Can someone make me feel a bit better about flying?
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We're off to Vegas in a couple of weeks. Manchester to Altanta then Atlanta to Vegas...
It's by far the longest flight I've ever been on and (I realise this makes me sound a fanny) I'm s
tting myself..
I used to love flying when I was a kid but in a 10 year gap of no flying before I went to the Canaries 5 years ago. I got it into my head that I hate it. So now I'm not looking forward to this flight in the slightest.
I used to really enjoy it, taking off, landing etc etc but now all I can think of is the wing dropping off lol.
So if anyone can make me feel better..?
It's by far the longest flight I've ever been on and (I realise this makes me sound a fanny) I'm s
tting myself..I used to love flying when I was a kid but in a 10 year gap of no flying before I went to the Canaries 5 years ago. I got it into my head that I hate it. So now I'm not looking forward to this flight in the slightest.
I used to really enjoy it, taking off, landing etc etc but now all I can think of is the wing dropping off lol.
So if anyone can make me feel better..?
See if anyone you know has a prescription for valium and will give you a couple of pills. If not then buy some Etizolam on the net (totally legal), its chemistry and effect is very similar to valium. A couple of those 30 mins before your flight and you'll be ready for anything. This is what i do now, i'm not scared of flying but it certainly makes long and boring flights much more enjoyable.
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Scantily said:
See if anyone you know has a prescription for valium and will give you a couple of pills. If not then buy some Etizolam on the net (totally legal), its chemistry and effect is very similar to valium. A couple of those 30 mins before your flight and you'll be ready for anything. This is what i do now, i'm not scared of flying but it certainly makes long and boring flights much more enjoyable.
It is a criminal offence for anyone to supply valium which is a Class C controlled drug available only to those prescribed it. My wife doesn't like flying and gets the doctor to prescribe her valium for flight purposes. She says it's not perfect but it's vastly better.
I can never understand why people fear flying. It is extremely safe and on the same basis, you could be killed in a car at any second by a far more prolific threat.
The total number of people killed on Britain's roads last year was 1900. The total number of deaths in UK commercial aviation was zero.
Yes, zero. It was zero in 2011, too.
The total number of deaths in US commercial aviation was also zero. For the fourth consecutive year.
The difference between many people's perception of the dangers of flying and reality is huge. As others have said, the most dangerous part of your journey will be the drives to and from the airports.
Yes, zero. It was zero in 2011, too.
The total number of deaths in US commercial aviation was also zero. For the fourth consecutive year.
The difference between many people's perception of the dangers of flying and reality is huge. As others have said, the most dangerous part of your journey will be the drives to and from the airports.
Bradgate said:
The total number of deaths in UK commercial aviation was zero.
Yes, zero. It was zero in 2011, too.
Unfortunately, UK commercial aviation has a habit of running flights to destinations outside the UK, so you'd have to include them too to make the stat valuable, and also we don't all fly on UK airlines only either. I recently flew London to Belgrade on JAT Airways, if my outbound flight had crashed at Belgrade killing all on board, would that have been considered a "UK commercial aviation" statistic? The accident was not in the UK, and was not a UK airline flight.Yes, zero. It was zero in 2011, too.
I hate flying but it's never stopped me doing it. Wibble. Although driving is obviously more dangerous than flying, I think it's the lack of control and the extreme unlikeliness of survival in any accident that makes people more nervous of the less dangerous mode of transport of the two.
I am sure none of this has helped the OP.
:-)
The wings don't usually drop off - remind yourself about that. I would be more concerned about what greets you at ATL. Hartsfield is an airport I use very frequently (arrived there from Paris yesterday, as it happens). The CBP officers are particularly surly and malevolent and the airport is laid out in such a way as to pretty much ensure that whichever terminal you arrive in will be the diametric opposite of the one your connecting flight leaves from. The transit systems brakes seem on or off - nothing in between.
swerni said:
Bradgate said:
The total number of deaths in UK commercial aviation was zero.
Yes, zero. It was zero in 2011, too.
The total number of deaths in US commercial aviation was also zero. For the fourth consecutive year.
So what you're saying is, we're about due for a crash?Yes, zero. It was zero in 2011, too.
The total number of deaths in US commercial aviation was also zero. For the fourth consecutive year.
Seriously thogh OP, did you really think PH was going to help much with this one.
My advice. Just be fatalistic about it. If your numbers up, it's up.
Or in this case, very much down, quickly, whilst screaming and trying to scribble a quick note to loved ones.
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