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Sociology > Depression |
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"%" |
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13 May 2006 01:13:25 PM |
| Object: |
IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 01:15:11 PM |
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_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't go on planes.
From what I see on the news, air marshalls and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
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| User: "%" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 01:18:18 PM |
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't go on planes.
From what I see on the news, air marshalls and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:30:35 PM |
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% wrote...
"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
news:slrne6c8hj.17sq.slunky@latitude.zero...
_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't
go on planes. From what I see on the news, air marshalls
and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little planes
are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to jumbo jets,
which are more like busses.
-lisa
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:38:09 PM |
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
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% wrote...
"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
news:slrne6c8hj.17sq.slunky@latitude.zero...
_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't
go on planes. From what I see on the news, air marshalls
and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little planes
are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to jumbo jets,
which are more like busses.
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i have found that
it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel like i'm in a giant sardine can.
it doesn't help that the wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside the
plane look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
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| User: "%" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:42:44 PM |
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"used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
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% wrote...
"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't
go on planes. From what I see on the news, air marshalls
and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little planes
are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to jumbo jets,
which are more like busses.
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i have found that
it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel like i'm in a giant sardine can.
it doesn't help that the wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside
the
plane look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
i would like to fly ,
i can rent a helicopter here ,
would that count
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:47:17 PM |
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
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% wrote...
"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't
go on planes. From what I see on the news, air marshalls
and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little planes
are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to jumbo jets,
which are more like busses.
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i have found
that
it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel like i'm in a giant sardine
can.
it doesn't help that the wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside
the
plane look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
i would like to fly ,
i can rent a helicopter here ,
would that count
for some reason, that sounds even *more* frightening!
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| User: "%" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:57:00 PM |
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"used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
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% wrote...
"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't
go on planes. From what I see on the news, air marshalls
and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little planes
are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to jumbo jets,
which are more like busses.
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i have found
that
it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel like i'm in a giant sardine
can.
it doesn't help that the wings bounce all the time, and the bolts
inside
the
plane look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
i would like to fly ,
i can rent a helicopter here ,
would that count
for some reason, that sounds even *more* frightening!
well maybe if i ever go visit my brother i'll fly ,
but i always thought a train ride through the rockies would be nice
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 03:03:04 PM |
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
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% wrote...
"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't
go on planes. From what I see on the news, air marshalls
and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little planes
are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to jumbo jets,
which are more like busses.
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i have found
that
it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel like i'm in a giant sardine
can.
it doesn't help that the wings bounce all the time, and the bolts
inside
the
plane look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
i would like to fly ,
i can rent a helicopter here ,
would that count
for some reason, that sounds even *more* frightening!
well maybe if i ever go visit my brother i'll fly ,
but i always thought a train ride through the rockies would be nice
oh yes, that would be incredibly beautiful! you should definitely do that
instead!
of course there is always the possibility of derailing. :/
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:48:01 PM |
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_/ % wrote \_
i would like to fly ,
i can rent a helicopter here ,
would that count
I've been in a helicopter and a plane, and I would say yes a helicopter
would count.
--
-slunky
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| User: "%" |
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13 May 2006 02:57:34 PM |
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
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_/ % wrote \_
i would like to fly ,
i can rent a helicopter here ,
would that count
I've been in a helicopter and a plane, and I would say yes a helicopter
would count.
--
-slunky
all i'd see here is hills and trees
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 03:01:56 PM |
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_/ % wrote \_
all i'd see here is hills and trees
All I saw was city and desert. Except when I flew over Texas. Then I
only saw big flat fields.
--
-slunky
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| User: "Bacon" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:47:54 PM |
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On Sat, 13 May 2006 19:38:09 GMT, "used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com>
wrote:
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i have found that
it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel like i'm in a giant sardine can.
it doesn't help that the wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside the
plane look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the engines and
maintenance on all the working guts is pretty sophistocated. But the
run down conditions inside planes makes me uncomfortable.
And do they still have to announce you can't smoke? I think we get
the point by now.
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:50:10 PM |
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"Bacon" <rbkfour@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Sat, 13 May 2006 19:38:09 GMT, "used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com>
wrote:
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i have found that
it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel like i'm in a giant sardine can.
it doesn't help that the wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside
the
plane look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the engines and
maintenance on all the working guts is pretty sophistocated. But the
run down conditions inside planes makes me uncomfortable.
yes, they just don't look very sturdy inside.
And do they still have to announce you can't smoke? I think we get
the point by now.
yes they do. morons abound. :D
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:55:38 PM |
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used2be wrote...
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the
engines and maintenance on all the working guts is pretty
sophistocated. But the run down conditions inside planes
makes me uncomfortable.
yes, they just don't look very sturdy inside.
when they first made commercial jets, the heels of women's shoes
would puncture the floor, as the metal was very thin to conserve
weight. they're built much sturdier now than they used to be.
and, afaik, it's still the safest way to travel.
i try to compare the inside of a plane with a taxi. the plane
wins, hands down.
-lisa
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 03:00:26 PM |
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97C2A1FEAA07Cmccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
used2be wrote...
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the
engines and maintenance on all the working guts is pretty
sophistocated. But the run down conditions inside planes
makes me uncomfortable.
yes, they just don't look very sturdy inside.
when they first made commercial jets, the heels of women's shoes
would puncture the floor, as the metal was very thin to conserve
weight.
omg, you have GOT to be kidding!
they're built much sturdier now than they used to be.
and, afaik, it's still the safest way to travel.
yeah, well...
i try to compare the inside of a plane with a taxi. the plane
wins, hands down.
heh...this reminds me of something my pappaw always used to say about flying
(which he never did because he feared it so much)...in his best negro
dialect (he was from alabama, so he did this alot), he would say, "when you
has an accident in a car, there you is...but when you has an accident in an
airplane, where is you?"
:) i miss that man. he was so funny.
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| User: "Bacon" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 03:04:46 PM |
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On 13 May 2006 19:55:38 GMT, "lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote:
used2be wrote...
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the
engines and maintenance on all the working guts is pretty
sophistocated. But the run down conditions inside planes
makes me uncomfortable.
yes, they just don't look very sturdy inside.
it's still the safest way to travel.
It's also the only method where you face a 6 minute freefall in a
worst case scenario. Long enough to pass out from fear for a couple
minutes then wake back to the horror over and over again.
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 03:10:10 PM |
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"Bacon" <rbkfour@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On 13 May 2006 19:55:38 GMT, "lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote:
used2be wrote...
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the
engines and maintenance on all the working guts is pretty
sophistocated. But the run down conditions inside planes
makes me uncomfortable.
yes, they just don't look very sturdy inside.
it's still the safest way to travel.
It's also the only method where you face a 6 minute freefall in a
worst case scenario. Long enough to pass out from fear for a couple
minutes then wake back to the horror over and over again.
exactly!
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 04:34:18 PM |
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In message <C2r9g.21685$Qq.17462@tornado.texas.rr.com>, used2be
<used2be@nowhere.com> writes
"Bacon" <rbkfour@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:loec62dek3e2ghrba4id3rvgmchbk9k4jh@4ax.com...
On 13 May 2006 19:55:38 GMT, "lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote:
used2be wrote...
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the
engines and maintenance on all the working guts is pretty
sophistocated. But the run down conditions inside planes
makes me uncomfortable.
yes, they just don't look very sturdy inside.
it's still the safest way to travel.
It's also the only method where you face a 6 minute freefall in a
worst case scenario. Long enough to pass out from fear for a couple
minutes then wake back to the horror over and over again.
exactly!
Try a sinking ship.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "Bacon" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 05:01:24 PM |
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On Sat, 13 May 2006 22:34:18 +0100, Alan Harding
<Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote:
In message <C2r9g.21685$Qq.17462@tornado.texas.rr.com>, used2be
<used2be@nowhere.com> writes
"Bacon" <rbkfour@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:loec62dek3e2ghrba4id3rvgmchbk9k4jh@4ax.com...
On 13 May 2006 19:55:38 GMT, "lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote:
used2be wrote...
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the
engines and maintenance on all the working guts is pretty
sophistocated. But the run down conditions inside planes
makes me uncomfortable.
yes, they just don't look very sturdy inside.
it's still the safest way to travel.
It's also the only method where you face a 6 minute freefall in a
worst case scenario. Long enough to pass out from fear for a couple
minutes then wake back to the horror over and over again.
exactly!
Try a sinking ship.
Kind of sit back and contemplate your demise situation. Pretty
morbid, but not adrenylin inducing terror.
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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13 May 2006 02:50:26 PM |
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Bacon wrote...
On Sat, 13 May 2006 19:38:09 GMT, "used2be"
<used2be@nowhere.com> wrote:
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i
have found that it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel
like i'm in a giant sardine can. it doesn't help that the
wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside the plane
look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the
engines and maintenance on all the working guts is pretty
sophistocated. But the run down conditions inside planes
makes me uncomfortable.
And do they still have to announce you can't smoke? I
think we get the point by now.
apparently, you especially can't smoke in the lavatories.
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 04:16:51 PM |
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In message <Xns97C2A11CF216Amccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4>, lisa in mass.
<mccats@rcn.com> writes
Bacon wrote...
On Sat, 13 May 2006 19:38:09 GMT, "used2be"
<used2be@nowhere.com> wrote:
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i
have found that it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel
like i'm in a giant sardine can. it doesn't help that the
wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside the plane
look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
I know they're constantly rebuilding or replacing the
engines and maintenance on all the working guts is pretty
sophistocated. But the run down conditions inside planes
makes me uncomfortable.
And do they still have to announce you can't smoke? I
think we get the point by now.
apparently, you especially can't smoke in the lavatories.
On the flights I was on last month, they made a special point of
announcing that the lavs had smoke detectors.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:42:36 PM |
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used2be wrote...
"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97C29DBF4E25Emccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
news:slrne6c8hj.17sq.slunky@latitude.zero...
_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't
go on planes. From what I see on the news, air marshalls
and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little
planes are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to
jumbo jets, which are more like busses.
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i
have found that it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel
like i'm in a giant sardine can. it doesn't help that the
wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside the plane
look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
when i was in my early teens, my father got a pilot's license
and we got a 6 seater plane for the family. i went with him
for his lessons, and we used to fly places most weeks, if only
out to brunch or dinner. we also made long trips, like to new
orleans at christmas time. i even took some glider lessons. i
miss it badly.
-lisa
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:46:27 PM |
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
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used2be wrote...
"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97C29DBF4E25Emccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
% wrote...
"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
news:slrne6c8hj.17sq.slunky@latitude.zero...
_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I don't
go on planes. From what I see on the news, air marshalls
and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little
planes are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to
jumbo jets, which are more like busses.
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years, i
have found that it causes me quite alot of panic. i feel
like i'm in a giant sardine can. it doesn't help that the
wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside the plane
look as if they are about to pop loose any second.
when i was in my early teens, my father got a pilot's license
and we got a 6 seater plane for the family. i went with him
for his lessons, and we used to fly places most weeks, if only
out to brunch or dinner. we also made long trips, like to new
orleans at christmas time. i even took some glider lessons. i
miss it badly.
well, it's no wonder you enjoy it then. you have seen it from every
perspective.
my hubby worked for FedEx for years, and used to "jumpseat" alot when we
were in memphis. he flew all over the country that way. he loved sitting
behind and talking with the pilots, most of whom used to be military pilots
and had plenty of fascinating stories to tell.
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:48:42 PM |
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used2be wrote...
"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97C29FC8CD718mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
used2be wrote...
"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97C29DBF4E25Emccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
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"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
news:slrne6c8hj.17sq.slunky@latitude.zero...
_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I
don't go on planes. From what I see on the news, air
marshalls and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little
planes are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to
jumbo jets, which are more like busses.
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years,
i have found that it causes me quite alot of panic. i
feel like i'm in a giant sardine can. it doesn't help
that the wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside
the plane look as if they are about to pop loose any
second.
when i was in my early teens, my father got a pilot's
license and we got a 6 seater plane for the family. i went
with him for his lessons, and we used to fly places most
weeks, if only out to brunch or dinner. we also made long
trips, like to new orleans at christmas time. i even took
some glider lessons. i miss it badly.
well, it's no wonder you enjoy it then. you have seen it
from every perspective.
my hubby worked for FedEx for years, and used to "jumpseat"
alot when we were in memphis. he flew all over the country
that way. he loved sitting behind and talking with the
pilots, most of whom used to be military pilots and had
plenty of fascinating stories to tell.
i sat next to a fedex pilot on a flight about a year ago. he
had great stories.
-lisa
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| User: "used2be" |
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| Title: Re: IF YOU'RE IN AN AIRPLANE |
13 May 2006 02:55:49 PM |
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97C2A0D14B11Dmccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
used2be wrote...
"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97C29FC8CD718mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
used2be wrote...
"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97C29DBF4E25Emccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
% wrote...
"slunky" <slunky@globalzero.org> wrote in message
news:slrne6c8hj.17sq.slunky@latitude.zero...
_/ % wrote \_
and a cop draws his weapon on you ,
and says , GET ON THE GROUND ... NOW ,
what do you do
Stop drop and roll. Air marshalls are the reason I
don't go on planes. From what I see on the news, air
marshalls and schizophrenics don't mix.
--
-slunky
i have never flown in my life ,
partly out of fear ,
partly just cause i got no where to fly to ,
and the one time i did try ,
that's how i found out ,
i'm not allowed to enter the US ,
so i had to sneak in on a bus
i love to fly. the smaller the plane the better. little
planes are like sports cars or motorcycles compared to
jumbo jets, which are more like busses.
i loved to fly as a kid and teen, but in my adult years,
i have found that it causes me quite alot of panic. i
feel like i'm in a giant sardine can. it doesn't help
that the wings bounce all the time, and the bolts inside
the plane look as if they are about to pop loose any
second.
when i was in my early teens, my father got a pilot's
license and we got a 6 seater plane for the family. i went
with him for his lessons, and we used to fly places most
weeks, if only out to brunch or dinner. we also made long
trips, like to new orleans at christmas time. i even took
some glider lessons. i miss it badly.
well, it's no wonder you enjoy it then. you have seen it
from every perspective.
my hubby worked for FedEx for years, and used to "jumpseat"
alot when we were in memphis. he flew all over the country
that way. he loved sitting behind and talking with the
pilots, most of whom used to be military pilots and had
plenty of fascinating stories to tell.
i sat next to a fedex pilot on a flight about a year ago. he
had great stories.
did he happen to tell ya the one about the disgruntled employee who
jumpseated and decided to hijack the FedEx plane and use it to crash back
into memphis intn'l airport? turns out that the pilot was a retired fighter
jet pilot, and he put that plane thru some crazy moves that most jumbojets
aren't designed for in order to knock the hijacker off his feet and keep him
from carrying out his plan. it was awesome. my hubby got to look at the
plane shortly after this happened. he said it's a miracle the thing stayed
in the air after what the pilot put it thru. it's a great story. we still
have a newspaper clipping of it in our scrap book.
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