Comments on Find Your Magic: Flying the Not-So-Friendly Skies

My favorite flying story was when I was sitting in...

2008-07-23T14:07:00.000-06:00

My favorite flying story was when I was sitting in the front row of the plane. It was a small, non first class plane. Anyway, the person in the seat next to me is rip roaring drunk.

I was worried that he would be an angry drunk and that it would be a long flight. However, during the flight he was a happy drunk. He kept leaning over conspiratorily to me and then talking loud enough for the whole front of the plane to hear him.

Every time he made what he considered to be a rather salient point he would put his fist up so we could "knucle bump."

I thought it was best just to go along with it, so we knuckle bumped all the way home.

Oh my goodness! You should compile all your funny ...

2008-07-18T11:56:00.000-06:00

Oh my goodness! You should compile all your funny (and not so funny) airplane moments into a book. I bet it would sell really well! :)

Remind me not to go anywhere with you, even Middle...

2008-07-17T21:24:00.000-06:00

Remind me not to go anywhere with you, even Middle Earth! LOL :)

I hate flying, too (just as claustrophoibic as the...

2008-07-16T13:09:00.000-06:00

I hate flying, too (just as claustrophoibic as the rest of ya!) These were hilarious! I want more plane horror stories!!!

because of my excessive claustrophobia I HAVE to h...

2008-07-15T09:46:00.000-06:00

because of my excessive claustrophobia I HAVE to have a window seat. I have to have a seat where I can put on my headphones and stare out the window at all that open sky or I will start screaming. I also have to have a seat at the front of the plane. Or as close to the front as I can get so I am not stuck waiting too long to exit the plane. The exit wait from the back sends me into fits that I have a hard time controlling. So you have nothing but my sympathy.

And don't even get me started on the bubblegum twins I ended up bavysitting for an entire flight while their parents sat two rows ahead. And the missed flights due to layovers . . . and the lost luggage . . . and the terrible landings where I knew we were going to die.

But I've never had a crazy person on flight. I had one of those on my greyhound bus trip across country. The police had to haul her off kicking and screaming we were all trying to kill her in some mass conspiracy. Ah the joy of public transportation. You should read Lee Modesitt's blog on flight travel for his wife. It was hysterical if not wretchedly sad.

When you fly as much as you do, you're bound to ru...

2008-07-13T10:30:00.000-06:00

When you fly as much as you do, you're bound to run into these things. lol. That lady who refused to sit by her kids had probably made some kind of deal with her husband--so that "he" could take care of the kids. Funny.

I don't fly enough to have such weird experiences,...

2008-07-12T12:42:00.000-06:00

I don't fly enough to have such weird experiences, good thing!
Come on over to my blog today to check out the next stop on the Farworld tour.

Thanks for the laugh! Yeah, I know it was at your ...

2008-07-11T23:41:00.000-06:00

Thanks for the laugh! Yeah, I know it was at your expense but these stories are clasic!

And do you think there's a link between writers and claustrophobia? I avoid the window seat at all cost!

I knew there was a reason I didn't like flying. Yo...

2008-07-11T20:56:00.000-06:00

I knew there was a reason I didn't like flying. You should let us know when you are flying so we know when to avoid taking to the air.

Ouch. And I thought that was the stuff you see on ...

2008-07-11T16:37:00.000-06:00

Ouch. And I thought that was the stuff you see on TV. Good luck with the next one.

Wow, you do have bad luck when it comes to planes....

2008-07-11T15:35:00.000-06:00

Wow, you do have bad luck when it comes to planes.

No desire to switch places with you. And from one ...

2008-07-11T15:24:00.000-06:00

No desire to switch places with you. And from one claustrophobic to another--if you ever find yourself in Jerusalem, don't walk through Hezekiah's tunnel. I about died.

And here I've been pouting because my husband is f...

2008-07-11T14:17:00.000-06:00

And here I've been pouting because my husband is flying all over the place this summer and I'm stuck at home.

Suddenly I feel safe. And lucky.

Thanks!

I used to fly more than I do now.. now it's rare.....

2008-07-11T13:41:00.000-06:00

I used to fly more than I do now.. now it's rare.. however, if and when I DO need to fly I will be sure to ask if Mr Savage is aboard... and if he is ... I will change my flight! lol