Somebody smack me in the head please...

leopardlady · #1 07-30-2003, 03:00 PM

...I haven't flown since two months before 9/11 and in a couple of weeks, we're going to the D.R.

I've already started to stress about it.....

Signed,

White Knuckle Flyers Club
President

Ken · #2 07-30-2003, 03:06 PM

I have a friend coming on 9/11. She says she is going to sit in seat 13. She wants to get all of her superstitions out of the way at the same time.

linamia · #3 07-30-2003, 03:07 PM

*SMACK*

leopardlady · #4 07-30-2003, 03:48 PM

hmmmmmmmm..........I'm still scared !

AnnaC · #5 07-30-2003, 04:40 PM

Lady here's how I look at it. You can stay in your house in your bed for the rest of your life and then one day a plane lands on your house and you'll die never having gone and enjoyed life.

Go have fun!

leopardlady · #6 07-30-2003, 05:07 PM

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLl

well.........since you put it THAT way.....

Hillbilly · #7 07-30-2003, 07:54 PM

Why save it for another time?

When I look around and see how many of my friends and collegues are not here, or are recuperating from heart attacks, the idea of "saving for later" seems to vanish.

You have a better chance of dying in a hospital under a doctor's care than perishing in an airplane.

Now, since i did survive survive an airplane crash, in Santo Domingo, I can offer you this proposal.
You pay for me to go there (wherever "there" is) and I'll fly back with you. The odds on two crashes in one lifetime are astronomical!!! So you are totally covered.....

Don't sweat it. All the security stuff you go through in the airport is totally reassuring.

Life is different now, so don't get caught unawares of the new rules:
Nothing that is sharp or that can cut can go in your carry-on. No sprays, nail files, rat-tail combs, or scissors.
Don't put locks on your bags. Ask the inspectors to put the little nylon ties on them for you-free!

So relax and just imagine the joy of being here and cooling it on the beaches or in the cities with ice-cold Presidentes and attentive, caring folks all around.

HB

Little_Monkey · #8 07-30-2003, 08:33 PM

I agree with HB. Enjoy your life. Get on that plane and have a relaxing time in the DR..... Don't worry too much....

Cheers !
"little"

Chris · #9 07-30-2003, 09:27 PM

And if the good advice does not help - one dramamine and two scotches is all you need to have a perfect flying experience....

Peter & Alex · #10 07-30-2003, 10:45 PM

["You have a better chance of dying in a hospital under a doctor's care than perishing in an airplane."] Quote from Hillbilly!!

Excuse hijacking this thread, but could not resist it. Hillbilly, your quote is only valid because there are still a number of people out there who report doctors and dentists to the authorities cos' they think that they don't have the relevant papers!!

Leopardlady - take the advice, kick back and enjoy it! OR - take the pills, drink the scotch, kick back and enjoy it!! You'll be OK.