Move when you're on the move (How safe do you feel about flying?)

Member Name: moronboy

Product:	How safe do you feel about flying?
Date:	25/11/00 (13 review reads)
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In my flying history, I have had spectacularly bumpy landings, Hollywood-movie style turbulence, small fires, and have discovered how easy it was to smuggle a convincing replica firearm through customs at Charles De Gaulle airport (if ever there's a 'Stupid Things You Have Done While Travelling' category I'll tell you that story). Nevertheless, I don't feel unsage about flying, certainly, I feel more safe on a plane than I do crossing the A6 in Stockport, where I currently work.

As far as the thrombosis issue goes, I feel the same way as I do about air pollution. There is still a lot of conflicting evidence about what exactly can and can not happen. But it doesn't matter. If the airlines acted as if there was a problem, and made more room, and made it easier to exercise and walk about on the plane, flying would be better. Then, if we were all at risk from thrombosis, the situation would improve. If we weren't, their service would be much improves anyway.

At the moment, you have two choices: fly expensive class, which is quite fabulous, and I would recommend it to anyone, or, in the real world, be pushy and inconvenient. If you are sandwiched next to other people, don't think about it, just get up and walk around periodically. You'll never meet these people again anyway, so disturb them. Move about, stretch your legs. This will make you feel better and stave off any thrombosis problems should they be a reality.

And of course, the converse is true; don't expect to get too comfortable on a plane, because you should be ready to move for other people. I've been sat next to really ignorant fellow passengers who clearly felt that they had the right to set up camp and not be disturbed.

They were soon disabused of that notion.

Despite the tragedies and pitfalls that are a small but inherent part of flying, I won't be giving it up. Without wishing to trivialise the issue, I'd ra
ther take some risks than stay at home and not see something of the world before I die, otherwise, the caution exercised in extending my life won't have been worth it - I'd rather travel and die young that get old at home.

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