There's really very little need to be scared of heights
You're unlikely to be high enough off the ground that you would still be conscious at ground level if you were to fall in any sort of dangerous situation.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 22:48, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

That's re-assuring.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 22:49, Reply)

I think it is
Also, things that take you up high are generally pretty safe, so it's generally fine.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 22:51, Reply)

no it's not the conscious at ground level bit from falling i'm worried about
it's knowing that I'll hit the ground in the first place. I really have trouble with them, they make me all dizzy.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 28 Oct 2010, 22:57, Reply)

I love being up high
Especially in planes, 'cause you can see so much. My favourite thing is seeing other people panic during turbulence.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 22:59, Reply)

I really don't like flying.
The flights to and from the UK are the parts I'm dreading the most.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:01, Reply)

I was going to say.
Aren't you jumping on a plane for 20 hours soon!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:08, Reply)

it's either take a 20 hour flight or a 3 week boat.
can't be fucked to spend 3 weeks on a boat in the ocean, so I chose the flight. Valium will be used.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:10, Reply)

You'll be fine.
Don't worry about it.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:12, Reply)

Either that or the plane'll explode somewhere over Asia
And you won't have to worry about it.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:15, Reply)

Right now, you're not on my favourite people List Podders.

(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:16, Reply)

I'm just realistic
And an engineer.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:18, Reply)

logically I know that there is very little chance of the plane exploding over asia or that turbulance will bring it out of the air.
I just really loathe being in the plane when turbulance happens.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:22, Reply)

Did you know planes sometimes drop a couple of thousand feet during turbulence
It's quite interesting actually.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:23, Reply)

Yes
Because it's happened to me once and it wasn't funny.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:25, Reply)

Quite funny
And interesting in terms of air travel phenomena.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:26, Reply)

You're not helping mate.

(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:27, Reply)

It's just educating you in the facts
It's not dangerous at all really.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:27, Reply)

Dr Gillian McKeith
Would have had a field day examining peoples trousers when we finally landed in Newark.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:30, Reply)

I was once flying back from Bristol with someone who hated flying
I was half asleep, and they kept bothering me to ask how I could possibly sleep on a plane, 'cause it was so scary.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:32, Reply)

Apart from that one
I'm not scared of flying per se.

I'm just hyperactive. I can't sit in one place for twenty minutes, let alone twenty hours.

I can manage Chicago, which is eight hours or thereabouts, but anything over that time has me gnawing my limbs.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:36, Reply)

You're a braver one than me
It's the thought of spending a day on a plane that finally dissuaded me from being in Brisbane on November 25th.

How yer doing anyway? Long time no speak.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:17, Reply)

I'm mostly allright.
wretchedly poorly at the moment, but have exams starting on monday so still studying madly and hoping I get better.

You?
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:20, Reply)

Yeah!
Single again, and redundant from the job that used to mean that me and you were the only people alive at 06.00 on Sunday mornings.

If that sounds negative - it is, but I'm not.

How many exams?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:24, Reply)

four.
maths on monday/wednesday, psychology on thursday, then chemistry the following thursday.

sorry to hear about the singleness and the redundancy. How long's that been going on then?
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:26, Reply)

Don't be sorry - I'm not
Out of interest, what do you call these exams?

They'd be called "A" levels here - it's the intermediate grade between high school and University - am I right?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:33, Reply)

they're vce exams.
and yeah, they calculate the rankings of people against everybody else in the state so they can work out who gets into what uni. You have to do a minimum of five subjects to get in. I did 6 over two years, cos I haven't been well enough for a full workload.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:44, Reply)

Not quite the same as our system then
So if your results dictate which University you go to, are Universities ranked in order of ability?

I'm always curious about these things.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 23:52, Reply)