R3T-Too
Supercharged
Why does my brain think things that don’t make sense? Maybe it really is a sickness.
I had to fly to Philadelphia earlier in the week to attend some training at our corporate offices.
I don’t enjoy air travel much.
The security lines (queues for you Brits), long waits, poor customer service, and $7 (Dewars) scotch and sodas all put me in a bit of a foul mood.
Not to mention leaving 70F riding weather to spend several cold salty days where winter is a real thing.
So, on this flight we get about dozen yrds/meters off the ground and hit some decent turbulence. This continues as we climb, as we bank and as we get to cruising altitude with little respite.
At one point it calms down for about five minutes and the stewardesses (oops, I mean flight attendants) bring out the service tray, only to have to return it to the galley before they even get started.
So, here I am sitting near the back of the jet, listening to the service cart bang and slam like Gordon Ramsey might in the kitchen at Taco Bell. When I realize that I have a white knuckle grip on my arm rest.
I give myself a slight chuckle while musing the intended purpose of the seatbelt.
I would suppose it’s to reduce lawsuits due to broken bones because they aren’t there to save a life.
Now, I said earlier that I don’t enjoy air travel much; but I should add that I’m not particularly fearful of it either.
However; today my white knuckles and agitation tell me that I’m getting adrenaline without endorphins.
So, I decide to think about something calming, relaxing, enjoyable, i.e. ‘my happy place’.
That’s right.
I was traveling in probably the safest mode of transportation known to man; daydreaming about traveling on one of the most dangerous modes of transport in an attempt to calm my anxiety.
I hope I don’t need a shrink!
Scott
I had to fly to Philadelphia earlier in the week to attend some training at our corporate offices.
I don’t enjoy air travel much.
The security lines (queues for you Brits), long waits, poor customer service, and $7 (Dewars) scotch and sodas all put me in a bit of a foul mood.
Not to mention leaving 70F riding weather to spend several cold salty days where winter is a real thing.
So, on this flight we get about dozen yrds/meters off the ground and hit some decent turbulence. This continues as we climb, as we bank and as we get to cruising altitude with little respite.
At one point it calms down for about five minutes and the stewardesses (oops, I mean flight attendants) bring out the service tray, only to have to return it to the galley before they even get started.
So, here I am sitting near the back of the jet, listening to the service cart bang and slam like Gordon Ramsey might in the kitchen at Taco Bell. When I realize that I have a white knuckle grip on my arm rest.
I give myself a slight chuckle while musing the intended purpose of the seatbelt.
I would suppose it’s to reduce lawsuits due to broken bones because they aren’t there to save a life.
Now, I said earlier that I don’t enjoy air travel much; but I should add that I’m not particularly fearful of it either.
However; today my white knuckles and agitation tell me that I’m getting adrenaline without endorphins.
So, I decide to think about something calming, relaxing, enjoyable, i.e. ‘my happy place’.
That’s right.
I was traveling in probably the safest mode of transportation known to man; daydreaming about traveling on one of the most dangerous modes of transport in an attempt to calm my anxiety.
I hope I don’t need a shrink!
Scott