Phobias

I've flown for thousands of miles.
Planes, helicopters, crop sprayers, things that bounced down runways, and skidded to a stop with all the doors iced up so they had to be de-iced before they could be opened.
Easyjet punching grandmas for seats is nothing by comparison.

 

But
Boat. I had a few experiences, and to be honest, you can't swim. It's a few degrees above freezing,even if you're now in a lifeboat, (I was qualified to launch, and drive lifeboats, from a burning wreck) or be in a survival suit, you're on seconds, or maybe a minute or two. Burning wreck was a better option probably. (I still check the lifeboats on the Dover Calais ferry, how sad is that?)
Train. On tracks, you can't turn the wheel, and the carriage in front won't forgive you.
Car. - Truck and it's stopped in front.

Plane.
Clear sky, nothing but you and a cloud.
And the only way is down, any landing you walk away from is a good one.

Not having a go, just anything will kill you one day, and I'm probably on a dare, so maybe you shouldn't listen to my ramblings.

 

It's a well known fact that more people die after being kicked by a donkey than in plane crashes. I have to tell myself that every time I fly. I do fly and have been on many long haul flights, but I never sleep and always keep my eyes firmly on the cabin staff to see if their expressions change.

 

I sleep all the time. If the cabin staff are panicking, I figure the best I could offer would be to join in.
Even on helicopters I used to sleep. Admittedly, I closed the survival suit up, I figured I'd have a head start if I woke up with water around my feet then.

 

Planes are the same for me, I would love not to restrict my family by being able to bring myself to go in a plane on holiday. My other (and I think bigger fear) is SNAKES!!! I know the are not slimy, I have tried to overcome this by going into reptile houses, but it hasn't worked!

 

I guess 'Snakes on a Plane' isn't your top film then?

 

Groan