Menu
NullMind's Lair
  • Home
  • Statue Collection
  • Jacket Collection
  • Contact
  • Archives
  • About
NullMind's Lair

Bring back the Titanic

Posted on August 3, 2006 by NullMind

My irrational stupid fear of flying is starting to get on the way of some greats trips.

Recently I closed a deal with the largest Telco in Brazil, the new deployment of our solution is to be unveiled on the 17th of this month, so they asked me to send somebody over for 4-5 days to make sure it goes smoothly, and preferably, myself, since I speak the language.

But after seeing the itineraries, it means I have to travel anywhere from 13 to 20 hours, depending on the carrier, with stretches over 12 hours on the plane.

Considering my last trip was just 30 minutes on a plane, and I was literally dying by the time we landed, 12 hours is just more than I can bare.

I know how it would be, within 10 minutes I would start to panic on the plane, and for the next 11 hours and 50 minutes, I would be puking my guts out and sweating of anxiety, not a pretty sight .. and then, 5 days later, do it all over again.

I cant understand or stand this fear I developed after many years of flying, unfortunately, it seems it’s the only way to cross the Atlantic these days, which leaves me with no choice but to send somebody else.

So there goes a great chance to visit Rio and Sao Paulo .. maybe one day I’ll take a cruise there, what a pain.

I wish there was a pill you could take and get nocked out, I haver try Benadril .. but it doesn’t do a thing for me.

Technorati Tags: fear of flying, Brazil, puppy, Work

Related

8 thoughts on “Bring back the Titanic”

  1. Chris Padfield says:
    August 3, 2006 at 7:17 pm

    I can go for you ….

  2. Isabel Wang says:
    August 4, 2006 at 5:30 am

    I want to go too! BTW, a Latvian friend who also hates flying mentioned that Xanax really helps. Oh, and congrats on the Brazilian deal!! 🙂

  3. nullmind says:
    August 4, 2006 at 12:20 pm

    I think I try Xanax once also, not sure.

    But I will try again next time, Chris thinks I should see a shrink … 🙂

    And thanks, I am working on a new big deal in the Netherlands, at lease I can take the train to that one 😀

  4. Chris Padfield says:
    August 4, 2006 at 1:13 pm

    What about a sleeping tablet and just sleep through the whole flight?

  5. nullmind says:
    August 4, 2006 at 3:50 pm

    Try that too, I wont fall sleep

    The only thing that (sort) of works is for me to get massively drunk before I enter the plane .. but they dont let you fly drunk anymore.

    And to get drunk on the plane it takes me hours and costs a fortune 😀

  6. Chris Padfield says:
    August 4, 2006 at 3:51 pm

    Its free to drink on almost any international flight …

  7. Chris Padfield says:
    August 4, 2006 at 3:52 pm

    There are some very strong sleeping tables out there (may need a prescription). I doubt you can stop them working.

  8. nullmind says:
    August 4, 2006 at 4:18 pm

    well, I manage to convince the client we dont need to send anybody over, I dont want to go, and Igor is busy 🙂

    We will get our team on alert during the lauch of their product, with around the clock phone support.

    As for sleepign pills, I wonder how good those horse tranquilizers work 😀

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Carlos Rego – OnApp CVO & Co-Founder

Recent Comments

  • NullMind on Coming Soon – Bullbars
  • Sid James on Coming Soon – Bullbars
  • Sid James on Coming Soon – Bullbars
  • Carlos on French corvette ‘La Légère’
  • NullMind on My Magrette ‘Bronze’ … sort of

Null's Flickr Photos

Відпочинковий комплекс ШепільськаSete CidadesIslamic MuseumBoat in DohaVM-E with 50mm/0.95Double Rainbow
More Photos

Categories

  • Books / Movies (8)
  • Camping (1)
  • Cars (14)
  • Check Ins (69)
  • Computers / Internet (146)
  • Cooking Recipes (2)
  • Family (53)
  • Featured (4)
  • Flights (176)
  • General (107)
  • Models & Statues (42)
  • Photography (276)
  • RC (66)
  • Short Rants (14)
  • Stuff (6)
  • Toonz (24)
  • Trips / Places (36)
  • Uncategorized (118)
  • Vape (3)
  • Voicemails (1)
  • Watches (6)
  • Work (48)

Tag Cloug

1/4 scale 8IGHT-T 8T Azores BSL canon50mmf095 Car Check Ins Copenhagen CPH england Flickr IFTTT Instagram LCY LGW LHR LIS Lisbon london Lviv LWO Marvel PDL Plymouth Prowler Ponta Delgada (Azores) Prowler RC RC NUT sonya7r Statues STN Tattoo Trip Tripit UK2 unitedkingdom VIE Vienna VPS VPS.NET Warsaw WAW Work ¼ Scale

Next Azores Trip

Quick TripFebruary 29, 2020
Going Home to Visit
©2022 NullMind's Lair | Powered by WordPress & Superb Themes