and meant to read it then. So glad I remembered and came back today.

I've never had a cleaningperson and probably never will. I figure if I can't find the time to clean up my own mess, then something is really wrong. Thats just me. Granted, my house is not spotless and I have a hard time keeping up with the dust (big city 'n all) but I'm light years ahead of people whose houses I see as a matter of course through my own business. Real estate agent.

Rebecca you're a very good writer and I have nothing but the most respect for you and others who do the work you do. I've seen how filthy people can be and know enough wealthy people to know how cheap they can be. The Toronto Star did a bit of an expose a few years back and mentioned many of the same "lets rip of the cleaner" stories that you did. Appalling.

Good luck with the book. I'm off to try ordering a copy.

Much like the TSA concentrating its efforts on nail clippers rather than the mulititudes of employees with little to no attention paid to that have unhindered airside access, its not surprising that politicians want to ban laptops from the flightdeck. Much easier than actually introducing legislation that would regulate flight time and duty limitations to ensure that pilots were properly rested and attentive to begin with.

Someone once told me that there were more regulations regarding the working hours of truck drivers than there were for pilots and cabin crew. They also told me that there were more regulations regarding the conditions that cattle were flown in, than there were for passengers. (ie. operative air conditioning). I have no reason to doubt either theory.

Patrick,

I assume you are talking about Northwest 255 in the list below. There was one survivor of that crash.

Her name is Cecelia Marie Cichan-Lumpkin.

I had the honor of meeting her several years ago.