WTH: Books and Airplanes

[dewline]

I do not normally truck with the content of the National Post, but in this instance, I might well make an exception for the sake of our dignity as humans and my own petty career ambitions as both writer and illustrator.

Read on and react as you will.

Update on 8 Jan 2010: After about a day and a half, the alleged directive was withdrawn, re-interpreted...you get the idea.

Hoping for the best. Namely, that we don't ever get a repeat instance of this.

Comments

[pompe.livejournal.com]

Fahrenheit 2010. Books bad, laptops good.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...Ray Bradbury might have a thought or two on that one when he hears of this.

[tartysuz.livejournal.com]

They allow Kindles, which makes me think this is a plot by Amazon.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Jeff Bezos twisting arms at DHS and Transport Canada? Can't see it right now.

[thesaucernews.livejournal.com]

You know, I've never been on a plane, and at this point I might decide to continue never being on a plane indefinitely.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Was a time when I actually enjoyed getting on a plane...

[daytonward.livejournal.com]

If the people in charge of this stuff read more books, they might not be quite so stupid.

Well, it's a thought.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

It's a fair one, though. And I think a lot of people agree with it.