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Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:15 pm
Sometimes people tell me "You should visit [a country name]" but I can't. Not because I don't want to but because there's this thing called Gravity and its effect on everything that's flying. Planes fall, ships sink and I can't fly nor can I swim and 9/11 doesn't help in persuading me at all. Gravity knows no forgiveness and whatever is in the air, it's bound to fall. If evolution wanted us to be able to fly, it would make us winged. Which is why I would set foot on a plane only if its engines have been removed so that it can't take off.
Are you scared of flying? Or sailing, for that matter? Are there other freaks of nature like me who are scared of flying?
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RE: Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:19 pm
Not as long as I have a plane around me.
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RE: Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:22 pm
I wasn't apprehensive about flying till I worked for a company that made aerospace hardware.
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RE: Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:25 pm
I have flown a whole lot in my lifetime (as a passenger). Widebody DC-10's, commuter Dash 7's and Q400's, even private Cessna 172's. I rather enjoy it, though I'll say that there are sometimes nerves. I kind of like that, though.
I am going to Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, and possibly Yukon next year. In Alaska, and maybe Washington (Seattle), I may have the opportunity to fly some. An operator in Juneau has a seaplane operation with mostly Cessna 206's, IIRC. A seaplane (on pontoons) is something I have never done, and the idea intrigues me. Unfortunately, having spina bifida as I do,my mobility is kind of low, and 40 minutes with no restroom nearby is kind of terrifying (which in itself makes me want to pee). Small planes offer a bit of a free bladder massage.
So, I'm not completely sure, but I look forward to the idea.
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RE: Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:27 pm
No, I'm scared of crashing.
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RE: Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:29 pm
I always have a nightmare where I'm really high up and I'm falling to my death. The whole time I'm falling, I'm thinking "Why was I ever this high off the fucking ground!? I'm a fucking idiot!" Then I wake up an promise myself never to be high up. So, it's a yes.
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RE: Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:30 pm
I'm scared of flying too, haven't flown since I was a kid and had no choice over family holidays. When I fly I can't stop imagining the plane falling out of the sky, and all that would take is a faulty part or human error or a bird flying into one of the engines
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RE: Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:36 pm
Just do what a lot of people do and get stoned prior to takeoff. ETOH, weed, RX, (together or separately) they all make it more enjoyable. Makes going through security is kind of a pain. Not much fun standing in line hammered.
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RE: Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:37 pm
(This post was last modified: July 7, 2015 at 7:38 pm by rado84.)
(July 7, 2015 at 7:29 pm)Exian Wrote: I always have a nightmare where I'm really high up and I'm falling to my death. The whole time I'm falling, I'm thinking "Why was I ever this high off the fucking ground!? I'm a fucking idiot!" Then I wake up an promise myself never to be high up. So, it's a yes.
I never have dreams of flying. Relatively often I'm dreaming of earthquakes but that never scares me, though. Come to think of it, I've never had any dreams of me dying.
Saxmoof, I don't need to fly to imagine these events. I can do that on the ground where it's safe to imagine everything.
Brewer, getting myself stoned won't reduce the risk of the plane falling. Not to mention they'll never let me on board while I'm stoned.
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RE: Are you scared of flying?
July 7, 2015 at 7:38 pm
I absolutely love flying.
Hell, when I get the opportunity (and the money) I like to skydive.
Travel is one of my favourite activities.
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