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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2810016, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;m very undertraveled, having grown up in a small town in a family of modest means.&nbsp; We did not travel except occasionally by car and never more than a few hours&#039; drive.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still had not flown in a plane by the time I graduated from university and was rather embarrassed about it.&nbsp; One weekend I decided to fly to Houston to see a friend, primarily just so I could say I&#039;d flown.</p><p><br /></p><p>The flight to Houston was at night and I was very excited.&nbsp; No window seats remained.&nbsp; Wah!&nbsp; I wanted a window seat for my first flight.&nbsp; In my row the it was occupied by a bored-looking young boy.&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t help it... I asked if I could trade seats with him.</p><p><br /></p><p>He rolled his eyes up at me and said, &quot;Sure, lady.&nbsp; Whatever.&quot;&nbsp; LOL, Mr. World Traveler at age 8, I guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>Takeoff was thrilling!&nbsp; I loved that sensation of massive power as I was pushed back into the seat, and then feeling the rough bumping of the wheels cease as first the front and then rear wheels lifted and we were off!&nbsp; Amazing!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure I looked like a total child through all of this even though I was trying to be cool <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I blew it though about ten or fifteen minutes later.&nbsp; Prior to that the plane had been climbing upward rather steeply.&nbsp; Suddenly-- rather dramatically, I thought-- the nose of the plane went down!</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;Be cool, be cool,&quot;</i> I thought, cutting my eyes to and fro to see if anyone else was concerned.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nope, just me.&nbsp; The steep downward angle continued and I became more concerned and just couldn&#039;t help asking a neighbor what was going on.&nbsp; The neighbor looked puzzled and opened his mouth to answer, when...</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;Ladies and Gentlemen in preparation for landing please make sure your seat backs are raised and your tray tables stowed...&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Yep, San Antonio to Houston is a <b>very</b> short flight <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The whole thing was magical and I&#039;ll never forget the thrill <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now though, flying is just a way to get from point A to point B, usually much more expensively than I would like for it to be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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