We Love to Fly and It Shows
Friday I am flying to Orlando with my son to stay with my dad and his wife. We have a nice vacation planned. My son has never been to Disney World, so we planned to take him there. The rest of the week I'm sure will be spent relaxing in the pool. It all sounds like a great vacation. Free place to stay, free food, free entertainment. So, why am I worried out of my mind? Well as strange as it may sound, I am 27 years old and have never flown. I know, I know, most everyone these days have flown at least once. Yeah well, not me. I have just never had a reason or a want to fly. If I ever had a small feeling that I did, it was snuffed out years ago when I lost my step-brother and his wife to a plane crash. I have heard all the statistics and apparently you have a bigger chance of dying in a car crash than in a plane crash. I'm sorry, if you wreck your car, you have a chance of coming out without a scratch. If you crash a plane, your toast. So, don't give me that crap. Plus, to make matters worse, they are expecting a massive hurricane about the time my plane should arrive. Anyhoo, I'll post when I get there to let you all know how my first plane trip was. We'll see who freaked out more, me or my 3 year old. I'm going to bet it will be me.
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Remember that Mike and Jackie died in a private plane. Also, when calculating the statistical likelihood of disasters, you have to figure that cars pass within 2 feet of each other every 2 seconds. That's the main thing that makes car accidents more likely that air accidents. Although, air accidents are extremely unlikely. Of the million (yes, million) flights per day, you only ever hear about the one or two (every few years) that actually go down.
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