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Jazwolf, there is no doubt that flying has become more tedious
in terms of the procedure. I zone out at such times - shut down most of my mind (unless required) as a coping mechanism.
posted by
Azur
on August 12, 2006 at 12:08 PM
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Azur--- In anwer to the question in your headline: Not at all. But it
certainly enforces the feeling that I don't want to fly nearly so much. And, as I've said before, it's not so much about the actual threat that exists as about what one must endure enroute to getting on a plane. That is NOT a complaint about security measures, by the way.
posted by
Jazwolf
on August 12, 2006 at 6:49 AM
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Moon Spirit, thank you
I feel the same way
posted by
Azur
on August 11, 2006 at 4:30 PM
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Bel_1965
I think when family is scattered all over the place we weigh up the dangers of travel vs the possibility of not spending time with dear people who happen to be far away. For me, the pull of the people is too strong. I used to travel a lot and while I enjoy sites and cuisine etc, the best thing about travel is the people you meet. Of course you can meet great people at home too but strangely enough we don't so often, unless drawn together by an event or circumstance (as you have written about on your blogs) . I think people are more open to meeting when on the road or some personal journey out of the ordinary
posted by
Azur
on August 11, 2006 at 4:27 PM
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Azur
The news will not make me give up my life, anymore than the IRA did.
posted by
johnmacnab
on August 11, 2006 at 3:28 PM
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Azur, great post; great comments. I can't add a thing. 
MoonSpirit 
posted by
syzygy
on August 11, 2006 at 1:05 PM
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We cannot give up on life
If we do we are succumbing to the pressure of terror. This is the ultimate goal of terrorits. We cannot let them get the better of us.
posted by
Tanga
on August 11, 2006 at 12:03 AM
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I don't do a great deal of flying
also being married to a soldier who is just a "bit" over protective, I don't travel outside of the US. Would I change things now if I did? I doubt I would put my child on an international flight.
posted by
bel_1965
on August 10, 2006 at 9:00 PM
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Good story
posted by
Rosetree
on August 10, 2006 at 6:32 PM
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The funny thing, Azur, is that I think people get paranoid from watching tv
To watch the local news, you'd think there were rapes and murders happening on every block every minute of the day. Yet the truth is that people go about their business in every neighborhood unmolested most of the time.
I still remember one telling statistic on rape from a women's self-defense course, most rapists aren't strangers, they're at least acquaintances 80% of the time: a date, ex-boyfriend, etc. It's not the strangers to be wary of.
posted by
Blanche.
on August 10, 2006 at 5:19 PM
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Blanche01
When I worked late shifts in a big city, people used to say but how can you get to work and home at night in that terrible area. In truth I lived in an average area. I said to them, what am I supposed to do - book a limo every night?
posted by
Azur
on August 10, 2006 at 5:15 PM
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MarieClaire66, it is lucky that people tend to regard their own place
as best. Otherwise places such as New Zealand would be spoilt
posted by
Azur
on August 10, 2006 at 5:13 PM
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Fourcats, that is an inspiring story
If people knew each other better there would be less fear and hate
posted by
Azur
on August 10, 2006 at 5:11 PM
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If we give up gameover they win. Whoever "they" are. So we keep on!
posted by
Whacky
on August 10, 2006 at 4:31 PM
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Azur, the fear of terrorism seems much like the fear of rape to me, women
have lived forever with the fear of rape, it doesn't stop me from going out at night alone, although many women would never walk downtown alone after dark, I pick and choose my "safety zone" and try to use common sense.
There are no pat answers. Risk is a calculated gamble, and some things are incalculable. By definition, terrorism is nearly random, some spots may seem lke a higher risk, like London or New York but Osama Bin laden waited 10 years to attack the World Trade Center the second time, and succeeded. If I sat around waiting for the next terrorist attack, my life would be at a complete standstill. Life does go on.
posted by
Blanche.
on August 10, 2006 at 3:35 PM
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one of my students is an east indian. he was the only one to show up for
class last night so after lessons we sat on the floor and talked. he's been reading a book recently and the underlying point is this:
come from a place of love. remove hate from your heart. if you only allow yourself to love, hate can not exist.
he said that before getting his current dog, there had been strife within the family. my training instructions are all about using positive reinforcement, praising the proper approach, not paying attention to the inappropraite behaviors, communicating clearly. he says that because of practicing the lessons with the dog, the family members have learned to take a more loving approach with each other and there is peace where there had been none.
i almost hugged him. i will the day he graduates.
posted by
fourcats
on August 10, 2006 at 3:30 PM
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I don't fly to those high risks places unless I have to...
some places are safer than others, NZ is rated second safest country in the world, but if we all go there, it won't be so safe anymore. It is a scary thought not knowing where the next bomb or threat is coming from, to a certain extent people are used to it, I lived in Paris for a while and I was conscious and wary of terrorism then, and that was 25 years ago. You just to be careful when going about your business travelling, and just pray you will be spared from death row. We must not live in fear, or the enemy wins.
posted by
marieclaire66
on August 10, 2006 at 3:30 PM
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For those who believe in fate, they would say there's no escaping when a person is marked for the grim reaper. Lol.
(B)
posted by
A-and-B
on August 10, 2006 at 3:09 PM
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There's no "one size fits all" answer.
I personally wouldn't quit flying, because I would not want to give terrorists and would-be terrorists that much power over my life.
posted by
Julia.
on August 10, 2006 at 2:51 PM
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