janisj

ggreen: Maybe those women have pickled their brains w/ the polish fumes.

kswl: Doing nails on board a plane is just amazingly rude and totally clueless. Sorry you think otherwise.

kswl

Janisj: why sorry? You have your own opinion, I have mine. "Rude" is a cultural phenomenon. My list of rude behaviors is no doubt different from yours.

annikany

I always carry on my nail polish when I fly and the remover goes in my checked bag. I have never had security take my polish and security has searched my bags several times. (I did put my polish in checked baggage once and it didn't survive the trip). I would never polish my nails on the plane. Polish does have a strong odor and although I don't mind it I would not subject anyone else to it. For one thing people have such weird allergies and you never know what you might have on that will harm someone else. I also do not wear perfume or hairspray when I fly. Those also have strong smells and can make people sick.
We should all be aware of these things but some people simply do not know any better and that is sad.

socialworker

Very well put, annikany--both the gym where I work out and the hospital where my Primary Care MD is located have prominent signs requesting that patrons/patients use no products w/strong odors. It is not just an issue of rude vs polite.

I am surprised at the level of your defensiveness, kswl. Surely you are not saying it is a *good* idea to polish your nails in any closed, poorly ventilated area, where the others present are a captive group??

kswl

As I said earlier, "It is certainly rude to whip out acetone, which has an acrid odor, in such close quarters." But I still think that nail polish has a much milder smell. The main worry I would have is that the person using it would spill the bottle and get polish on my clothes or person.

I have been coughed and sneezed on, subjected to the most VILE perfume AND the most horrible body odor while traveling on a plane. Again, a little nail polish just doesn't seem that bad!

GoTravel

kswl, you may think nail polish has a mild smell but it doesn't.

Nail polish has a very strong smell.

Suzie

I have my nails done at a salon for the most part and I find the acetone does not have a strong odor anymore as it has been perfumed. This is true for the type I purchase for home use as well. Nail polish on the other hand can have a very powerful odor depending on the brand. When my DD uses polish I hunt her down and ask her to stop using it in the house. The odor is too strong even when she is in her room in a 2 story house. I can’t even imagine how strong it would be in an airplane!

CPPHOTO

This is unacceptable behavior. It is always appropriate to ask the offender to stop. Page the flight attendant if they do not comply. No other passengers saw her doing her nails and notified the flight crew? That is also unacceptable. Its bad enough to crammed into a small area in an uncomfortable seat sharing everyone elses airborne germs, huffing nail polish just adds to the joy. I dont advise doing your nails next to me on a plane.

janisj

"a little nail polish just doesn't seem that bad!" Look back through this entire thread. Does anyone else think using nail enamel on an airplane is OK?

You must have no sense of smell at all. And yes - it is rude.

ms_go

Wow---can you spell o-v-e-r-r-e-a-c-t?


The plane was carrying 5-liter containers of acetone in the cargo. I think not....

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-nail07.html

kswl

"You must have no sense of smell at all."

Since you seem to know everything about me, Janisj, there is no rebutting that. Is it possible that some people react less violently to disagreeable odors than others? As to the litres of acetone aboard the plane, the issue is OBVIOUSLY the passenger who LIED about using the chemicals, not the polish itself.

So, everything will have to be banned except those things that are specifically allowed. Too bad we've come to that.

kswl

Sorry, I should have said, "did not come forward in response to the query."

jetset1

It boils down to consideration and common sense,imho.
There are days at the grocery store when I have nearly keeled over at the strong smells left in the aisles, notably bad b.o.and cigarette/alcohol smells, but more commonly, classic fragrances like L'air d'temps(sp?)..

Being in a giant toothpaste metal tube makes it much worse, and the less odors there are to deal with, the more enjoyable and bearable it is.
I feel like the "It doesn't bother me, so why should it bother you" attitude is selfish and ignorant. There are things people *can do* in public places, but in this instance, the majority and the airlines have spoken! ............No Deal!

Kal

jetsy, "Nina"?

It reminds me of the old Steve Martin joke:

"Mind if I smoke?"

"No.Mind if a f@rt?"

jetset1

Kal~ what's with the "Nina" thing? Are you having a l'il happy hour? An obsession with Columbus? Do tell...
Oh, since you are here, it was Southern Comfort I forgot re the chocolate Martini, thereby making the correct drink a slow comfortable screw up against the wall.
cheers, and no acetone required as a chaser, ha! J.

Statia

Kal, you never cease to crack me up.

You haven't "smelled" on an airline until you've flown on a 20-seater sardine tin can on a short, inter-island Caribbean flight. I won't go into many details, but a big Rasta guy lets loose right next to you as you are sardined in with very little ventilation and proclaims proudly, "Now DAT be gas, mon!"

It aint pretty, and certainly less so with the mix of KFC and Burger King that everyone is bringing home from the "big island" for dinner. Ick!

I think on second thought I will take that nail polishing gal sitting next to me.

Kal

jetsy,
Nina Ricci perfume, no? Ooooooh la laaaaa. Reminds me of her boutique in Paris.

I STILL can't stand the smell of Sourthern Comfort. I guess I "got allergic" to it my Frosh year in College. amp;

Speaking of fumes on a plane and booze, my seat mates have been known to get a wiff of Bailey's on early morning flights!

Statia, only YOU could sit next to someone who passes "jerk bi-product"!
Nothing like being proud of your work, yah mon?

I have to admit, I've also been known to carry on a "bag o' burgers" for trips 3hrs+....after getting stuck on the tarmac for almost 2hrs once in Dallas and once in Atl., you learn your lesson. But, I hold the onions!

Barbara

Hi Kal, going to fly down here anytime soon?

GoTravel

OMG! The first time I ever got drunk in my life was off Southern Comfort. I haven't touched it since and that's been twenty years.

Kal

Barb...nothing scheduled but yah nevah' know. Maybe after June Gloom?

GoT, You're allergic too, eh?
My date that night (it was about 2yrs BMK*) still can't even smell it either.
I would pitty anyone sitting next to either of us on a plane if someone opened up a SoCom mini on a flight!

Mrs Kal got a severe allergic reation to Tequila in Cozumel about 11yrs ago.
I ordered a Teq Collins a few weeks ago and I haven't heard her gagging like that since.....well you all know me so fill in your own joke here....




*BMK before Mrs Kal.