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Chi City 81
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For old time's sake.
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Angola!
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So, I discovered - by actually reading my itinerary that I only have a 1 hour layover on the way to Seattle and a 2-hour and change layover on the way back. I really hope McCarren has free wireless so I can update you all on what it is like to be drunk in an airport before you get on a plane.
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Lone_Star_Speed
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It could be worse. You could have a 90 minute layover in Phoenix that turns into a six hour layover.
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Angola!
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Lone_Star_Speed said:
That sounds awful, but last time I was in Phoenix for more than 2 hours I had a lot of fun:
http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/38784/
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Lone_Star_Speed
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I saw one of the saddest things I've ever seen in my life during that hellacious layover. Everything in the terminal had closed save for a couple of restaurants (one with a bar) that stayed open to cash in on people actually wanting something to eat. A little after midnight the restaurants close and this one family comes out. The dad is stumbling and yelling about how he should be able to keep drinking till the plane arrives. He then goes to the airline desk and starts yelling at the people there. Of course the airport cops get called and they cuff this guy and haul him off. The sad moment was when the ******* put up a fight and the cops threw him to the floor and, to put it mildly, got a little rough with him while they cuffed him. The guy's kid/stepkid is standing right there. He's about five to seven years old and is crying and screaming "Don't hurt my daddy!"
Now I'm the biggest misanthropic nihilist you'll ever meet. I can't wait for this planet to go bye bye. But even a cold-hearted **** like myself felt sorry for that kid and what he had to witness.
Now I'm the biggest misanthropic nihilist you'll ever meet. I can't wait for this planet to go bye bye. But even a cold-hearted **** like myself felt sorry for that kid and what he had to witness.
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Angola!
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Lone_Star_Speed said:
That is very ****ed up.
I would feel awful if I witnessed.
That and that is why I started this thread - in a sense - to find out if it was worth it to have a couple of beers tomorrow to overcome my fear of flying.
bydesign77
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You can do what I did. Get a job with the airline, never have to pay for an airline ticket. Drink all you want in first class and have a decent meal at that.
Of course, you have to fly standby. But my flight from L.A. to New Orleans sure was a lot of fun.
Of course, you have to fly standby. But my flight from L.A. to New Orleans sure was a lot of fun.
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Angola!
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so much for smoking in the vegas airport it was banned in december leaving salt lake as the only one i know of.
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Eagles1 in London
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If i'm flying alone (which happens a lot), i tend to drink (usually 2-3 gin and tonics depending on the duration of the flight). It might sound bad, but i honestly enjoy drinking alone on planes--gives me time to think, etc. If i'm flying for personal reasons and i'm with my wife, I usually spend the time talking to her and usually don't drink at all.
If you don't fly a lot and are nervous about it, i would say that you should try to get over your fear without the help of alcohol. The best way to overcome a fear of flying is to just get it over with and realize everything you feel up there is normal. my 2 cents...
If you don't fly a lot and are nervous about it, i would say that you should try to get over your fear without the help of alcohol. The best way to overcome a fear of flying is to just get it over with and realize everything you feel up there is normal. my 2 cents...
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Angola!
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An American Eagle in London said:
Oh, I wasn't trying to overcome my fear of flying with alcohol, I was just curious as to what it is like to drink on a plane. For no apparent reason I have not been afraid of flying my last two trips. Yesterday went smoothly. I think it is just realizing you have no control anyway, so you might as well sit back and relax.
I did have a couple of beers on the flight from Vegas to Seattle and it was the weirdest thing, because I felt pretty drunk from only 2 beers while we were in the air and when we landed I felt fine. Must have been the altitude.
Plus, my stewardess rocked, because she bought the first round.
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zeke12
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I don't drink on planes because it heightens my desire to smoke.
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Angola!
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Zeke12 said:
Good point. I became mildly crazy when everyone was taking their sweet ass time to get off the plane and I knew a cigarrette was so close.
