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Dakota Tebaldi
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05-14-2008 14:50
From: Elora Lunasea Things I hate about flying: Reminds me of this letter I read once online, from a passenger describing the experience of having a seat directly across from the lavatory: http://www.snopes.com/travel/airline/seat29e.asp From: someone All my senses are being tortured simultaneously. It's difficult to say what the worst part about sitting in 29E really is? Is it the stench of the sanitation fluid that's blown all over my body every 60 seconds when the door opens? Is it the wooosh of the constant flushing? Or is it the passengers asses that seem to fit into my personal space like a pornographic jig-saw puzzel? |
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Stormy Dyrssen
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Join date: 21 Nov 2007
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05-14-2008 14:55
From: Elora Lunasea Exactly.
/me ponders how long it will take to convince my doctor I need a prescription for heavy duty sleeping pills? Use a lil eyemake up and create some serious dark circles under your eyes and tell your doctor you haven't slept in like two weeks. He's sure to cave in. And for an added bonus, put some mentholatum under your eyes so you start crying....  From: Trout Recreant LAX to Dusseldorf was my longest. I was ready to die half way there.
I got a free upgrade to 1st class once on a flight from Seattle to Miami. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. No such luck on the way back, so I sat with the cattle in regular class. It's much worse back there after you know what 1st class is like. Kind of goes hand in hand with what Elora was saying....I would need a serious handful of vallum and perhaps a bottle of wine to down them with to make a trip like this! 
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Maureen Boccaccio
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05-14-2008 15:00
LOL, Dakota. I remember that letter! For several years, I was fortunate enough to work for 5 weeks each summer in Italy and Germany. Those transatlantic flights were killers, but nothing, I know, like flights to/from Asia or to/from Australia/New Zealand. |
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Claire Silverspar
Pokes Badgers With Spoons
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05-14-2008 15:06
I would say I love to fly, except last time I flew was....9 years ago? from a kid's perspective. 2 hours on a plane, at 4am. I slept.
I've never been on a long flight, and I don't really remember much about any flights I've been on.
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Isabeau Imako
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05-14-2008 15:09
OMG, Seriously funny!!! PDF file for full effects, indeed. Thanks for sharing.
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Gabriele Graves
Always and Forever, FULL
Join date: 23 Apr 2007
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05-14-2008 15:09
I love flying when I get the chance. Its the whole process before and after you get on/off the plane that I detest.
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Yosef Okelly
Mostly Harmless
Join date: 26 Aug 2007
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05-14-2008 16:13
I keep telling myself that one of these trips, I'm going to show up in my boxers and a pair of flip-flops. You almsot have to strip down to get through security anyways
Maybe we should all just fly nude ...
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Gabriele Graves
Always and Forever, FULL
Join date: 23 Apr 2007
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05-14-2008 16:15
You just want to ogle the women stood in line I would rather turn around, walk out of the airport with my clothes still on and go home - but thats just me.
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Isabeau Imako
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05-14-2008 16:22
Five countries I'd love to visit, I'm sure I could think of many more, but these at the top of my head,
Tanzania
Argentina (Costa Rica, too, can't pick)
Burma (Myanmar) Maybe not now... but later
New Zealand
India
And you?
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Gabriele Graves
Always and Forever, FULL
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05-14-2008 16:27
Denmark
Italy
Iceland
Antarctica
Mexico
I didn't not put countries in I have already visited, though I would like to revisit many places.
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Oryx Tempel
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05-14-2008 16:53
From: Maureen Boccaccio mmmm...Jean-Claude...mmmmmm Van Damme?  |
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Gabriele Graves
Always and Forever, FULL
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05-14-2008 16:54
From: Oryx Tempel Van Damme? hmmmm not bad 
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Oryx Tempel
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05-14-2008 16:56
From: Lindal Kidd That one will suck you in for weeks and weeks until you've read the whole dang thing.
Absolutely 100% worth it. I loved Cryptonomicon, so figured this one would be good too. Thanks for the critique! I'd hate to get 300 pages into it and realize it was pointless (sort of like The Island of The Day Before by Umberto Eco. I wanted to chew off my little toe just to escape from that book.) |
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Oryx Tempel
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05-14-2008 17:04
That rocked! Thanks Claire! |
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Oryx Tempel
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05-14-2008 17:07
From: Elora Lunasea Things I hate about flying: Packing Standing on line to show my proof of person/passport Customs Having to take off my shoes Having my expensive face cream be confiscated because it's 1/2 oz over the limit Flight delays Crappy food Sitting on the tarmack for no damn good reason Small bathrooms & nobody can seem to remember to wipe up after themselves Screaming babies People snapping gum in my ear Can't stretch out my legs Too cold Too hot Tiny pillows that are worthless 3rd rate movies at best Even worse filler tv shows Dry air People that won't shut up when it's an overnight flight Drunk people Basically I'm annoyed by the whole thing. Except I love to travel too much so I just suck it up and try and keep my trap shut as much as possible  Things I love about flying: Valium |
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Claire Silverspar
Pokes Badgers With Spoons
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05-14-2008 17:19
From: Oryx Tempel Van Damme? ewwee. sorry, too muscly.
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Brenda Connolly
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05-14-2008 17:21
From: Isabeau Imako Five countries I'd love to visit, I'm sure I could think of many more, but these at the top of my head,
Tanzania
Argentina (Costa Rica, too, can't pick)
Burma (Myanmar) Maybe not now... but later
New Zealand
India
And you? Ireland China Austrailia Germany Greece Plus I have 4 States left that I haven't been to yet.
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Brenda Connolly
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05-14-2008 17:25
From: Oryx Tempel Things I love about flying:
Valium How many miles you have to redeem for that?
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Oryx Tempel
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05-14-2008 17:25
From: Brenda Connolly Ireland
China
Austrailia
Germany
Greece
Plus I have 4 States left that I haven't been to yet. India (oooh thousands of years of culture!) Tanzania (oooh lots of animals!) Russia (oooh vodka and cool churches!) Israel (oooh thousands of years of culture!) Iceland (oooh the Mid-Atlantic Ridge!) |
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Claire Silverspar
Pokes Badgers With Spoons
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05-14-2008 17:30
From: Isabeau Imako And you? um...Anywhere in the USA...New England especially. Australia Canada India Japan Those are just atm...changes constantly. And I also want to travel around the UK...wanna get out of my comfort zone and see what else there is lol. Anywhere, just not here.
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
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05-14-2008 17:44
From: Oryx Tempel India (oooh thousands of years of culture!)
Tanzania (oooh lots of animals!)
Russia (oooh vodka and cool churches!)
Israel (oooh thousands of years of culture!)
Iceland (oooh the Mid-Atlantic Ridge!) /me blinks. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge???? For me it's Scotland Australia (can I throw in New Zealand too?) Japan Italy Panama
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Isabeau Imako
P'tite Poulette
Join date: 13 Sep 2007
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05-14-2008 17:45
From: Brenda Connolly Plus I have 4 States left that I haven't been to yet. Wow, 46 States! That's impressive. Are you the female version of Forrest Gump?  From: Oryx Tempel Russia (oooh vodka and cool churches!) I kept reading 'cool crutches' for some reason. I thought, WTH do Russian crutches look like? How weird is Oryx... Sorry. Ya, the Churches must be amazing. @Claire, as much as I love - no, adore! - my home country, don't waste a Trip Wish on here.
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Claire Silverspar
Pokes Badgers With Spoons
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05-14-2008 17:49
LOL Isabeau, it's staying...i wanna see Canada. Family have been and the pics were so amazing...  On that note, I'm off to bed...g'nite everyone, sleep well.... Oh, and one last thing to share before I go: 
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Gabriele Graves
Always and Forever, FULL
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05-14-2008 17:51
From: Lindal Kidd /me blinks.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge????
For me it's
Scotland
Australia (can I throw in New Zealand too?)
Japan
Italy
Panama People of often lump us in with OS *sighs* I don't see why you can't too. You know we have a lot different culture from them. Australians actually come to NZ for their holidays too
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Isabeau Imako
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05-14-2008 18:09
From: Gabriele Graves People of often lump us in with OS *sighs* I don't see why you can't too. You know we have a lot different culture from them. Australians actually come to NZ for their holidays too New Zealand  Australia 
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