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Posted by David Cameron on 10-12-2008 05:13 AM:

Departures

I went to the England game today at Wembley, while we there we got into a conversation and a drinking game with a bunch of Psychotic Geordies.

It was a tie.

The above is irrelevant.

One of the Geordies I got into a conversation with said he had never been anywhere on an Aeroplane before. I was quite shocked because he looked quite normal...

So, getting to the point;

How many of you have NEVER been anywhere on an Aeroplane before?

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-12-2008 05:40 AM:

I've never been on an airplane. I've always driven.

Canada
New York
Indiana
North Carolina

I'm terrified of heights, and I don't know if I can handle being on a plane.

Posted by K-FurY on 10-12-2008 07:10 AM:

i've only been on a plane twice, but i'm a young 21. my friend's moms has never flown. she's like 60. never been off the continent, travels by train a lot.

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-12-2008 07:31 AM:

I know plenty of people who have never been on a plane.

Posted by The CandyMan on 10-12-2008 07:41 AM:

Re: Departures

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Originally posted by cupidstunt
One of the Geordies I got into a conversation with said he had never been anywhere on an Aeroplane before. I was quite shocked because he looked quite normal...

LOLhahaha...oh wait, what the fuck is a Geordies?!?!

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Geordie (pronounced /ˈdʒɔrdi/) is a regional nickname for a person from the Tyneside[1] region of England, or the name of the dialect of English spoken by these people. Depending on who is using the term, the catchment area for Geordie can be as wide as the general north east of England, or as small as the city of Newcastle, or various ranges in between.

Ah wait, Wikipedia to the rescue!

Shit I've flown numerous times to numerous places though never across the pond. L.A., Chicago, New York, Orlando, Columbus, Cleveland, Acapulco, Montreal, Fort Worth, Newark, Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego and probably more I can't remember. Worse flight was probably the Acapulco to Dallas/Fort Worth, hit some major turbulence (wind shears), I was taking a walk to the bathroom towards the back and the next thing I know I'm flat on my face in the aisle. Felt like the floor just dropped off from underneath me weirdest fucking thing I ever experienced outside of an amusement park.

Hard to believe anyone over the age of 25 never ever flying at least once.

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Posted by ZootedLooter on 10-12-2008 09:14 AM:

ive never been on an aeroplane....but i have flown many times on an airplane....i even took one to your island...jet lag works in your favor when traveling east....i dont think ill ever see california again

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Posted by Munson on 10-12-2008 09:18 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
I don't know if a plane can handle my gargantuan fatness.

Flown all over the US. Never internationally.

Posted by shorty6pac on 10-12-2008 09:46 AM:

Ive flown so many times to so many places because of the whole military thing that by the time all is said and done i wont even want to make a paper airplane and throw it across the room, also that reminds me, have they finished all the work they were doing on Heathrow yet, i mean for fuck sakes, i went there on and off for 3 years and they were always doing work on one of those fucking terminals as i sad there freezing my ass off, moral of the story, there is none, and you will never get the time back that you spent reading this ha ha ha ha

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-12-2008 05:44 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Munson
Flown all over the US. Never internationally.

Stop trolling. If you wanna do that take it to the pink.

Statistically and airplane is much safer tha car.

Shorty have you had to jump out of any of those planes?Apparently you have always made it to land safe

Posted by Neversoft on 10-12-2008 05:51 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
Stop trolling. If you wanna do that take it to the pink.

Well said!

Munson... Flames outside of the Pink Prison can easily get you locked in there if they're shit

Posted by ZootedLooter on 10-12-2008 05:52 PM:

that one wasnt shit

Posted by Neversoft on 10-12-2008 05:58 PM:

It was a bit obvious, we all know Para is the size of Gibraltar

Posted by olskoolfife on 10-12-2008 06:04 PM:

never been in a plane either.

Posted by baha on 10-12-2008 08:02 PM:

Flown all over, but fortunately have never done a long haul longer than 10hrs. Most of the flying has been work-based (and I tag a holiday on to end, so work covers the flights and I just need to sort out accommodation for the non-work time ), so I usually get business class which makes it bearable. The thought of more than 8hrs in economy... Some people can fly without any problems, but other people (like me) get painful eardums (to the point it feels like someone is repeatedly sticking a knitting needle in - I've tried the drinking/sucking a boiled sweet/swallowing...doesn't help), swollen feet/ankles, stiffness all over, colds/sniffles...I'm not usually a little girl, considered a geezer on the ground, but flying (which I have no fear of at all) seems to take it out of me.

But also depends on who I fly with, some make it much more bearable than others. BA is cool, their business class lets me sleep most of the flight and drink the rest of it...which seems to soothe all my pains Managed to drink them out of Johnnie Walker (all labels they had!) on both the way over and way back last trip

But point of the post: it's not how you get there, it's what you see/hear/experience when you're there. If you've never been out of your postcode/town/state/country then you really are missing out on life. Cliches are such because they're invariably true: travel really does expand your mind as well as your horizons.

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-12-2008 09:06 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Neversoft
It was a bit obvious, we all know Para is the size of Gibraltar

Posted by LOLobo on 10-13-2008 06:28 AM:

Love flying (domestic & international). Nice to chill for a few hours (most ever did was 6), read, watch a movie, listen to music and step off in a completely different location.

Posted by MrEMann on 10-13-2008 06:34 AM:

I love to fly, and have flow in pretty much every non-military craft one can, and a few military craft.

I do know people, though, who have never been out of Ohio, and more than a few across the country who have never been out of their county.

Sad state of affairs, if you ask me.

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-13-2008 08:56 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by eljefeoscuro
I love to fly, and have flow in pretty much every non-military craft one can, and a few military craft.

I do know people, though, who have never been out of Ohio, and more than a few across the country who have never been out of their county.

Sad state of affairs, if you ask me.

I know a few people who have never been out of Ohio. That's there choice. Some people just don't like to travel. If I had my choice I'd do a shit load of traveling, I'd love to drive across the Country.

Actually now that I think about it, The last time my bro has been out of Ohio was when he was 2 years old. I can't recall him ever leaving this state.

I would like to travel a lot more than I do. It seems like I only get out of this god forsaken state every couple of years.

I may have been in Michigan briefly when I got lost up north, lol. Not sure if I ever made it across the Ohio border.

Posted by wanksock on 10-13-2008 12:57 PM:

ive flown quite a few times but almost always to the same place (preveza airport - greece).

i dont mind being in the air, but the part when the engines start and we begin to take off makes me want to beat the shit out of fellow passengers whilst simultaneously crying my eyes out. i cant even think straight during take off and i absolutely pour with sweat. what a pussy i am.

Posted by David Cameron on 10-13-2008 07:33 PM:

In general I hate to fly, but, its necessary.

I live in England yet I can fly to France in 1 hour, Germany and Spain in 2 hours, Greece and any North African country in 4 hours, India in 5 hours and New York in 8 hours at any time of the day.

By car, I could probably get to Glasgow in about 5 hours. Choices choices...

Posted by Objectivist Seal Hunter on 10-13-2008 08:11 PM:

Planes terrify me, but I have flown on a couple occasions. Only when I was really young though. If I remember correctly I've flown to Illinois and West Virginia. No other places that I know of.

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Posted by Neversoft on 10-13-2008 09:54 PM:

A lot of you fuckers are missing the fun of mid-air turbulence, knowing that you're safe but still with that niggling doubt in the back of our head that you could plummet to your death at any moment

Posted by Ripper on 10-13-2008 10:03 PM:

For you non flyers check this video out b4 going
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDdQz6QlFs&NR=1

Personally i have been to Barbados and Florida with the parents as a kid

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Posted by steakknife03 on 10-13-2008 11:49 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Neversoft
A lot of you fuckers are missing the fun of mid-air turbulence, knowing that you're safe but still with that niggling doubt in the back of our head that you could plummet to your death at any moment

So true I was on a small plane(the thing had propellers) to the Bahamas and the thing was up and down more that a roller coaster. Everyone shitting themselves on the flight funny stuff.
Another thing people who have never been on a plane are missing out on is the food, it mostly resembles dog food.

Posted by Vampire on 10-14-2008 01:02 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by steakknife03
it mostly resembles dog food.

I was hungry earlier and found a can of vegetable chilli which I foolishly decided to heat up and eat. It looked just like dog food but I still tried to eat it. I got 3 mouthfuls into it and nearly puked.

As for flying, I was a late starter. I'd always prioritised drinking locally against saving for a holiday until my early 20s. After that I decided to expand and have since been to New Jersey and New York (same trip - I just travelled to NY to see Looter), Greece, Ireland, Amsterdam, Spain, Czech Republic, Germany and France (yeah, I know the last two could be done via train or car). Not exactly travelling the world but I'm glad I did it.

Walking out of Penn Station and looking up at the skyscrapers is great. Travelling through Prague and admiring the architecture is awesome (it really is an amazing place). Getting pissed in Dublin is cool.

The same applies to the other locations. Everywhere has it's sweet spot/thang and, if you can find it, you'll regret not going sooner.

Diversify you ignorant fucks! I consider myself under-travelled compared to some people I know.

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Posted by sloth1234 on 10-14-2008 02:37 AM:

Never been in a plane...although I'm only 21...

although my younger brother has flown a cesna many times and is going through school to be a commercial pilot, next time he goes up solo he's supposed to give me a call...

Posted by David Cameron on 10-14-2008 02:45 AM:

I've flown on commercial jets probably close to a hundred times. Out of that theres only 3 trips worth mentioning.

1) Single engine failure on the way to Portugal, no hassle, made an emergency landing at Stanstead no worries. About 15 years ago.

2) One time we hit some very hard turbulence, plane jumped, steward(ess) (he was male but very camp) headbutted the plane ceiling and sat whimpering for remainder of the flight. Its pretty scary when even cabin crew are afraid. About 4 years ago.

3) I lied, this wasn't a commercial liner it was me flying to France with my Dad, stopping at Southampton Airport for customs necessities and on the same day and time they wheeled
the aftermath of this weird shit past us. Saw blood stains around the window hole and everything. About 18 years ago.

Nothing exciting has happened recently but I'm with Neversoft, just knowing the possiblities makes any plane journey fun.

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