Spare us all.

Coming soon to a flight near you: cell phones.

Yep. Seems the airlines have figured out a way to use satellites that'll let people make cell phone calls while in the air.

Just what we need: Hurtling through the sky in an aluminum tube at 450 miles an hour; trapped next to someone who feels compelled to get on the phone and share the details of Uncle Mortimer's gall bladder operation ("He told me he's going to keep the stones in a jar in the kitchen."), while on the other side is someone who decides it's the perfect time to call the office and go through those quarterly reports ("Look at page 6, column 4...")

Imagine: As the person behind you kicks your seat again when they try to cross their legs; as you struggle to open that hermitically sealed bag of peanuts; as you wonder why there's no movie on a 5 hour flight to New York, when suddenly the airline cabin comes alive with the babble of people trying to talk on their cell phones above the engine noise.

I say no.

I say the hell with inane cell phone conversations at 32,000 feet.

We need to contact the airlines NOW.

We need to tell them no to their hair-brained scheme.

We need to speak now, or be forced to listen - forever!

(Below you will find a link to all major US Airlines. Consider sharing your thoughts with them on the issue of cell phone use while in flight.) www.multied.com

And if you want to share your thoughts with Ken Schram, you can e-mail him at kenschram@komo4news.com