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JaniceSW

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2018, 08:19:29 am »
I used to have no problem flying and did quite a bit when I was younger.  However, the older I am getting, the more apprehensive I seem to be.  It's not that I wouldn't get on a plane because there are a few places I still want to go and flying is the the most expedient.  Nonetheless, I don't want to fly in the winter. I just think of the de-icing they do and the bad winter storms where you get stranded at airports. I also notice that I watch the other people getting on the plane more closely than I ever did before.  Frankly, if I noticed anything suspicious, I would report it at the drop of a hat...right or wrong...who cares!?

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #16 on: August 01, 2018, 08:55:37 am »
Not afraid to fly, just don't like it so much. I usually sleep or read a book the entire flight. Not to mention checking in and going through security is just a huge hassle. Last time I flew, they confiscated my sunblock. Apparently, liquids over a certain amount are automatically confiscated (I knew that but I was going to Vegas. Need my sunblock!! Lol).

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #17 on: August 01, 2018, 09:13:35 am »
No, actually i like it.I fly to Europe every year and my next trip will be next month.

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2018, 09:18:30 am »
I am not afraid of flying.  I don't fly often, only when I have gone on a vacation.  So for me, flying is associated with Fun.

I have experienced a few moments of anxiety during flights, but nothing that would cause me to never fly again.
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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2018, 11:53:26 am »
I am not afraid to fly just don't go anywhere to fly anymore.  I have only flown one time and I loved every minute of it.  It is so much faster than driving.

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2018, 11:53:45 am »
I used to be terrified of flying. In the last 8 or so years I've probably been on at least 200 flights, so it is not as scary to me as it once was.

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2018, 11:56:11 am »
just video game flying. if they put parachutes on civilian planes or escape pod, then is one thing. The military pilots have them in their planes but civilian no.

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2018, 02:23:24 pm »
No I'm not afraid to fly but my ears don't like it.  I try to avoid it because twice I have had to get surgery on my ears after a flight.  I had eardrum surgery three times from a botched problem due to flying.  The doctor said I can fly by the end of the year but I'm not feeling it.

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2018, 02:46:29 pm »
Im not crazy about flying.I get kinda claustrophobic in a plane.I will admit you cant beat it to get somewheres tho.I have a bro in Colorado i would have liked to see more often.I was there once and its nice seeing the Rocky Mountains right there.

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2018, 03:57:56 pm »
I LOVE TO FLY!  I transcend into another mindset and enjoy watching the lights below!

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #25 on: August 01, 2018, 04:48:36 pm »
I'm not afraid to fly. But I usually get sick when I do.

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #26 on: August 01, 2018, 05:20:34 pm »
I thought I would be.  I was nervous when my daughter and I had to take a total of 6 flights when we went on vacation to DC and Florida a few years ago.  The first flight made me a little nervous, but then we were perfectly fine.  Except when one of the bag checkers had a fit over my craft scissors in my carry-on.  They let me keep it, though.  AND ONLY 1 OUT OF 6 NOTICED!!  That's kind of a scary thought. 

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #27 on: August 01, 2018, 06:13:47 pm »
I don't fly.  My anxiety would go up 1000 percent.!!!!!
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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #28 on: August 01, 2018, 06:53:14 pm »
Haven't flown since 1979  when I came back from the Army in Germany....don't plan on it ever again if I can help it... :o

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Re: Are you afraid to fly?
« Reply #29 on: August 01, 2018, 08:44:43 pm »
I fly a lot and most times I am scared but I take anxiety pills before i leave and if it is long flight I take a sleeping pill and sleep through most of the flight.

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