On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Chuck Grimes <[email protected]> wrote:
> There is another more ominous consequence of dense and that is prolonged > contact with people who are sick with colds and flues. Basically > international > travel is just disease pen. > > This points to a possible lawsut for health and safety standards that > should > include more room, more food, and better design. > > The last time I flew I got a monster flue and ended up in the hospital. The > same thing happened to my former boss who really had a bad time that took > weeks to recover. > > It's the same general consequence that cramming domestic chickens and ducks > into pens creates the environment for disease. > > Well, if we had regulated air travel it would be simple enough to impose > health and safety as well as reasonable comfort standards and be done with > the nightmare of air travel on long distant flights. > > Being crammed in one position can also cause blood clots. Also flying is very greenhouse gas intensive. Regulations that made flying healthier would also make it more expensive - which might be a good thing. > CG > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Facebook: Gar Lipow Twitter: GarLipow Solving the Climate Crisis web page: SolvingTheClimateCrisis.com Grist Blog: http://grist.org/author/gar-lipow/ Online technical reference: http://www.nohairshirts.com
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