Friday Five: flying
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cosmolinguist1. Where did you go the last time you took an airplane ride?
Taking an airplane ride sounds like something you do at the fair, heh.
But, the last plane I was in brought me to Manchester. Otherwise, how would I have gotten here?
2. Are you a nervous flyer or a comfortable flyer?
I'm fine flying but I hate airports. I'll have an anxiety attack for sure, and panic attacks aren't uncommon. There's just so much that can go wrong. It's always a relief for me to actually sit down on a plane! It means there's an hour or several where I don't have to catastrophize or do anything more strenuous than pick a movie to watch.
3. Window seat or aisle seat?
I hardly ever get either. If I'm flying with Andrew he gets the aisle seat and I am usually sitting in the middle next to a stranger. On my own I sometimes have an aisle seat and sometimes one in the middle, but I don't mind much either way.
4. What is the worst experience you've had flying?
That time we got stuck in Paris, we missed our flight and it looked like it might not be possible for us to get anywhere in the continental U.S. until Christmas Eve at the earliest. They lost our bags, I spent five hours queuing, we got the wrong shuttle bus to our hotel, Andrew just sat on the floor and cried at one point because he was so exhausted.
That was my thirtieth birthday! Glad I won't have another one.
5. What is the best experience you've had flying?
They're all much of a muchness. One time on Air France they handed out free cognac after the meal. Last time the flight attendant was super supportive, having seen me get in the plane with a white cane. That kind of thing is about all I have for awesomeness about flying!
Taking an airplane ride sounds like something you do at the fair, heh.
But, the last plane I was in brought me to Manchester. Otherwise, how would I have gotten here?
2. Are you a nervous flyer or a comfortable flyer?
I'm fine flying but I hate airports. I'll have an anxiety attack for sure, and panic attacks aren't uncommon. There's just so much that can go wrong. It's always a relief for me to actually sit down on a plane! It means there's an hour or several where I don't have to catastrophize or do anything more strenuous than pick a movie to watch.
3. Window seat or aisle seat?
I hardly ever get either. If I'm flying with Andrew he gets the aisle seat and I am usually sitting in the middle next to a stranger. On my own I sometimes have an aisle seat and sometimes one in the middle, but I don't mind much either way.
4. What is the worst experience you've had flying?
That time we got stuck in Paris, we missed our flight and it looked like it might not be possible for us to get anywhere in the continental U.S. until Christmas Eve at the earliest. They lost our bags, I spent five hours queuing, we got the wrong shuttle bus to our hotel, Andrew just sat on the floor and cried at one point because he was so exhausted.
That was my thirtieth birthday! Glad I won't have another one.
5. What is the best experience you've had flying?
They're all much of a muchness. One time on Air France they handed out free cognac after the meal. Last time the flight attendant was super supportive, having seen me get in the plane with a white cane. That kind of thing is about all I have for awesomeness about flying!
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Date: 2018-02-09 12:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2018-02-09 05:35 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2018-02-11 12:38 am (UTC)I'm amazed you didn't turn around and take a cab home.
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Date: 2018-02-11 09:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2018-02-09 02:12 pm (UTC)I know how stressful travel can be and how much less stressful it is when you can afford to throw money at the problem. Flying seems to turn that all up to eleven.
PS MAN-MSP over Xmas 2018, flying via KEF, is about £500 each at the moment. But I guess you haven't saved up yet. I've heard lots of nice things about IcelandAir and Keflavik airport.
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Date: 2018-02-09 05:36 pm (UTC)