> > > Flying, they say, is long hours of boredom
> > interrupted by moments of stark terror.
> >
> > I thought that's what they say about warfare.
> > I've flown commercially quite a bit (although
> > certainly not as much as Howard, I'm sure)
> > and I've never experienced even a
> > microsecond of stark terror.
> >
> > Gri"driving can be that way"shny
>
> Oooh, this leads to an interesting question! Howard, do you happen to know how many miles you've flown? Even though I read all of your posts, I don't think I can venture to make such a guess, but I'm sure the answer will shock most of us.
>
> Ell"curious, as usual"myruh

I'm sure it would shock me too, if I knew the answer.
I had flown only a little before daughter Laura went to work for Eastern about 17 years ago. She stayed there about five years and when they folded, she went to work for United.
I've lost track of the times I've flown to California, but I'd guess at least 30. With Eastern I went through Atlanta and with United, it's usually through Chicago. My next trip to Hawaii will be number 12. I usually hop from island to island on Aloha or Hawaiian, but somtimes I can connect with United bewteen Oahu to one of the other islands. I have also flown to London, Boston, Anchorage, Miami, Memphis, New Orleans, San Juan, Denver, Vancouver, Pheonix, Orlando, Norfork, Washington, Guatamala City, Kansas City, Birmingham, and maybe others I can't think of right now. My "home" airport is Knoxville, Tennessee and I always rate it as my favorite. That's because when I'm there, I'm either going someplace exciting or I'm just getting home. I've flown in everything from a J3 Piper Cub to a 747. I once had a ride in a sailplane and a couple of times in a military helicopter. One of my favorite airplanes is a DC3 which was designed in the 1930's and got commercial aviation off the ground, so to speak. I enjoy low and slow or high and fast, props or jets. But I also enjoy driving the car, as we did when we went to Myrtle Beach. There is no such thing as a bad trip.
Howard