Take caremats to sit on and a change of top for when that drink gets spilt (turbulence or kids take your pick).

Chat to anyone who'll listen - get in practice at making new friends and it should take your mind off things.

Otherwise doc can give you tablets - she gave me some that in theory allow you to be sensible enough to look after kids and catch the right connection but laid back enough to be an Australian.

Good luck and keep busy.

I wonder if you can do this while squeezing the hand of the passengers who's next to you .......while simultaneously throwing up in their lap

Ummm...now let me think.

Nope

I have visions from the film Airplane - I was that person whose neighbours were topping themselves! Have a good one - it's only 25 hours if you do it quick.

PMSL.....I was the one they wanted to take a bat to

I've already done the flight BTW.

I aint goin back through that again

Actually, to the OP...it wasn't too bad. Honest

THanks so much - that's my first ever PMSL (I don't get out much!), what's the BTW though? - Glad I'm not the only chronic flightophobe and again, to the OP, it was far less horrible than I expected.

Hey, the best site (already mentionned on BE a few times):

www.fearofflyinghelp.com

I have flown around the world many times but it gets worse and worse every time im on a plane!!! this site really helps!

fabie

BTW= By the way

BTW.....you need to get out more.You're funny. It's a waste you bein indoors

Your too nice to keep yourself in

Ahhh.....was wondering the other day when you're due out here fabie

If the plane is going to crash (VERY unlikely) then its going to crash on take off or landing - so only panic at those times

My brother refuses to fly and will only take the ferry when going on holiday - his rationale is that "he can swim a few feet but he can't fly an inch"

Not so long now!!! Land on Sept. 20th in BNE!!!!! look forward to meeting you all in BNE!!!! let me know when the next night out is!!!

fabie

Fabulous news. Bet you can't wait. I remember when we were all going through the visa application you were on this site then too. Crickey fabie....seems a long time doesn't it

And your timing is good ....cos summer will just be coming towards an end out there and starting out here .....so you've got the best of both worlds

Take it easy.... and dont work too hard for your last month

Thank you one and all for your replies, but most of all thank you diazepam!!! Andy

My dd was fascinated with the emergency procedures card and read it all the way from Heathrow to Sydney and on every other flight we went on. She was really keen to try out the inflatable slide...

My lovely sister is a nurse and furnishes me with a couple of diazapam for the flight! Does the trick! Only wish the husband wouldn't put 'do not disturb' stickers on my forehead(so he tells me!). Glad to know I'm entertaining the crew and other passengers!

Rescue remedy and I did a hypnotic Fear of Flying CD and though it did not cure me completely BUT I wasn't as bad.

Best of luck

B