From: "Melvin Lumbardy" 
Subject: Re: San Antonio air Port Sec
> From:          Pete Donahue 
> Date:          Sat, 17 May 1997 21:08:48 -0500 (CDT)
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> Subject:       Re: San Antonio air Port Sec
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>Pet Donahue wrote:  Hello Mike and listers,
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> The Faa would do well to keep it's other priorrities straight as well.
> They fought or may continue to fight us on our right  to sit in the seat
> of our choice, but as has been exposed intthe news lately they are doing
> next to nothing to require that air lines install smoke detectors and fire
> extinguishers in cargo holds to hopefully ward off another Value Jet or
> TWA 800 disaster. 
My  wife and I have flown a few times and I wonder why a fuss is made 
about a blind persons cane when I see people getting on the airplabe 
with snow skis and guitars and other large bulky items. I understand 
that these big items are probably stored in a luggage dept or 
elsewhere but wonder where the airlines have the right to take away a 
blind persons cane. Canes are thin and not in the way of anyone when 
put on the floor next to the  passenger. I suppose airlines do not 
understand what a blind person can do. In a real emergency if the 
plane was in trouble and there would be no lights in the cabin most 
blind people would be  better at getting around because they are used 
togetting around with no lights. 
 Yes they would do well to get their safety initiatives
> straight and leave us alone and deal with real problems and not immaginary
> ones.
> 
> Peter Donahue
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