Flying purrs, please?

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:29:15 GMT, "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe
yodeled:

My doctor has in effect given me carte blanche where my Valium is concerned
this weekend. I'm facing up to plane-phobia and agoraphobia, for what is more
open a space than the sky? Even at work I essentially demanded a small room
and insist on corner tables and small spaces when I work on my writing.


Well then, you should love it in a plane, then, with your knees up
under your chin. :P



My biggest worry is for my friend though and that's why I'll be white-
knuckling it; I'm worried she's gotten herself hooked up with a lazy schmuck
who won't get regular work because it'll interfere with his Dungeons &
Dragons games. She's working her own tuchas off and won't take time off for a
honeymoon because right now she's the major supporter of this family-in-the-
making. I don't know which of them to club first once I land
(planesaresafeplanesaresafeplanesaresafeplanesare safe...)

Blessed be,
Baha

Joy wrote:
I have to fly to Baltimore for a wedding that was supposed to have been
this
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Blessed be,
Baha

Yes, flying is safe, not that telling you that will help if you really have
a phobia. Maybe you could get a tranquilizer from your doctor? Purrs for a
smooth flight with no worries. It's good of you to stand up for your
friend, and you deserve lots of good things as a result.

Joy

Theresa
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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:44:45 -0400, Kreisleriana
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:51:54 GMT, "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe
yodeled:

I have to fly to Baltimore for a wedding that was supposed to have been this
fall, until an inlaw came around with a shotgun...you know the old story. We
had less than 3 weeks notice. I'm standing up for her, the only one of her
Buffalo friends who didn't bail on her. And I'm scared of flying. I think i
was Amish in my past life or something, don't want to mess with one of them
contraptions and if the good Lord meant me to fly he'd have given me wings
instead of this oversized tuchas to shlep around. I want to come home to my
husband and my babies (not turn into Lizburgers somewhere over the
Appalacians or Adir5ondacks or whatever those hills are) and will have a hard
time falling asleep without my nightly massage and my morning Brandy Candy
Kisses. Are you all SURE flying is safe? Help! Purr...please?

Blessed be,
Baha


You could take the train?

Well, I've made it out over several continents and oceans and back in
one piece, but thinking too much about it tends to make me a bit
nervous. It's not a terribly long flight, is it? Take plenty of
music/reading material. We're sending you soothing nerve-purrs.

Planes are MUCH better than trains - for one thing, they get there ten
times as fast... you can put up with anything for two or three hours,
no matter how uncomfortable it feels. You'll be fine sweety - I always
break my trip into shorter sections in my mind (half-hour blocks) and
then I can congratulate myself on how great I'm doing and count down
on the time until I get to my destination.

Baha via CatKB.com wrote:

My doctor has in effect given me carte blanche where my Valium is concerned
this weekend. I'm facing up to plane-phobia and agoraphobia, for what is more
open a space than the sky? Even at work I essentially demanded a small room
and insist on corner tables and small spaces when I work on my writing.

My biggest worry is for my friend though and that's why I'll be white-
knuckling it; I'm worried she's gotten herself hooked up with a lazy schmuck
who won't get regular work because it'll interfere with his Dungeons &
Dragons games. She's working her own tuchas off and won't take time off for a
honeymoon because right now she's the major supporter of this family-in-the-
making. I don't know which of them to club first once I land
(planesaresafeplanesaresafeplanesaresafeplanesares afe...)

You might point out to your friend that there are worse
things than being a single mom! (Being married to an
overgrown child is one of them.) Fortunately we had no
children, but I supported a husband for five years (not
quite as bad as it sounds - we both aspired to be opera
singers). However, I finally woke up to the fact that,
despite all his "free time for music study", neither of us
was any closer to a career, and I'd be a good deal better
off financially if I were only supporting myself! (I've
often wondered whether, with only my own ambitioins to feed
for those five years, I might not have actually achieved the
career I wanted - alas "we grow too soon old and too late
smart".)


Blessed be,
Baha

Joy wrote:

I have to fly to Baltimore for a wedding that was supposed to have been
this

[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]

Blessed be,
Baha

Yes, flying is safe, not that telling you that will help if you really have
a phobia. Maybe you could get a tranquilizer from your doctor? Purrs for a
smooth flight with no worries. It's good of you to stand up for your
friend, and you deserve lots of good things as a result.

Joy

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:

alas "we grow too soon old and too late smart".

Heh, and some of us never reach "smart".

Joyce - still working on it

"Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote:
My doctor has in effect given me carte blanche where my Valium is concerned
this weekend. I'm facing up to plane-phobia and agoraphobia, for what is more
open a space than the sky? Even at work I essentially demanded a small room
and insist on corner tables and small spaces when I work on my writing.

Try to pretend that you're on one of those new high speed trains, and
think about how closed the space is all around you.

My biggest worry is for my friend though and that's why I'll be white-
knuckling it; I'm worried she's gotten herself hooked up with a lazy schmuck
who won't get regular work because it'll interfere with his Dungeons &
Dragons games. She's working her own tuchas off and won't take time off for a
honeymoon because right now she's the major supporter of this family-in-the-
making. I don't know which of them to club first once I land
(planesaresafeplanesaresafeplanesaresafeplanesare safe...)

I hope this isn't Sabrina's ex-slave. Have fun!

"Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote in message news:714d813e2e093@uwe...
I have to fly to Baltimore for a wedding that was supposed to have been
this
fall, until an inlaw came around with a shotgun...you know the old story.
We
had less than 3 weeks notice. I'm standing up for her, the only one of her
Buffalo friends who didn't bail on her. And I'm scared of flying. I think
i
was Amish in my past life or something, don't want to mess with one of
them
contraptions and if the good Lord meant me to fly he'd have given me wings
instead of this oversized tuchas to shlep around. I want to come home to
my
husband and my babies (not turn into Lizburgers somewhere over the
Appalacians or Adir5ondacks or whatever those hills are) and will have a
hard
time falling asleep without my nightly massage and my morning Brandy Candy
Kisses. Are you all SURE flying is safe? Help! Purr...please?


Well, actually, I had never been in an aeroplane until I went to visit N in
Germany in 2003.
I went all on my own and had to change flights in Holland.
I decided I would go with an open mind and with no preconceived ideas about
crashing/how dangerous/etc.
It was *fantastic* I loved the engine revving for take off and then zooming
upwards and when we were above the clouds it was like looking down on cotton
wool.
The only downside was my ears hurt when we came down, but apparently that
doesn't happen to everyone.
On the return flight I was flying into the UK at just after dusk and as all
the streetlights came on it looked like gold necklaces had been thrown all
over the ground. Magical.
You will be fine, might even enjoy it like me ;-)

Tweed

On 27 Apr, 01:29, "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote:
My doctor has in effect given me carte blanche where my Valium is concerned
this weekend. I'm facing up to plane-phobia and agoraphobia, for what is more
open a space than the sky? Even at work I essentially demanded a small room
and insist on corner tables and small spaces when I work on my writing.

My biggest worry is for my friend though and that's why I'll be white-
knuckling it; I'm worried she's gotten herself hooked up with a lazy schmuck
who won't get regular work because it'll interfere with his Dungeons &
Dragons games. She's working her own tuchas off and won't take time off for a
honeymoon because right now she's the major supporter of this family-in-the-
making. I don't know which of them to club first once I land
(planesaresafeplanesaresafeplanesaresafeplanesares afe...)

Blessed be,
Baha

Joy wrote:
I have to fly to Baltimore for a wedding that was supposed to have been
this
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
Blessed be,
Baha

Yes, flying is safe, not that telling you that will help if you really have
a phobia. Maybe you could get a tranquilizer from your doctor? Purrs for a
smooth flight with no worries. It's good of you to stand up for your
friend, and you deserve lots of good things as a result.

Joy

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Have faith, you will be fine, but you still have our soothing purrs to
acompany you all there way there..
Good Luck,
S;o)

Baha via CatKB.com wrote:
I have to fly to Baltimore for a wedding that was supposed to have
been this fall, until an inlaw came around with a shotgun...you know
the old story. We had less than 3 weeks notice. I'm standing up for
her, the only one of her Buffalo friends who didn't bail on her. And
I'm scared of flying. I think i was Amish in my past life or
something, don't want to mess with one of them contraptions and if
the good Lord meant me to fly he'd have given me wings
(snippage)

Until I reunited with John I hadn't flown since well before 9/11. Now I zip
all over the place and even connecting flights don't bother me. It's a heck
of a lot safer than driving, at least where I live. I never really liked
flying but now I just take it as a matter of course and it doesn't bother
me. At least you have some valium to calm your nerves; I had nothing. I
was nervous enough about meeting a man I hadn't seen in 23 years then add
flying on top of that! I reiterate, flying is safe. You'll do fine but
I'll purr for you anyway. And it's a nice thing you're doing for your
friend

Jill

Baha via CatKB.com wrote:

I have to fly to Baltimore for a wedding that was supposed to have been this
fall, until an inlaw came around with a shotgun...you know the old story. We
had less than 3 weeks notice. I'm standing up for her, the only one of her
Buffalo friends who didn't bail on her. And I'm scared of flying. I think i
was Amish in my past life or something, don't want to mess with one of them
contraptions and if the good Lord meant me to fly he'd have given me wings
instead of this oversized tuchas to shlep around. I want to come home to my
husband and my babies (not turn into Lizburgers somewhere over the
Appalacians or Adir5ondacks or whatever those hills are) and will have a hard
time falling asleep without my nightly massage and my morning Brandy Candy
Kisses. Are you all SURE flying is safe? Help! Purr...please?

Blessed be,
Baha

We are sending you lots of calming purrs and hugs. Have a very safe trip!
Best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

On Apr 26, 6:51?pm, "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote:
I have to fly to Baltimore for a wedding that was supposed to have been this
fall, until an inlaw came around with a shotgun...you know the old story. We
had less than 3 weeks notice. I'm standing up for her, the only one of her
Buffalo friends who didn't bail on her. And I'm scared of flying. I think i
was Amish in my past life or something, don't want to mess with one of them
contraptions and if the good Lord meant me to fly he'd have given me wings
instead of this oversized tuchas to shlep around. I want to come home to my
husband and my babies (not turn into Lizburgers somewhere over the
Appalacians or Adir5ondacks or whatever those hills are) and will have a hard
time falling asleep without my nightly massage and my morning Brandy Candy
Kisses. Are you all SURE flying is safe? Help! Purr...please?

Blessed be,
Baha

Yeah, flying is safe. I sympathize deeply with you, as I am a white-
knuckled flyer also. I got the
chance to go to NYC and was going to go, no matter what, so I talked
to my dr. who gave me
a couple of tranquilizers. They worked well... I even dozed off and
drooled on myself a little but nobody on the plane knew me anyway.
Good luck! Hope you have a wonderful time.
anyway.

Sherry