Sleeping on long flights - What's the secret?

"C. Osbourne" wrote:

Hi,

I'm going on some long flights soon, and would
really like to do some sleeping during the flights.

But somehow, I can't seem to get comfortable enough
to get to sleep. I'm 6'3" 280 lbs, and the tiny
seats are -very- uncomfortable after a few hours.
(can't afford 1st class)

Can anyone suggest a method or even proper drugs
I can use to get to sleep so the flights don't seem
so long?

I'm kind of assuming this is a troll given the obesity mentioned.

I suggest you stay awake.

Your corpulence ( being a fatso ) puts you at greater risk of deep vein
thrombosis.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...Se arch&meta=

Basically, inactivity can result in the formation of a blood clot in
your circulatory system ( most likely in a leg ) that can then cause
serious damage ( including death ) when dislodged.

Best bet is to remain active. Take a stroll every hour or two. Taking an
aspirin before flight thins your blood and helps prevent clotting. Drink
plenty of water and avoid too much alcohol ( staying well hydrated keeps
the blood less liable to clot ).

Frankly you're you big for an economy seat and will be a nuisance to
your immediate neighbours.

Considered losing weight ?


Graham



Oh - btw - you learn to sleep on a flight after *practice*

Pooh Bear wrote:

I'm kind of assuming this is a troll given the obesity mentioned.

The possibility of a troll didn't occur to me. Mind you, I'm not used to
thinking of weights in pounds, so I missed the obesity.

Such people should pay more for their tickets. How come I pay for excess
baggage when this guy weighs more than my baggage and me put together?

Sylvia

"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
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Pooh Bear wrote:

I'm kind of assuming this is a troll given the obesity mentioned.

The possibility of a troll didn't occur to me. Mind you, I'm not used to
thinking of weights in pounds, so I missed the obesity.

Such people should pay more for their tickets. How come I pay for excess
baggage when this guy weighs more than my baggage and me put together?

How come we can pay significantly more for a 300-mile trip between two small
markets than for a 3000-mile trip in a competitive city pair? Because
airline market imperatives dictate that the cost of a service and its price
aren't always directly related.

John Mazor wrote:
"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
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Pooh Bear wrote:


I'm kind of assuming this is a troll given the obesity mentioned.

The possibility of a troll didn't occur to me. Mind you, I'm not used to
thinking of weights in pounds, so I missed the obesity.

Such people should pay more for their tickets. How come I pay for excess
baggage when this guy weighs more than my baggage and me put together?


How come we can pay significantly more for a 300-mile trip between two small
markets than for a 3000-mile trip in a competitive city pair? Because
airline market imperatives dictate that the cost of a service and its price
aren't always directly related.



This is true, but I rather suspect airlines would be happy to charge
obese people more, if the political (not commercial) backlash wouldn't
be so great.

Sylvia.

Sylvia Else wrote:

John Mazor wrote:
"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
...

Pooh Bear wrote:


I'm kind of assuming this is a troll given the obesity mentioned.

The possibility of a troll didn't occur to me. Mind you, I'm not used to
thinking of weights in pounds, so I missed the obesity.

Such people should pay more for their tickets. How come I pay for excess
baggage when this guy weighs more than my baggage and me put together?


How come we can pay significantly more for a 300-mile trip between two small
markets than for a 3000-mile trip in a competitive city pair? Because
airline market imperatives dictate that the cost of a service and its price
aren't always directly related.


This is true, but I rather suspect airlines would be happy to charge
obese people more, if the political (not commercial) backlash wouldn't
be so great.

They have no trouble charging for *excess baggage*. Maybe they'd like to carve a
slice off the rump of the obese pax and charge that too ?


Graham

Sylvia Else writes:

This is true, but I rather suspect airlines would be happy to charge
obese people more, if the political (not commercial) backlash wouldn't
be so great.

I'd be happy if they would charge and assign two seats to these
overgrown slobs. That way I'd get some space of my own instead of
having to share with the guy who can't stay away from the trough.

John Mazor wrote:

"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
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Pooh Bear wrote:

I'm kind of assuming this is a troll given the obesity mentioned.

The possibility of a troll didn't occur to me. Mind you, I'm not used to
thinking of weights in pounds, so I missed the obesity.

Such people should pay more for their tickets. How come I pay for excess
baggage when this guy weighs more than my baggage and me put together?

How come we can pay significantly more for a 300-mile trip between two small
markets than for a 3000-mile trip in a competitive city pair? Because
airline market imperatives dictate that the cost of a service and its price
aren't always directly related.

The market works in funny ways!

Being factual, there's a fixed cost in 'passenger handling' not to mention the
same for an aircraft.

I would expect short flights to be more expensive per mile than long haul.

Airlines also need to fill seats and do so according to accountancy rules.


Graham

"Pooh Bear" wrote in message
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John Mazor wrote:

"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
...

Pooh Bear wrote:

I'm kind of assuming this is a troll given the obesity mentioned.

The possibility of a troll didn't occur to me. Mind you, I'm not used
to
thinking of weights in pounds, so I missed the obesity.

Such people should pay more for their tickets. How come I pay for
excess
baggage when this guy weighs more than my baggage and me put together?

How come we can pay significantly more for a 300-mile trip between two
small
markets than for a 3000-mile trip in a competitive city pair? Because
airline market imperatives dictate that the cost of a service and its
price
aren't always directly related.

The market works in funny ways!

Being factual, there's a fixed cost in 'passenger handling' not to mention
the
same for an aircraft.

I would expect short flights to be more expensive per mile than long haul.

Absolutely, but not by a factor of five or ten.

Airlines also need to fill seats and do so according to accountancy rules.

Eh? I don't know what "accountancy rules" means here, but it all boils down
to charging whatever the market will bear, and its corollary, not charging
what the market won't bear. Why don't they charge you for that first bag?
Because the market expects you not to, and won't pay for it if there is a
competitive alternative.

Such people should pay more for their tickets. How come I pay for excess
baggage when this guy weighs more than my baggage and me put together?

They're talking about that in America. We're, um, bigger.

How come we can pay significantly more for a 300-mile trip between two
small
markets than for a 3000-mile trip in a competitive city pair?

I've heard that it's actually illegal and goes back to a law passed because
of a similar rate metric used by the railroad in the old days to gouge
ranchers in Texas. (It cost far more to go between two hops than it did to
go from one end of the line to the other.)

Apparently it was an issue here in Oregon many years back due to commuter
rates to rural areas being more expensive than service to SFO, SEA, etc.
Never heard how it resolved.

-c

Has nobody mentioned Ambien (prescription)?

Don't take it if the flight is less than 6-7 hours or so (for a guy your
size).

Knock you out good...


In f_iod.134853$R05.103574@attbi_s53 C. Osbourne wrote:

Hi,

I'm going on some long flights soon, and would
really like to do some sleeping during the flights.

But somehow, I can't seem to get comfortable enough
to get to sleep. I'm 6'3" 280 lbs, and the tiny
seats are -very- uncomfortable after a few hours.
(can't afford 1st class)

Can anyone suggest a method or even proper drugs
I can use to get to sleep so the flights don't seem
so long?

Thanks for answering here...