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And so many little things have seemed off for the past couple of years that it is hard not to be emotionally impacted.

Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 19, 2022 6:05 pm

My wife and I joke around that we (all of us) were shunted into an alternate reality back in 2016. I think someone broke the Sacred Timeline and we’re one of the branches where bananapants was, is, and will be the norm.

Don’t worry about the flight thing. You’re dead, anyway. No point in worrying about annihilation. Anyway, I used to be terrified of flying. I don’t know why. I mean, I know why, but I don’t know why that particular thing sent me into white knuckling crazytown. And then one day my fear of falling out of the sky just *poof* disappeared. Hopefully you’ll have some great narcotics, a comfy pillow, and you can get some rest on the way over.

That said, Greece. Very cool. Make sure you update us with the food you’re eating, the classical music you’ll listen to, the theater you’ll see, and of course the Concentration Camp you’ll visit.

Oh. Wait. I forgot I’m not talking to a narcissist with a low-key Nazi fetish. Enjoy your trip!

- Doc

honorentheos wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 19, 2022 6:27 pm

Hi Kishkumen,

I wanted to first acknowledge and appreciate your opening up about the immediate fear of flying and the more broad sense of anxiety you expressed in the opening post. While flying in a plane doesn't bother me, I don't volunteer to ride on helicopters.

Second, I'm thrilled for you going to Greece and look forward to hearing more about it!

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 19, 2022 8:01 pm

Here's the best I can do on short notice:

1. When you get on the plane take out the AA flight magazine and look for the routes found typically in the back of the mag. The route may also show on a display in front of your seat. Same one you use for entertainment. You could possibly fly over the ocean OR you could fly up the coast and cross over near Greenland (etc) and fly down into Athens. I've seen both types of routes.

2. The flight crew isn't stupid nor would they roll the dice every working day of their lives and bet on something they thought was unsafe. The planes literally fly themselves via computer. Virtually ALL of those pilots were trained on gliders, Kish. They know how to pilot the aircraft with or without an engine. Could something terrible happen? Sure. Is it likely. Nope.

3. I had an AA pilot present in my preschool class about flying. He brought in his own model planes. He showed us that turbulence is just like driving over bumps in the road only the bumps are made of air. You aren't going to get tossed out of the sky. I never worried about turbulence again and learned to love it.

4. While you are flying, chances are that somewhere in the world some trashy Kardashian is flying wherever the hell they want to fly whenever they want to fly. YOU being a non-trashy person (we think) deserve all the comforts, convenience, and opportunities that plastic porno Kardashians enjoy every day of their sickening fake lives. In other words--think of the flight as a well deserved treat.

Kish nothing you wrote is remotely silly. The pandemic has done a mental health number on probably most of us for the exact reasons you mentioned. We spent over two years waiting for the other shoe drop, watching it drop, then learning how to pick it up off the floor and put it on again and keep going. It's hard to extract ourselves from that cycle of emotional abuse and that's exactly what it was. Over two years of chronic slow motion trauma. We're all in recovery to one degree or another.

Try not to walk on the eggshells. Crush them under your feet.

We are your friends,
Jersey

p.s. Greece seems like a beautiful destination. Let us know how you get on!

huckelberry wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:26 pm

Kishkumen, best wishes for your journey. I share your sense that things just have not been right the past few years in a variety of ways. May you ride past your uncertainties and have a good trip.

You have made me reminisce for a moment. I love sight seeing from a plane. I have not flown a great many times but I hold close the memories of fantastic views. I remember descending over monument valley towards Phoenix at twilight with a very bright Venus illuminating the red rock formations. I will not list all the treasured sights I remember. But flying over the ocean sounds as grey dull as flying over clouds. There should be some marvels to see over Italy and Greece. I hope you find some enjoyment.