Mr. BAW
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BAW will confirm that I LOVE flying but you haven't flown until you've done this; and yes, I have...:wow!:
anitram said:Eh, I've been on planes more times than I care to count.
I prefer my feet to be on the ground, but it's a necessary evil. I can't sleep at all on flights (unless in first class because then I can recline - flying overseas is such a joy this way), which is what I hate most about them.
Drinking on a flight will make you really dehydrated - I really would stay away from this, especially on longhaul flights. Combined with jetlag, you'll feel like utter shit for days.
Sicy said:Having a couple drinks on the plane helps
Mr. BAW said:BAW will confirm that I LOVE flying but you haven't flown until you've done this; and yes, I have...:wow!:
Angela Harlem said:I have to fly for 23 hours
anitram said:Dramamine doesn't knock me out. It used to when I was a kid, now it's a lost cause.
I've tried coping by taking melatonin for jetlag - it really does work. But I also hate the crampy surroundings, and heaven forbid you're stuck in a middle seat. I absolutely hate the window seat as well because I go to the bathroom a hundred times and that annoys people, so I always, always get an aisle. Which generally works out well unless the flight attendant runs over your foot with the food tray. That hurts.
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:
Out of our 4 8.5 hr or longer flights, I can still say I've never once peed (or even felt I had to pee) on an airplane. Too many road trips with my family, I suppose.
Angela Harlem said:I have to fly for 23 hours in October and I'm honestly shitting myself. I almost couldn't handle just visiting the international terminal a few weeks ago. The furthest I've flown before this trip is a mere 3 hours to Cairns.
I'm really shitting myself. If I didn't want this holiday so much, I'd never have agreed to it.
I'm going to do the link thing now. Great thread.
Angela Harlem said:
HG I may pm you if you dont mind. Any tips I can get I am extremely grateful for. Taking off is the worst, I think. It's when you're pushed back in your seat and you cant even comprehend the speed and power and you just want to throw up.
That's it. I'm so stuffing you in my suitcase in DecemberBonosBaby12 said:
Dis if you get scared on your flight just remember that you are going to paradise to see U2 You and Kaf really suck
Sicy said:Having a couple drinks on the plane helps
Angela Harlem said:Thanks everyone. Sorry to highjack the thread, lol. Has anyone got tips on how to keep a 3.5 year old and a 7 month old entertained/asleep/quiet for this time? We're doing a 4 hour stopover so it's not 23 continuous hours. No, we're spreading it over 27
HG I may pm you if you dont mind. Any tips I can get I am extremely grateful for. Taking off is the worst, I think. It's when you're pushed back in your seat and you cant even comprehend the speed and power and you just want to throw up.
Lara, we're doing England first, then Ireland for a quick visit and then about 5 days in Paris, maybe the outskirts. Then we get on a plane at CDG and I have a heart attack.
Thanks again people.
fly so high! said:
I'm pretty sure she had to use some medication to get her to relax to go to sleep....not sure of the name.... I can find out.
fly so high! said:
My sis-in-law flew to Norway when her little girl was a toddler, she packed a suprise backpack for her , when things were boring for the little one,mum would get it out, it was filled with little girly stuff,drawing, a disposable camera! All sorts of stuff! I'm pretty sure she had to use some medication to get her to relax to go to sleep....not sure of the name.... I can find out.
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:
23 hours is a damn long flight. I'd be very scared....of being bored and breathing recycled air
BonosBaby12 said:Awwww Dis you will be fine Maybe take something before you fly that will help you to relax? I flew on the 2nd anniversary of 9/11 and at first I was nervous but once on the plane all concerns disappeared.
Of course you could always carry a picture of me and realize that such beauty as mine really does exist. That always tends to put one's mind at ease
Dismantled said:
my airplane seat will be a shrine to you
briarrose said:I'm really nervous now too. My husband and I are flying to Cancun next Thursday. Now I don't even want to go.
I'm trying to tell myself that a big plan just went down the drain and it will take a long time for them to get one started again. Also, since security has been greatly increased, it may be safer to fly now.
BonosBaby12 said:
Awwwww now an airplane seat will take on so much more meaning for me when I fly again You are the absolute best
Earnie Shavers said:
I've done the long haul flight from Australia to Europe several times, and I can confirm that boredom is in fact the biggest risk to your health and the thing you should be most afraid of. Very afraid.
Angela Harlem said:Has anyone got tips on how to keep a 3.5 year old and a 7 month old entertained/asleep/quiet for this time? We're doing a 4 hour stopover so it's not 23 continuous hours. No, we're spreading it over 27