I have to fly on an airplane tomorrow.

[Writer]

Blech. x(

[Captain Hilts]

1. You have my full sympathy. Really. I HATE flying. nt

[Writer]

2. Thanks!

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."

:(

[liberaltrucker]

3. I prefer to fly IN the airplane

Messing up the aerodynamics of the control
surfaces would ruin a lot of folk's day.

:)

[NightWatcher]

6. get ON the plane, screw you I'm getting IN the plane

[liberaltrucker]

12. Gotta love Carlin

May he RIP.

:rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

40. "That's not a near-miss! That's a near-hit! A collision is a near-miss!"

:rofl:

[Writer]

7. Ha! Well, they ran out of seats, so they're going to strap me to the roof. n/t

[LeftyFingerPop]

4. I feel for ya...

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.

[Writer]

9. Well I don't have balls, so I suppose I shouldn't worry too much about TSA...

:shrug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

10. Just don't smoke on airport property, young lady...

Seriously, once the plane is moving, the hard part is over.

You'll do fine.

Enjoy your flight.

[Writer]

11. Thanks. That's much appreciated. n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear Writer!

I'm sorry you're dreading it...

I LOVE to fly!

The views are amazing from up there...

:hug:

[Writer]

8. If I had even an ounce of your positive joie de vivre, I wouldn't have started this thread.

Seriously - I wish I approached such things differently. I've dreaded flying since I was a pre-teen.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear Writer!

This picture says why I love to fly: I took this of Mt. Shasta several years ago...

[Pool Hall Ace]

17. Wow, what could be more breathtakingly gorgeous?

I've never flown before, but if I could experience views like that, I don't know if I'd want to land!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Thank you, my dear Pool Hall Ace!

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!

[liberaltrucker]

19. That's our Peggy: Have camera, will travel!

Just gotta love her!

:)

[liberaltrucker]

20. Let me guess

PDX to LAX?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. We were flying from I think Bend Oregon to LAX...

Back from my brother in law's funeral...

[liberaltrucker]

23. Hey I was close. Portland isn't far

I didn't know. Condolences.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. It's OK...

It was several years ago, and we've recovered...

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[liberaltrucker]

14. Jokes aside, I agree with Peggy

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.

:)

[Writer]

33. I'll have a mimosa before I go.

:shrug:

[edbermac]

15. Just don't panic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_GJkKMPHxw&feature=related

[liberaltrucker]

16. That's encouraging

NOT!

:rofl:

[Writer]

28. LOL! I can't wait for the slapping line. It will send me straight to Christmas.

:P

[greenbriar]

21. I love flying

It is by far the safest mode of travel.

We are flying from Ks to Vegas in Jan.

[Writer]

29. I know it's safe, but I hate being jostled six miles in the air in a large tin can. n/t

[nickinSTL]

24. My wife flies on Monday

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

[Writer]

30. Yeah, I'll agree with that...

After my flight, I'm driving 9.5 hours with my father and mother-in-law in the backseat. Woohoo! :beer:

[david13]

26. Flying is fun. Getting to go is fun. Enjoying the voyage is fun. Meeting

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

[Writer]

31. The statistics don't help the discomfort, I'm afraid.

But I'm doing a half and half trip - half plane, half car. I'm half-gambling, I guess. ;)

[Haole Girl]

27. Guess you could call Greyhound...

or drive yourself.

:shrug:

[Writer]

32. 'Tis too late, m'dear. We already have tickets. :(

I wish we had the time to drive - we'd actually save money on this trip.

[A HERETIC I AM]

34. Ask if they will let you sit inside.

They might, if you ask nice.

[Hawkeye-X]

35. What flight number?

So we can track you :)

www.flightaware.com

[cwydro]

36. I fly all the time.

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.

[ChickMagic]

37. Smuggle in some Lysol

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.

[XRubicon]

38. Don't go to this site before flying

http://avherald.com/

[david13]

41. Good site. I told my aviation buff friend about it, he had not seen

it before. But it's incidents only, without any real issues. But somehow it appears to be everything world wide.
Thanks
dc

[whistler162]

39. I would probably try and get a seat INSIDE the airplane.....

flying on the airplane might scare William Shatner or John Lithgow!

[Libertas1776]

42. Flying is quite the thing, isn't it?

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.

[david13]

43. Exactly why delays on the flight never bother me. Gratitude. dc