CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 We probably need to define happiness before asking if people are happy. Then you get into the tricky business of how to be happy and then you get all sorts of numpties giving you their two cents, usually at the cost of 10 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Depends what kind of drugs I'm on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'm wondering if a house share in Birmingham for £350 per calendar month is a good deal. That covers everything. That wouldn't even cover my rent so it sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 We probably need to define happiness before asking if people are happy. Then you get into the tricky business of how to be happy and then you get all sorts of numpties giving you their two cents, usually at the cost of 10 cents. No worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'm wondering if a house share in Birmingham for £350 per calendar month is a good deal. That covers everything. That wouldn't even cover my rent so it sounds good to me. Where do you live, and what kind of property? I hate paying rent, so I want to keep it as low as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Troon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 9, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'm flying about 4 times a week at the moment and every flight makes me hate it even more. I know the stats, I know how safe it is but I can't stop myself expecting to fall out of the sky at any given moment. The most irrational of fears but if I never had to get on a plane again, I'd be delighted. Same with me. I'm not flying very regularly, but my fear is getting worse each time. Now it's not very bad, just a bit of nerves. But it's definitely getting worse. Barely an hour flight from Cork on Wednesday, and I was dreading it. Found myself thinking "I'll go to the supermarket when I'm back in Birmingham... if I survive the flight" As you say, totally irrational. I KNOW I'm more likely to die on the way to the airport. But I can't help it. I'd love to cure it. It's not enough to stop me flying anywhere. But it's enough for me to hate the prospect of taking a flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'm flying about 4 times a week at the moment and every flight makes me hate it even more. I know the stats, I know how safe it is but I can't stop myself expecting to fall out of the sky at any given moment. The most irrational of fears but if I never had to get on a plane again, I'd be delighted. Same with me. I'm not flying very regularly, but my fear is getting worse each time. Now it's not very bad, just a bit of nerves. But it's definitely getting worse. Barely an hour flight from Cork on Wednesday, and I was dreading it. Found myself thinking "I'll go to the supermarket when I'm back in Birmingham... if I survive the flight" As you say, totally irrational. I KNOW I'm more likely to die on the way to the airport. But I can't help it. I'd love to cure it. It's not enough to stop me flying anywhere. But it's enough for me to hate the prospect of taking a flight. what you need is a scary flight with heavy turbulence and people screaming and crying once you survive that then you'll be cured and never fear flying again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 what you need is a scary flight with heavy turbulence and people screaming and crying once you survive that then you'll be cured and never fear flying again Especially if it crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'm flying about 4 times a week at the moment and every flight makes me hate it even more. I know the stats, I know how safe it is but I can't stop myself expecting to fall out of the sky at any given moment. The most irrational of fears but if I never had to get on a plane again, I'd be delighted. Same with me. I'm not flying very regularly, but my fear is getting worse each time. Now it's not very bad, just a bit of nerves. But it's definitely getting worse. Barely an hour flight from Cork on Wednesday, and I was dreading it. Found myself thinking "I'll go to the supermarket when I'm back in Birmingham... if I survive the flight" As you say, totally irrational. I KNOW I'm more likely to die on the way to the airport. But I can't help it. I'd love to cure it. It's not enough to stop me flying anywhere. But it's enough for me to hate the prospect of taking a flight. what you need is a scary flight with heavy turbulence and people screaming and crying once you survive that then you'll be cured and never fear flying again It didn't work for Dennis Bergkamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'm flying about 4 times a week at the moment and every flight makes me hate it even more. I know the stats, I know how safe it is but I can't stop myself expecting to fall out of the sky at any given moment. The most irrational of fears but if I never had to get on a plane again, I'd be delighted. Same with me. I'm not flying very regularly, but my fear is getting worse each time. Now it's not very bad, just a bit of nerves. But it's definitely getting worse. Barely an hour flight from Cork on Wednesday, and I was dreading it. Found myself thinking "I'll go to the supermarket when I'm back in Birmingham... if I survive the flight" As you say, totally irrational. I KNOW I'm more likely to die on the way to the airport. But I can't help it. I'd love to cure it. It's not enough to stop me flying anywhere. But it's enough for me to hate the prospect of taking a flight. what you need is a scary flight with heavy turbulence and people screaming and crying once you survive that then you'll be cured and never fear flying again Has that happened to you? What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted May 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'd take a guess that he might have been on a flight with heavy turbulence that lead to people screaming and crying. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'm flying about 4 times a week at the moment and every flight makes me hate it even more. I know the stats, I know how safe it is but I can't stop myself expecting to fall out of the sky at any given moment. The most irrational of fears but if I never had to get on a plane again, I'd be delighted. Same with me. I'm not flying very regularly, but my fear is getting worse each time. Now it's not very bad, just a bit of nerves. But it's definitely getting worse. Barely an hour flight from Cork on Wednesday, and I was dreading it. Found myself thinking "I'll go to the supermarket when I'm back in Birmingham... if I survive the flight" As you say, totally irrational. I KNOW I'm more likely to die on the way to the airport. But I can't help it. I'd love to cure it. It's not enough to stop me flying anywhere. But it's enough for me to hate the prospect of taking a flight. It might help if you take up a "crash position" right from the start. Put your seat belt on then mess up your hair spread both legs in front of you and let your head fall forward and to one side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 It's not the flight that worries people, it's the whole "falling 40,000ft" thing that makes people worried. The consequences of crashing a car or sinking a ship are much less than if you fall that distance on what is essentially a fuel tank, which is highly flammable. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 It's not the flight that worries people, it's the whole "falling 40,000ft" thing that makes people worried. The consequences of crashing a car or sinking a ship are much less than if you fall that distance on what is essentially a fuel tank, which is highly flammable. Hope that helps When you put it that way. The thing that would worry me the most is the fact that you have so much time to think about it before you finally hit the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Yeah, that's what gets me - if it goes wrong up there, you're ****. At least on a boat there is an off chance of surviving on a raft with a tiger or something. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) I can think of far more boring ways of meeting the reaper If your in that position you just have to come to the conclusion that its your time your journey is coming to an end it is out of your control and there is nothing you can do about it Embrace it... open the aircraft door step out onto the wing and surf your way down Death is probably instantaneous anyway and you wouldn't feel a thing Edited May 9, 2014 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I really do not know but if you are falling that far and that fast would you be able to breathe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Isn't it quite likely that on the event of a plane crash you would burn to death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Well, this page is absolutely spiffing reading for those of us who are shit-scared of flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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