Karpaty Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 This is going to sound daft but I've only been on 2 planes in my life and I was too young to remember/care but I'll be flying abroad and back over New Year and I don't really know what to expect. Can someone roughly tell me of the "experience" ie, you go through this, then this etc etc..? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 This is going to sound daft but I've only been on 2 planes in my life and I was too young to remember/care but I'll be flying abroad and back over New Year and I don't really know what to expect. Can someone roughly tell me of the "experience" ie, you go through this, then this etc etc..? Strip search at security,bring yer own vaseline for a better experience 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 This is going to sound daft but I've only been on 2 planes in my life and I was too young to remember/care but I'll be flying abroad and back over New Year and I don't really know what to expect. Can someone roughly tell me of the "experience" ie, you go through this, then this etc etc..? If you're tall like me then expect to have f**k all leg room. Other than that its like a bus, but a bit more novel. Some folk find landing and take off a bit nervy as you're at an angle of ascent / descent but really there's nothing greatly spectacular about flying, other than the views from the window; seeing the world from above is very cool, as is looking down on the clouds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) Strip search at security,bring yer own vaseline for a better experience If you're tall like me then expect to have f**k all leg room. Other than that its like a bus, but a bit more novel. Some folk find landing and take off a bit nervy as you're at an angle of ascent / descent but really there's nothing greatly spectacular about flying, other than the views from the window; seeing the world from above is very cool, as is looking down on the clouds. I prefer Pete's version, thanks! Edit: I better stop watching Banged Up Abroad or DU might not be far off the mark Edited October 5, 2011 by Milevskiy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I prefer Pete's version, thanks! Well he's wrong! It's fucking terrifying. I get blind drunk and take diazepam. It's the only way. Remember it it tons of metal and flammable liquid defying Gods law by flying. There's thousands of mad men constantly trying to blow them up. Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers are only human and are prone to catastrophic errors. You won't need Lichtie 23 if it does crash, you'll be in a thousand pieces recognisable only by your name on a list and the pathetic belongings you thought were worth taking with you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden til i die Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 This is going to sound daft but I've only been on 2 planes in my life and I was too young to remember/care but I'll be flying abroad and back over New Year and I don't really know what to expect. Can someone roughly tell me of the "experience" ie, you go through this, then this etc etc..? When asked 'if anyone has asked you to carry anything in your luggage' they find it hilarious if you say that some shifty looking boy with a turban asked you to carry what you only assume is a clock, due to its ticking, on board. Apart from that the only part I dislike is taking off, the rest is a breeze. Unless you're stuck next to a fatty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Well he's wrong! It's fucking terrifying. I get blind drunk and take diazepam. It's the only way. Remember it it tons of metal and flammable liquid defying Gods law by flying. There's thousands of mad men constantly trying to blow them up. Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers are only human and are prone to catastrophic errors. You won't need Lichtie 23 if it does crash, you'll be in a thousand pieces recognisable only by your name on a list and the pathetic belongings you thought were worth taking with you. I've been steaming and stoned on diazepam on a flight some years ago but these days I just have a couple of drams and read a book if the flight is rough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Ponce Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Was Monday (3rd of October) a bank holiday? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Was Monday (3rd of October) a bank holiday? No, September weekend Monday was though I think 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 When asked 'if anyone has asked you to carry anything in your luggage' they find it hilarious if you say that some shifty looking boy with a turban asked you to carry what you only assume is a clock, due to its ticking, on board. Apart from that the only part I dislike is taking off, the rest is a breeze. Unless you're stuck next to a fatty. I agree with the first bit, security folk at airports get really bored, and love a good joke.. However, taking off is a breeze compared to landing in a cross wind.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taurus Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 It Was Monday (3rd of October) a bank holiday? It was a public holiday here with post offices closed but the banks were open. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Ponce Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 No, September weekend Monday was though I think It It was a public holiday here with post offices closed but the banks were open. Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyarb Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Found a tick just below my left shoulder after a dog walk yesterday. Are tweezers the best way of removing them even when they are tiny? Are you not supposed to burn them off with a lighter? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Found a tick just below my left shoulder after a dog walk yesterday. Are tweezers the best way of removing them even when they are tiny? Take it to a Falkirk game, it'll want leave by it's own accord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Are you not supposed to burn them off with a lighter? Never do that, it will leave half it in and get infected. Best method is a tick removal kit, but home remedies are smother it in butter and it should loosen off enough to remove with tweezers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Take it to a Falkirk game, it'll want leave by it's own accord. Preferably away in Dingwall. It'll be like that BBC programme 'Who do you think you are?' for the wee beastie.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Are you not supposed to burn them off with a lighter? The Dog or the Tick? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Found a tick just below my left shoulder after a dog walk yesterday. Are tweezers the best way of removing them even when they are tiny? Get alcohol and drown it. Hold a glass of vodka or something against the tick for a while and then use the tweezers to take the beast out. And make sure you remove the jaws aswell or you may get the Lymes Disease. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_MFC Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 What are the rules about scheduled flights and being moved- do you have any rights? My flight has been moved back by 8 hours and I'm looking at options such as getting put onto an earlier flight, is this possible or do you think there'd be a supplement to play, or is it tough luck? Anyone had any experience of this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullywee Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Found a tick just below my left shoulder after a dog walk yesterday. Are tweezers the best way of removing them even when they are tiny? light a match, blow it out and then poge the tick with the match. that'll kill the b*****d and then it's just a case of using tweezers to take it out. just trying to pull it out can result in the thing burrowing deeper. also, if there's an inflamed circle round where the tick is, a gap and then another red circle (making it kind of look like a dartboard), get yourself to the doctor sharpish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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