This all started with a tweet I posted. And it is the insight in itself. Why does a two and a half hour flight seem so long? Is it the bad seating? The procedures? No entertainment but your own? Cannot use that entertainment until so high in the sky? Or just, you don't like flying or traveling in general? Well, I had the biggest one of all on my trip home from the Walt Disney World Resort last year. The dreaded "neighbor." You know? That person or persons you have to sit next on that "long trip." Well, I had that person that is deathly afraid of flying. I was sitting next to a friend and this lady, who has expelled herself across the whole of her seat and near half of mine. No problem, I can take it. It was the awkward point when the final prayers are coming in- and they last the whole ride! Oh my, I kid you not, the women thought she was going down every other minute a tad bit of turbulence came.
Regardless, I don't want to continue the story. Let me begin with the "so long" bit. I'll tell you why. Flying is literally all the lull or sucky parts of driving down all in one. Think about it, if I were to drive down to Florida, it would take almost eighteen hours! But of those eighteen, maybe two or three of those would be really slow, boring, or awkward. No, you never have all three at once, you have five minutes here, ten there, half an hour in South Carolina, or North if it's your pleasure. But flying, is just all the lull in one quick hit, that's why it's "so long."
I'll skip the rest so that I don't seem like ranting, but I'll go into the most controversial issue of flying. Now that is the "15,000 feet of fun." Well, rather no fun. It's that first and last stretch of the flight of which you cannot even turn on a stopwatch- exaggerating. Now don't start commenting about all the "pay attention" or "interferences." I totally agree! They are points that are spot-on, fact based, and logical. This flight (I'm currently on a different trip) before I got on, I dreaded those 15,000 feet. Then I realized: it's only like 10-15 minutes!
Now I'll rant on those ranting: 15 minutes?! Your Facebook, Twitter, and campy artsy Flickr photos are so flipping important that you can't wait 15 minutes?! Wow, try talking to the person next to you. I planned to listen to music for the rest of the ride in silence, but I chatted up my neighbor. I learned so much! He's a father of two lovely daughters (siting behind us), his job, growing up, why they were going to Orlando (Disney of course :), who isn't?!), and then met his lovely wife- who I offered to trade seats with so they could sit together. Then guess what! I met a new neighbor! And I was chatting the whole ride down. I never even touched my nano, phone, or tablet.
Now don't say "Not all flights are like that!" Oh they aren't?! Well, make them! Chat up the person, ask them question- not too much, don't sound nosy. But make the best of it, and try to communicate with your fellow man! So, your flight can go in seconds! I'd to hear your opinions on how to make a flight more fun. But in mine, the best way to waste time is to strikes conversation. The longer, funnier, and interesting the topics: the more time you waste. Why do you think everyone talks during maths...
