Taking pix of or on a plane can get you clipped wings or worse

banned pilotIn the continuing saga of how weird America has become, HuffPost reports on the Kafka-esque rules concerning airplanes and cameras.

It’s not illegal or even against airline policy to take photos or video of airplanes, on airplanes or of airline staff. But if you do, the staff can decide to blacklist you, remove you from flights or create a report about your “bad behaviour”. They can also decide to do nothing and let you snap, or film, away without any consequences whatsoever. And by the way, these unpublished rules, not made accessible to the public, are subject to change without notice. read more

Can you keep a secret?

When someone tells you a secret and says, “Don’t tell anybody.” … this does not mean they want you to tell their secret to only one or two others. It actually means they don’t want you to tell even one other person. Because if you do tell, it won’t be a secret any more.