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posted by [personal profile] owlfish at 02:44pm on 10/01/2006
Learned yesterday: I know an unexpectedly large number of people who've travelled in helicopters and hot air balloons. And, despite the recent spate of first-time fliers, thus far 100 percent of poll respondents have flown on a plane - although for five of you, your first time was within the past year. Far more of you have been flying since before you can remember flying - or so I suspect from the large numbers of people who started flying 20-40 years ago.

I had scarce posted yesterday's poll on planes when all sorts of new related pollish enquiries developed. Hence, a second in as many days. Also, I started wondering about boats - but they can wait for another week. Anyways, they'd make the poll too spammy.

[Poll #649288]

That should, of course, be "I have love/really enjoy flying on airplanes." But you knew that.
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posted by [identity profile] doctor-mama.livejournal.com at 03:15pm on 10/01/2006
The "other" was to attend a funeral. Attending weddings I grouped under a visit to friends.

I remember the meal I had on my first flight. It was 1972, I was 7 and we were going to Florida to visit my grandparents. We all dressed up for the flight. We flew Northeast Airlines, a.k.a. "Yellowbird." I brought "The Aristocats" to read. I loved the little lunch tray with each element sized and shaped to fit like puzzle pieces. Dessert was key lime pie, my first.
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posted by [identity profile] oursin.livejournal.com at 03:24pm on 10/01/2006
Counting the unlaws in Oz as family, here.
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posted by [identity profile] kekhmet.livejournal.com at 03:41pm on 10/01/2006
other == moving here to the UK
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posted by [identity profile] littleowl.livejournal.com at 03:50pm on 10/01/2006
Oops, didn't catch the fine print at the end.

Anyway, the 'Other' I put, was flying for a funeral, which doesn't quite fit in with "to visit family". I got reimbursed partially for that flight, for that matter.

On the fine print - I interpreted that as a possible past tense reply.

In the past, I enjoyed flying very much. I loved taking plane trips.

That is no longer the case. It's all a big uncomfortable hassle now.
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posted by [identity profile] a-d-medievalist.livejournal.com at 04:16pm on 10/01/2006
Well, I've flown for funerals, but also to move house, once to Georgia, once to Germany, and then back to California.
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posted by [identity profile] justinsomnia.livejournal.com at 05:03pm on 10/01/2006
Does flying to go study elsewhere count as "unfunded work"? I put it under "other" (been to Cambridge and Toronto for summer school). And I've moved via plane ... I guess that is "other" as well.
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posted by [identity profile] juniperus.livejournal.com at 06:38pm on 10/01/2006
Well ok, one might have love on airplanes, but that's really discouraged - and how the heck can two people fit in those bathrooms, anyway? I barely fit!
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posted by [identity profile] printperson.livejournal.com at 09:29pm on 10/01/2006
I noticed that you left out crop-dusting and war. (Or do those fall under the heading of business?)
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posted by [personal profile] owlfish at 09:32pm on 10/01/2006
Point. Have you been in a crop-dusting plane?

I suspect they'd count as business, although it certainly wasn't what I had in mind.
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posted by [identity profile] wytetygryss.livejournal.com at 10:49pm on 10/01/2006
My "others" include a school exchange trip to France in high school (not really a vacation) and flying to Regina to attend an international Girl Guide camp. (actually, both of those trips were within a year or so of each other - and were the last time I flew anywhere.)
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posted by [identity profile] lady-octavia.livejournal.com at 11:09pm on 10/01/2006
My "other" was a flight to Nashville to go on retreat at a convent there, incidentially it was also the first time I flew alone.
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posted by [identity profile] noncalorsedumor.livejournal.com at 11:34pm on 10/01/2006
Far more of you have been flying since before you can remember flying

This reminded me that I actually flew on a plane about 25 years ago, when I was a baby. I'm pretty sure I said my first flight was something like 12 years ago, which is the first time I remember flying.
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posted by [identity profile] retsuko.livejournal.com at 04:43am on 11/01/2006
I should explain why I didn't check off the third from last box in the last category--I used to love flying in planes. About ten or so years ago, the last time I flew business (well, the first and last time), that was the last time I really enjoyed flying. Ever since, the philosophy has been cram-cram-cram into small-smaller-smallest spaces, and while the flight attendants and pilots are well-meaning and skilled, nothing can make up for no leg room and a reclining seatback in my face.

/end grumpiness. ;)
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