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Fear of…: I have not

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Fear of…
: I have not flown since before Sept. 11.

Yes, seeing two jets vaporize a few hundred yards over your head has something to do with that… everything to do with that.

I’ve been afraid of flying.

But I’m flying tomorrow, going to Syracuse to speak to the new New Media masters program at Syracuse University and I’m looking forward to that.

But I’m not looking forward to the flight.

The airlines didn’t make it any easier. It was the first time in a year and half that I tried to give them money and they made it hell (I’ll spare you the details).

I want to crawl back into my foxhole.

: It’s going to snow. Hmmm. I don’t know what I think of that. A weekend in Syracuse….

: Read Ken Layne’s comment:

:You’ll be fine. I wasn’t real hot to fly again, either, but ended up going cross-country on damned American about six weeks later. Made a fun (and useful!) little game for myself. It’s called “How Would I Kill a Hijacker?” A broken wine bottle makes a fine weapon, and I’ve always got a wine bottle on the tray. The laptop is a good, solid smashing device. And the seat cushions would make fine box-cutter shields. With some luck, you could also repeatedly smash the bastard’s skull with the overhead bin doors.

3 responses to “Fear of…: I have not”

  1. Ken Layne Avatar
    Ken Layne

    You’ll be fine. I wasn’t real hot to fly again, either, but ended up going cross-country on damned American about six weeks later. Made a fun (and useful!) little game for myself. It’s called “How Would I Kill a Hijacker?” A broken wine bottle makes a fine weapon, and I’ve always got a wine bottle on the tray. The laptop is a good, solid smashing device. And the seat cushions would make fine box-cutter shields. With some luck, you could also repeatedly smash the bastard’s skull with the overhead bin doors.
    I fly constantly now, so I haven’t really played the little game in a while. But I still watch people when they get out of their seat.

  2. Kathy K Avatar
    Kathy K

    What Ken said. Plus hot coffee and a few other things. I was unfond of flying even before. A bit of mental bellicosity can help a lot.
    Just don’t unleash the bellicosity on the inspectors in the airport unless you really don’t want to fly…

  3. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    I am an SU Newhouse grad… go Orangemen! I wish I could visit the great folks in New Media there… Hope you said hello to Steve Masiclat!