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mopaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:10 PM Original message |
who's afraid of flying? |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not afraid of flying |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. I hate it. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm afraid of flying, too |
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FloridaPat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. Me. I panic easily. 9 years as an air traffic controller. Need I say more? |
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LuCifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's not the flying that bothers me... |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. I need Xanax to fly! |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
38. now see. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:03 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Xanax on all commercial flights |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:05 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. actually i probably still wouldn't fly |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. LOL |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. I LOVE flying!! I'll do it any time I can. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
47. LOL! I take you've never flown nekkid? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:36 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Never flew naked. How did you manage? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Hee...true dat. Autopilots can do amazing things |
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Holly_Hobby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. I refuse to fly |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:14 PM Original message |
Me. |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. I hate it. I always white-knuckle it and pound a few cocktails to get |
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newsguyatl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. not afraid, per se |
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VPStoltz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. I used to hate it, then... |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. I've flown probably 20-25 times back from |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:17 PM Original message |
After seeing that landing tonight |
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CascadeTide (164 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. i can think of no better way to go out than a fiery crash |
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mopaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. i'd druther be et by hogs |
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moobu2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. lol... me too |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. That was funny!! |
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moobu2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. I am. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
16. Used to be terrified...Now I'm just cautious....Flew to Cancun for fun |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'm afraid of flying on commercial flights |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Funny you should mention that. |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:14 AM Response to Reply #17 |
61. While general aviation accidents |
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Staph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. Flying is boring |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. Not me, though I used to, especially landing. |
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Southsideirish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. Friend's dad was killed in crash - that did it for me. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. I must know at least a dozen people killed in car crashes. |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
22. Not I, said the green pig |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. Love it. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
24. 17000+ hours military, corporate, and airline and I hate it! |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Is that you in the pic? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
50. We both did long after we came to hate it.!! LOL |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
26. I do not like it at all. |
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Gloria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. I haven't flow in 13 years....I'm a chicken flyer, but even more afraid |
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Mist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
30. I HATE IT, HATE IT, HATE IT, HATE IT!!!! |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
31. me! |
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titoresque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
32. I admit...wuss here. I cry from Phoenix to Vegas |
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NoBushSpokenHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
33. LOL funny you should mention it |
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Berserker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. It's like |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. I have to travel to Chicago from L.A. next week. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
35. I really enjoy flying both as a passenger and pilot |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
37. I won't fly |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
40. Funny (?) story... |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
41. Flying is exciting, to "Just Me". |
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FM Arouet666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
45. Hate it, but got used to it |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
46. Well, I have about 7,800 hours logged as a pilot, never put a scratch on |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:10 AM Response to Reply #46 |
59. Saw a spectacular aurora while out flying one night |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:55 AM Response to Reply #59 |
64. LOL...well, it's not necessary to be naked to enjoy an aurora. |
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BamaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
48. I won't fly |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
49. It's the landing I hate... |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
51. I fly! I've flown into Alb. gripping the seat, and Columbia, holding |
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Staph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
53. What to do if you're scared |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-05 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
55. as a retired flight attendant i can tell you this... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:00 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. This is why I prefer to fly...it is safer than driving |
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wellstone_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
57. With Xanax? No problemo! |
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deadcenter (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
58. i fly |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
60. And probably some |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
62. I love flying, except everything before and after it |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
63. Love to travel...Hate to fly! |
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Roxy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
65. Love to fly.....n/t |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
66. I last flew 23 years ago, my wife 17 years, we don't plan to fly again. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
67. I love flying |
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Corgigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-05 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
68. Hows this one for a bit different perspective |
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