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Subject: Re: On the indignity of flying.
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:06:50 +0100
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On Mon, 13 Jan 2025, Carlos E.R. wrote:

>> For the record, I hate flying and consider myself being in hell from the 
>> moment I step into the airport. It is very difficult for me to imagine a 
>> more denigrating, inhuman and undignified way to travel than modern travel 
>> by plane.
>> 
>> If I had my own private jet, and my own airport, I might reconsider. Until 
>> then, I do my best to never move from the city I am in. Sadly my wife and 
>> father make life very difficult for me sometimes, so that is when I do move 
>> for their sake. But otherwise, I would happily live the rest of my days 
>> next to my beloved fishing lake. =)
>
> Then you will suffer.
>

At the moment you are correct. When I buy my private jet, or when family dies
and wife settles down, I suspect I will suffer less. =)