Column

Three years ago I had written to the government, (although I may have got the address wrong as I’m told the government no longer functions from the Willingdon Club), requesting them to look into the following matters. a) Children under-14 being forced to work b) Spreading awareness on Universal Adult Suffrage c) Banning all flights at 7am and before.

Now whilst there seems to be sluggishactivity towards the first two issues, the third is clearly the most important one. And It has not been attended to despite all my best efforts.

Last Sunday, I got a real taste of the evils of the 7 am air locomotive. To reach the flight on time, the airbus governing body, which is the same one that runs my son’s PTA body ( Parents Teachers Association) had requested all ticket holders to be present at the airport at (can you believe this?) 6 am sharp! Wait not only do you have to be at the airport, you also have to be awake at this time!

Of course, those without tickets or those who are friends of those without tickets, have to be present at least three hours before this shocking departure at the unbelievable world record time of 4 am.

If you are not already reeling in pain, and crying at this base atrocity, let me warn you to stop reading now, much worse is to follow. At 6.25 am, the passengers are huddled into an area exactly the size of the eastern wing of the Dachau concentration camp, where grown-up men feel you up, alternating between their own hands and machines, to wreck absolute humiliation on your already quivering body.

As I looked around I couldn’t help but notice men sobbing uncontrollably, though I was told later, that two of them had turned into wrecks in the anticipation of airline food being compulsorily forced on them. Finally, we are all herded into the plane, like chickens in a coop, only to be better dressed.

Even after all the irrefutable proof thegovernment has not acted on moving this unnecessary evil from the midst of air. Ifanyone out there knows the government’s
address please send it quickly to the editor of this paper who is at present on holiday and unreachable.