for nasty airline ice: Order your drinks neat.

Are you sure this is an Irish airline? Sounds like a Scotsman is running the operation.

No a Scot would let you pee in the aisle

Just wait until some folks (it does pay to be a man some time!) decide to pass on the 'loo and just pee on the floor of the plane, or in a handy water bottle then left behind. That'll teach 'em!

The market will take care of this one way or the other.

Meanwhile, aren't we all grateful that the margins are so tight for commercial air travel that this is what happens?

Did anyone link this yet?

Pee fee, whee!

Did anyone link this yet?

Sounded like nerd-gossip to me, but maybe that's because I understood almost none of it.