Would this bother you?

[Iani]

Similar to having 7 dogs barking all night long next door in the Phils.

Either get really stressed out or become accustomed to and accepting of it.

Or plan C - go round, shoot them - dog adobo?

As for babies on flights, well I'm torn between two camps. The real me who doesn't really care that much (It always seems to be the case that a long distance flight HAS to have a screaming baby on board, it's just one of those laws of physics)

And the other hand which says that any parents taking a baby on a long distance especially night flight are incredibly selfish, and can't they just take their holidays in Mablethorpe for a couple of years.

[gWaPito]

Or plan C - go round, shoot them - dog adobo?

As for babies on flights, well I'm torn between two camps. The real me who doesn't really care that much (It always seems to be the case that a long distance flight HAS to have a screaming baby on board, it's just one of those laws of physics)

And the other hand which says that any parents taking a baby on a long distance especially night flight are incredibly selfish, and can't they just take their holidays in Mablethorpe for a couple of years.

Ordinarily, I would wholly agree with your last sentence Ian.

But, for us this is a whole lot more than just a jolly in the sun..(those days are well gone)

For most in same situations as us, its a hard worked opportunity to see family who haven't been seen, as in my wife's case for nearly a couple of years...many go for decades b4 they go back.....its a chance for family to meet there cousins grandmother aunts..you name it..its gonna be a massive event for all concerned

Plus a double Christening to boot

Hardly comparable to A 2 weeks 'larding it' on a costa beach.

Believe me, if we could get there via a magic carpet, we'd jump on

[stevewool]

and can't they just take their holidays in Mablethorpe for a couple of years.

done that many many times before i new the world was round