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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:46 PM
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Well, just when I thought I'd start flying again
after driving over the Thanksgiving holiday, something up and happens to convince me the traffic problems aren't all that bad and I should just stay on the ground.

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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:47 PM
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1. Driving beats getting your underwear blown up on national TV
Not to mention getting shot and killed.
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mr_hat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:50 PM
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2. I drive anything < 300 miles.
Not every trip saves time, but I guarantee I do over the course of a year.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:50 PM
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3. WEll I opt to fly! Stuff like this happens once in a great while on
a plane, but I live a little north of Atlanta, and not a day goes by when there's not a bad accident on one of the interstates.

Guess we all have to make those decisions for ourselves.
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:56 PM
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4. We're going to Canada for Christmas.
I don't like to fly, but a three day drive in unpredictable winter weather would be even worse. Sigh.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 10:57 PM
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5. Flying was safe on 9/11.
Edited on Wed Dec-07-05 10:58 PM by MercutioATC
There were 4500 planes in the air and we lost 4. That means 99.912% of the people flying that day were fine.

It's a hell of a lot more than we usually lose, but a 99.912% success rate isn't "unsafe".
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 11:08 PM
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6. My feet have never left the ground and never will
I'm voluntarily grounded for life.
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Heewack Donating Member (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 11:10 PM
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7. Just don't forget to take your meds
if you are bipolar.
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