tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post115017690268635391..comments2024-03-27T19:04:31.290-05:00Comments on The Amazing Trips: To fly or not to fly ...The Amazing Tripshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13761348688069779544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-1150333388619385382006-06-14T20:03:00.000-05:002006-06-14T20:03:00.000-05:00Charlie needs a blog. If I was him, I'd be saying...Charlie needs a blog. If I was him, I'd be saying, "I have this horrible fear that my wife might be leaving me with the 3 kids for 5 days..."Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869128237213801441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-1150236141429901462006-06-13T17:02:00.000-05:002006-06-13T17:02:00.000-05:00Jen,I should have never read this post. It just in...Jen,<BR/><BR/>I should have never read this post. It just increased my anxiety 100X. I am so scared when it comes to flying. I haven't been on an airplane for about 2 years (during pregnancy and now nursing) because I can't take the necessary amount of valium to take the edge off. I am always one for either not going or driving. I'd rather drive for a week if it means not flying. <BR/><BR/>No disrespect to geologychick, but none of those statistics help. I would MUCH RATHER die in an auto accident than an airplane accident (not that I want to die at all). Could you bring the kids & Charlie (and your mom for that matter)? That way you'll all be together (I know that is silly, but I always think "at least we'll die together"). <BR/><BR/>I'm such a freak I've even done hypnosis and other things to help this fear. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, as for Will's premonition, you have a few years to think about if you'll fly when you are 38.<BR/><BR/>As for leaving the kids, that would be so so so so so difficult. If you do go, I hope you can manage to have some fun! <BR/><BR/>TracyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-1150230999290959832006-06-13T15:36:00.000-05:002006-06-13T15:36:00.000-05:00Finally, I get a few minutes to read the blog and ...Finally, I get a few minutes to read the blog and this is what I got!! <BR/>Tears are flowing with a smile becasue I have heard this one so many times... I guess I forgot to tell you -- Your southren cousins took care of "Will" years ago and well, let's just say he never saw the "predictions" he GOT! :-) <BR/><BR/>I know your serious but thanks for the laugh -- I needed it.<BR/><BR/>Much Love, M<BR/><BR/>PS... this proves another argument for Catholism -- you'll get a few saints flying with you and praying for your safety. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-1150214377214137192006-06-13T10:59:00.000-05:002006-06-13T10:59:00.000-05:00Jenna-I know this is kind of a long comment but it...Jenna-<BR/>I know this is kind of a long comment but it's necessary:<BR/><BR/>Airplane Disasters and Plane Crash Statistics<BR/>The truth about flying safety<BR/>The majority of the people who step onto a commercial airliner have no knowledge of how this big capsule with wings can get off the ground. Naturally their greatest concern (especially for the fearful flyer) is "what if something goes wrong and we are 33,000 feet off the ground?" <BR/><BR/>Learn more about the first step: take-off and getting off the ground safely. Learn more about air turbulence and the processes that create it. Consider the statistics below: <BR/><BR/>Probability of being killed in an airplane accident vs. other causes of death.<BR/>Your chances of being involved in an aircraft accident are about 1 in 11 million. On the other hand, your chances of being killed in an automobile accident are 1 in 5000. Statistically, you are at far greater risk driving to the airport than getting on an airplane. However, the perception is that you have more control over your fate when you are in your car than as a passenger. Experience shows otherwise considering that over 50,000 people are killed on the highways every year.<BR/><BR/>Negative bias<BR/>Media coverage would suggest that such events happen daily. Studies have shown one would have to fly once a day every day for over 15,000 years in order to statistically be involved in an aircraft accident! Yet stories of aircraft accidents are between 150 to 200 times more likely to receive front-page coverage than other more common causes of death. Consequently, fearful flyers develop a negative bias toward flying. That is, they will bias their perception to notice those events and experiences that support their fears. Those fears become validated by the continual bombardment of information related to airline safety following an accident. <BR/><BR/>The Truth<BR/>Airplane disasters and plane crash statistics make for more dramatic, "eye-catching" newsprint. Not nearly enough information is printed on aircraft safety and because disasters seem to be more newsworthy to the public, the media is naturally attracted to the financially acceptable print and naturally it is LARGE PRINT in these cases.<BR/>Good Luck and have fun in new Mexico!Geologychickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326271846932273163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-1150209046703724322006-06-13T09:30:00.000-05:002006-06-13T09:30:00.000-05:00I know how to find Will Brown.:)I know how to find Will Brown.<BR/><BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com