this poster is the perfect example of our very emasculated society. God what an absolute wuss.
this poster is the perfect example of our very emasculated society. God what an absolute wuss.
you're an idiot to think that you could bring powergel on a plane. everyone knows you can't bring liquids on a plane and powergel is probably one of the worst possible, harmless liquids/gels because alot of people don't know about it and might think it's suspect. dumbass
t4b wrote:
Sorry if I seem a little shaky, I haven't come down yet.
If you are going on an airplane this weekend, you are not allowed to have any liquids on board and that mean you are not allowed to have an unopened box of 24 powergels, especially not the latte flavor with double caffine and 4x sodium.
I waited in line for a freaken hour for them to tell me that I was not allowed to have them on the flight. The guy said that I had to throw them away before I went through.
I told him that I spent $15 dollars on those today and I needed them for a race on Saturday.
He said no and pointed to a sign (that did not specifically say no powergel) and then pointed to the garbage can full of makeup.
I did not let him get away with this and I decided to open up every one of them right there and eat them, or drink them, or whatever.
After I had about 15 of them, I didn't feel that great and I didn't have anything to wash them down with, so my mouth felt like it was full of mud. My wife was getting pissed off at the ruckus I was creating, so I threw away the rest of them and walked the half mile to my gate and got directly on the plane without having to wait.
About five minutes later, the plane started leaving to go to the runway and I could barely concentrate while reading my Skymall magazine. My mouth was so dry that the terrorist baby's milk / explosives were started to look good.
Now I have never smoked cracked before, but I think I may have a good idea what it feels like. I could barely turn the pages of my magazing while we waited there, in the 100 degree heat, for the plane to take off. I managed to ask the flight attendent for a glass of water. She politely handed me exactly six ounces of water, and man did it hit the spot.
We fastened our seatbelts and proceeded to take off The force of two g's was way more than enough to put me over the edge, and I started getting queezy and sweating profusely. I took the barf bag out from the seat in front of me and started breathing into it. The smell of the inside of the barf bag did not help the situation.
Now I am no physicist, so I don't know if I am explaing this right. When you are accelerating and you try to throw up, it is like laying on your back and trying to throw up. It is not just going to go right into the bag. I thought I had a pretty good seal around my lips, but only half of it made it into the bag. The rest of it was, dare I say, not in the bag.
For the first time in my life, I got to press the emergency / get me a goddam flight attendent button. The girl looked at me as if to ask "Honey, why have you been eating s hit all day?" She gave me some paper towels and I cleaned up the rest of my $10 worth of powergel and sulked for the rest of the flight.
Let this be a lesson to you. Powergel is a liquid. If you are going to a race, check it though with the rest of your crap. You do not need to carry it on with you. You are not going to be 2 hours into a flight and on the verge of bonking only to have a powergel bring you back to life for 10 minutes.
What do you need 24 for a race for? Outside of an ultra I can't fathom the need for that many. How many little gel flasks were you going to wear around your waist?
Another poster was correct - have you been living in a cave? Check 'em, or better yet, buy them when you get to your destination - might cost a little more, but if you are that strapped for cash perhaps you shouldn't be taking the trip.
Ahmed Muhasfa wrote:
"Hey Clyde, you wouldn't believe the f*ckface I had today, damn guy thought he was teaching ME a lesson by eating 1,000 calories worth of chocolate sauce."
Oh, man. I'm laughing. I'm crying.
yet another reason why we need to racially profile people before they go on planes.
over afterall wrote:
Why didn't you and your wife use body cavities to carry the power gels?
Only until they start instituting body cavity searches. That's when I join the TSA!
I flew from Oakland to New York on Sunday. At the infamous Oakland security line the wait was no longer than usual and the only direcition travellers were given regarding carryon item restricition was a young woman in a TSA sweater wandering up and down the line yelling "Don't forget bout dat liquid thing."
Nobody's carryon bags were actually searched for liquids or gels, they were just relying on the honesty of any potential terrorist to "not forget bout dat liquid thing."
I was sitting in first class at the front and saw one man carry a bottle of water onto the plane only to be confronted by the it wasn't even open. The cockpit door was open and the captain stuck his head out and said the man could not bring the bottle onto the plane. THe dude grumpily made his way back to his seat.
The next thing I witnessed was really funny. The stewardess opened the bottle and poured half of it into a cup and took it down the plane to the passenger.
Security is a JOKE.
It also didn't help that my name was mohammed rashad.
You guys are a bunch of haters.
You are aloud to bring food on the airplane, just as long as you don't have anything to wash it down with. I am not going to run a race that is going to require 24 powergels. I probably need about three or four of them. They will probably cost about $1.50 each, so I thought that I was getting a deal by getting 24 for $15.
And Mohammed is not my name. Like everyone else on this board, I am surprisingly white. Unlike everyone else on this board, I can't run a 15 minute 5K.
You'd think after you ate 15 of them they'd accept the fact that they are not explosives. I agree with the comment that someone made about racial profiling. How many skinny white suburban dudes have tried to hijack planes recently? (I'm assuming this discription fits you, as it describes 95% of the U.S. distance running community)
I work at an airport and I hate them too.
Especially when you get people like this dude.
Latest:If you have a Dell laptop you may not be able to take it on board.
The batteries have an exolosive problem.
That is explosive
The answer for you and other runners is:
SportBeans by Jelly Bellys.
IMO, a lot less yack-producing than gels in the first place, and you can pop a few in your mouth every mile rather than gulping down a big wad of sugar and having to wash it down before you gag.
The day they start confiscating jelly beans at the security line is the day I start taking Greyhound.
Watch, some al Queda MFers are probably trying to concoct jelly bean shaped C4 right now.
JimG wrote:
The day they start confiscating jelly beans at the security line is the day I start taking Greyhound.
Watch, some al Queda MFers are probably trying to concoct jelly bean shaped C4 right now.
Thanks for the tip, infidel dog!
You hate them? Really *hate* the darn things??
Well, what about peaches? Nectarines??
t4b you must be the most retarded idiot on the planet! have you been listening to the news lately?!! If it weren't for the rules that are in place there could be people dead today!! Get over it and follow the laws!
joe13213433 wrote:
t4b you must be the most retarded idiot on the planet! have you been listening to the news lately?!!
hmm, calling someone an idiot, then asking if he listens to the news. if you think the news actually tells you how it is, you are pretty delusional.
the news will tell you that islam is a religion of peace. interesting to note that all terrorists are islamic fascists who want us all dead unless we convert. that doesn't sound peaceful to me. peace loving muslims, yeah, that'll be the day!
that was so funny. what's your phone number? i want to meet you.
What a stupid fvcking moron. This guy sat behind me on the flight and now I know why I had spew all in my hair. Smelled like a dead dog out in the heat for 2 weeks.
Some people should be pre-emptively jailed...or retroactively aborted.
AI wrote:
You'd think after you ate 15 of them they'd accept the fact that they are not explosives. I agree with the comment that someone made about racial profiling. How many skinny white suburban dudes have tried to hijack planes recently? (I'm assuming this discription fits you, as it describes 95% of the U.S. distance running community)
I wonder if there is a gel explosive that when mixed with stomach acid causes an explosion several hours later? (Not the anal discharge type explosion either!).