thank you for that!
"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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"W. D. Allen Sr." wrote:
"M. H. Greaves" wrote:

i read this in a book one night, an extract by Spike Milligan; "flying
in
itself is not inherently dangerous; crashing IS"!!
just a little quip, but so true, hadnt thought of it that way!!

"Hours and hours of boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror!"

Personally, I've never bought into either one of those oft-repeated
sayings. Flying IS inherently dangerous and anyone who flies around
"bored" for hours is obviously in the wrong business. I'm never bored
when I fly. Truth be known, I thrive on that low-level feeling of
anxiety I get when flying...

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