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Mon Nov-23-09 07:43 PM
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I have to fly on an airplane tomorrow. |
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:28 PM
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1. You have my full sympathy. Really. I HATE flying. nt |
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:34 PM
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I'm trying to think positively... or I am resigned to my demise-by-air travel. One way or another, I have to play mental gymnastics in order to convince myself that it's "not that bad."
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:34 PM
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3. I prefer to fly IN the airplane |
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Messing up the aerodynamics of the control surfaces would ruin a lot of folk's day.
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:36 PM
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6. get ON the plane, screw you I'm getting IN the plane |
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:52 PM
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:24 PM
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40. "That's not a near-miss! That's a near-hit! A collision is a near-miss!" |
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:37 PM
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7. Ha! Well, they ran out of seats, so they're going to strap me to the roof. n/t |
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:34 PM
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Last time I flew, I made the mistake of lighting up a cigarette while walking outside between terminals.
I was swarmed on by about 5 TSA guys yelling their stupid heads off.
I thought they were going to de-nut me.
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:39 PM
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9. Well I don't have balls, so I suppose I shouldn't worry too much about TSA... |
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:41 PM
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10. Just don't smoke on airport property, young lady... |
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Seriously, once the plane is moving, the hard part is over.
You'll do fine.
Enjoy your flight.
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:41 PM
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11. Thanks. That's much appreciated. n/t |
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:36 PM
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I'm sorry you're dreading it...
I LOVE to fly!
The views are amazing from up there...
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:38 PM
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8. If I had even an ounce of your positive joie de vivre, I wouldn't have started this thread. |
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Seriously - I wish I approached such things differently. I've dreaded flying since I was a pre-teen.
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:53 PM
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This picture says why I love to fly: I took this of Mt. Shasta several years ago...
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Mon Nov-23-09 09:16 PM
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17. Wow, what could be more breathtakingly gorgeous? |
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I've never flown before, but if I could experience views like that, I don't know if I'd want to land!
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Mon Nov-23-09 09:20 PM
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18. Thank you, my dear Pool Hall Ace! |
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I was extremely lucky.
I was on the correct side of the airplane, and it was on the correct side of the mountain...
If any of those factors hadn't existed, this picture (and several others) would not have happened...
It was a little jet too.....didn't fly at the normal 30,000 feet.
It was truly a lucky shot!
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Mon Nov-23-09 09:30 PM
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19. That's our Peggy: Have camera, will travel! |
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Mon Nov-23-09 09:59 PM
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22. We were flying from I think Bend Oregon to LAX... |
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Back from my brother in law's funeral...
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Mon Nov-23-09 10:02 PM
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23. Hey I was close. Portland isn't far |
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I didn't know. Condolences.
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Mon Nov-23-09 10:39 PM
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It was several years ago, and we've recovered...
Thanks, sweetie...
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Mon Nov-23-09 08:59 PM
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14. Jokes aside, I agree with Peggy |
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Air travel is by far the safest method of transportation. Just get a window seat, sit back and enjoy the view. You'll be fine.
:)
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Mon Nov-23-09 11:50 PM
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33. I'll have a mimosa before I go. |
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Mon Nov-23-09 11:39 PM
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28. LOL! I can't wait for the slapping line. It will send me straight to Christmas. |
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Mon Nov-23-09 09:40 PM
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It is by far the safest mode of travel.
We are flying from Ks to Vegas in Jan.
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Mon Nov-23-09 11:40 PM
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29. I know it's safe, but I hate being jostled six miles in the air in a large tin can. n/t |
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Mon Nov-23-09 10:06 PM
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24. My wife flies on Monday |
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for a month with my parents :evilgrin:
She's not thrilled with flying (well, specifically takeoffs and landings bother her) - and a month with the in-laws isn't exactly something she's looking forward to.
She's going to help my dad paint their house - in exchange, we'll get some cash, plus some money off what we owe them for the down payment on our house.
My parents are pretty cool, but a month with anyone's family (sometimes even your own) is a bit much :D
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Mon Nov-23-09 11:41 PM
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30. Yeah, I'll agree with that... |
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After my flight, I'm driving 9.5 hours with my father and mother-in-law in the backseat. Woohoo! :beer:
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Mon Nov-23-09 11:30 PM
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26. Flying is fun. Getting to go is fun. Enjoying the voyage is fun. Meeting |
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people and talking to people on the plane is fun. Flying is 100 times safer than riding in the car. That means you will be killed in a car accident 100 times, before you once are killed in a plane crash. If you are in a plane crash your odds of surviving are better than 50 50. Yes, more than half the people survive a plane crash. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. dc
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Mon Nov-23-09 11:43 PM
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31. The statistics don't help the discomfort, I'm afraid. |
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But I'm doing a half and half trip - half plane, half car. I'm half-gambling, I guess. ;)
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Mon Nov-23-09 11:34 PM
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27. Guess you could call Greyhound... |
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or drive yourself.
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Mon Nov-23-09 11:45 PM
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32. 'Tis too late, m'dear. We already have tickets. :( |
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I wish we had the time to drive - we'd actually save money on this trip.
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Tue Nov-24-09 01:28 AM
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34. Ask if they will let you sit inside. |
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They might, if you ask nice.
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Tue Nov-24-09 01:50 AM
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So we can track you :)
www.flightaware.com
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Tue Nov-24-09 01:04 PM
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Have a drink or two before you get on and sit back and enjoy it!
Make sure you follow TSA guidelines and you'll have no problem with security.
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Tue Nov-24-09 03:38 PM
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37. Smuggle in some Lysol |
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and scrub down the seat. I've heard horror stories about seat cooties. I don't mind flying like from here to Vegas, but I hate flying any longer than that. My 22 hour flight was torture.
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Tue Nov-24-09 07:27 PM
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38. Don't go to this site before flying |
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Thu Nov-26-09 01:28 AM
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41. Good site. I told my aviation buff friend about it, he had not seen |
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it before. But it's incidents only, without any real issues. But somehow it appears to be everything world wide. Thanks dc
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:23 PM
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39. I would probably try and get a seat INSIDE the airplane..... |
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flying on the airplane might scare William Shatner or John Lithgow!
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Thu Nov-26-09 01:40 AM
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42. Flying is quite the thing, isn't it? |
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Here we are, moping and complaining about, as if it has become some kind of chore. Of course, it can be like that, I understand, but it is also a truly amazing experience when you really get down to it. You are flying, FLYING, about 30,000 feet in the sky. I remember flying from London back to the states and from out my window, I could see the ice caps, I think it was Greenland. It was such an incredible sight, and to think about 100 years ago, seeing such a thing from such heights would have been the thing of dreams.
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Thu Nov-26-09 01:52 PM
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43. Exactly why delays on the flight never bother me. Gratitude. dc |
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