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Title: Absolute Vanity Seeking Advice - Going On LOOOG Trip To Fiji and Australia. What Advice For The Ten Hour Flight To Fiji From LAX
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Published: Jan 26, 2008
Author: tom007
Post Date: 2008-01-26 00:42:26 by tom007
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Views: 350
Comments: 33
Ok Lets be square about this. I will tell anyone I am going to Australia for three weeks and Fiji for six nights on the return. More than they want to hear about, nodoubt.
But the hour draws neigh and I am not an experienced LD air traveller, not even an short distance air traveller. so here are my thoughts on surviving a International hemispherical trip.
All comments welcome.
Leave Colorado Springs @ 8:30 arrive Phoenix AZ then LAX at 5:00.
1030 depart LAX to Nadi Fiji, arrive at 5:30 aym
Leave Nadi at 1000 for Brisbane.
Arrive BNE at 1000.
I am traveling light. Snorkeling gear is the bulk of the check in baggage.
Have been told:
Bring water.
Drugs for sleep eye light blockers Funky eye shades ear plugs nose antibotics neck U inflatable pillows (bot one)
Have heard a bunch of different ways of dealing with jet lag which may be substantial on this trip.
Any one have some suggestions or comments
Hell its coming up fast this Tuesday. AGGGGGGGGGH
OH YES can some one tell me if I can bring knives in the checked baggage - I have some leatherman tools and a dive knife I would like to bring.
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#1. To: All (#0)
O yes some say go get some drug from the doc called (sp) alvolin, but dramamine the anti nausia drug puts me to sleep to one time I used it so I am thinking of going for that, and its a antiistimiene (sp) so I can use it to prolong my agony if I am bitten by one of the hedious posionious creatures they have in remarkable abundance in Australia
"Satan / Cheney in "08" My advice? Go to your doctor and tell them what you'll be doing, and have them prescribe the GOOD stuff. Heavy drugs... the heavier the better. The more zonked out you can get the better off you'll be. Horse tranquilizers, quaaludes, hell, freakin' SMACK if he'll give it to you. Get the heaviest drugs you can get, if you can be knocked out cold so much the better. Of course, you'll miss some of the joys of flying, like the baby that screams non-stop during the entire flight, the morbidly obese person to your side pouring over the armrest into your seat, the guy in front of you leaning back ALL the way into your freakin' LAP, the so-called "food" that will give you a truly miserable case of food poisoning.... the stressed out stewardess who's looking at everyone trying to figure out who she can flag as a potential "terrorist", the undercover security guy who's bored out of his mind and is just aching to taze someone... Oh yes. Air travel nowadays is SO much fun. And, seriously, do NOT eat the food they give you. Unless you enjoy spending days puking your guts out. Last time I ate airline food I nearly didn't survive the experience. From here on, if I ever get on a plane again, I ain't even going to touch their WATER, let alone their so-called "food". Poison on a plate is more like it.
#2. To: tom007 (#0)
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#3. To: tom007 (#0)
sounds very exciting. I see you'll be coming through phx. with the US leg so close to the pacific leg it is a very long trip. however, I'd want to see everything & talk to people if appropriate. you're travelling.
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#4. To: tom007 (#0)
If you drop anything in the airplane lavatory, don't try to retrieve it, your arm will be stained blue for several days.
"Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has." - William S Burroughs
#5. To: Elliott Jackalope (#2)
And, seriously, do NOT eat the food they give you. Unless you enjoy spending days puking your guts out. Last time I ate airline food I nearly didn't survive the experience. From here on, if I ever get on a plane again, I ain't even going to touch their WATER, let alone their so-called "food". Poison on a plate is more like it. Gold and silver are REAL money, paper is but a promise. Now I am really looking forward to the flight. I packed my smoking coat, my pipe and fine columbian aged tobacco, along with my well worn copies of "The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire", expecting to have fertile conversant with my fellow travellers in a leasurely Bourbon setting. Along with enjoying a Vicont Q'usay 1984 vino. I am bringing my 16 inch hunting knife just in case there is any trouble on the plane. You are suggesting I am a bit mislead in my views here?
My advice? Go to your doctor and tell them what you'll be doing, and have them prescribe the GOOD stuff. Heavy drugs... the heavier the better. The more zonked out you can get the better off you'll be. Horse tranquilizers, quaaludes, hell, freakin' SMACK if he'll give it to you. Get the heaviest drugs you can get, if you can be knocked out cold so much the better. Of course, you'll miss some of the joys of flying, like the baby that screams non-stop during the entire flight, the morbidly obese person to your side pouring over the armrest into your seat, the guy in front of you leaning back ALL the way into your freakin' LAP, the so-called "food" that will give you a truly miserable case of food poisoning.... the stressed out stewardess who's looking at everyone trying to figure out who she can flag as a potential "terrorist", the undercover security guy who's bored out of his mind and is just aching to taze someone... Oh yes. Air travel nowadays is SO much fun.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#6. To: Red Jones (#3)
?????
I see you'll be coming through phx.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#7. To: tom007 (#5)
Ummm.... maybe just a wee little bit.
You are suggesting I am a bit mislead in my views here?
| Gold and silver are REAL money, paper is but a promise. |
#8. To: Elliott Jackalope (#7)
Do you thing the 16 inch hunting knife is a good idea, to be prepared if the terrerrosts are on the plane?, I like to be prepared.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#9. To: tom007 (#8)
A good sense of humor is a wonderful thing. It will help you keep your perspective during your upcoming adventure.
| Gold and silver are REAL money, paper is but a promise. |
#10. To: Elliott Jackalope (#2)
I am pretty well planning my own food for the whole trip, so my thought are yours. Do you know if Beef Jerky is OK to travel with (Home made)?
And, seriously, do NOT eat the food they give you. Unless you enjoy spending days puking your guts out. Last time I ate air
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#11. To: All (#10)
Also I want to bring home some shrunken Heads from Fiji. Is there some kind of excise tax on the shrunken heads or is it a VAT tax?
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#12. To: tom007 (#0)
couple of good books, in paperback. couple of really boring magazines (the airlines actually supply them, and they are so sleep inducing). easy on the alcohol, unless it's late in the flight (nothing worse than a hangover with several hours to go), write your novel (finally!) and definitely have a sudoku workbook. I have never done a sudoku puzzle in 'real life', but I'm addicted to them when I fly. so much so that I actually missed a flight once, I was so engrossed. as for knives, ask the airline in advance. don't let that be a problem at the gate. our opinion means nothing :) sort your thrift shop underwear...............have a wonderful trip!!!!
#13. To: kiki, christine, yertle turtle (#12)
Thanks KIKi I plan on being the first 4um to post from fiji. We'll see. I leave Tuesday arrive Thursday, in fiji and will prolly be too much in a daze to do anything, a five hour flight to Brisbane where my step brothers will pick me up. Then I have three weeks in Australia,and on the return leg six nights in Fiji.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#14. To: tom007 (#10)
Actually, that strikes me as an excellent idea. The only problem is if it's not premade/prepackaged food, the TSA people may freak, thinking it's some kind of carefully disguised nastiness designed to wreak havoc. You can check with the airline, but even then I'd not really be convinced that they know what they're talking about. Ultimately it will all come down to what the TSA people decide, and best of luck with that. In all honesty at this point I find myself seriously thinking that air travel has been intentionally transformed into a kind of scientific torture experiment designed to see just how far they can push average people before they snap. Personally I'd rather go to the dentist than fly. A root canal would be bliss compared to the average plane flight nowadays, IMHO. I'm at a point in my life where I'd really love to travel, and see some of the world, and have the means to do so. Then I think "Oh yeah, then I'd have to get on a plane", and thus ends that train of thought.
Do you know if Beef Jerky is OK to travel with (Home made)?
| Gold and silver are REAL money, paper is but a promise. |
#15. To: Elliott Jackalope (#14)
LOL Cause it might be true.
In all honesty at this point I find myself seriously thinking that air travel has been intentionally transformed into a kind of scientific torture experiment designed to see just how far they can push average people before they snap.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#16. To: Elliott Jackalope (#14)
Understood. My father at 84yo calls. I answer.
Personally I'd rather go to the dentist than fly. A root canal would be bliss compared to the average plane flight nowadays, IMHO. I'm at a point in my life where I'd really love to travel, and see some of the world, and have the means to do so. Then I think "Oh yeah, then I'd have to get on a pla
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#17. To: tom007 (#0)
At least you're not doing it in the "Rumble Seat" of a C-47 which is how I went to Japan. I don't recommend it as a mode of travel. Reading material - and try to begin the adjustment to the radical time zone change. I forget what the exact difference is but it is about 12 hours - so their day is our night and vice versa. I know when I came back from Japan it took me several weeks to really adjust back. I was going to bed at 6 A.M. which was about 11 PM in Japan. So you are going to want to try to adapt your sleeping cycles on the flight by staying awake during what would be you night time back home and sleeping during what would have been day.
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#18. To: Original_Intent (#17)
Thats what I am going to try to do tho I am not quite sure how to do it . As soon as i get on the plane I am on Fiji time, ask me what that means when I return.
and try to begin the adjustment to the radical time zone c
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#19. To: tom007 (#18)
Okay. That many time zones that fast is not a lot of fun but it can be done. Starting when you get on the plane makes it easier when you get off the plane.
Thats what I am going to try to do tho I am not quite sure how to do it . As soon as i get on the plane I am on Fiji time, ask me what that means when I return.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
#20. To: tom007 (#0) (Edited)
I wouldn't travel withOUT taking Oscillococcinum. (Most health food stores and some GNC's) It is a natural homeopathic flu remedy and immune booster. Perfect for that shitty feeling you get after being in a plane with recycled air. Costs about $15.00 for 6 doses. I ususally don't need more than 1/2 dose. Perfectly safe, no side effects and dissolves under the tongue. The flu can ruin a trip, so this is a must.
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#21. To: Elliott Jackalope, tom007 (#14)
I still like to fly. they've made it unpleasant, but it's still the quickest route from point a to point b, and I love the view from the air. I do hate putting up with all the tsa crap, and it has also crossed my mind that we're being tested. but imagine if Tom had to swim or row to australia - it would take forever!
Personally I'd rather go to the dentist than fly.
#22. To: tom007 (#0)
melatonin 1mg to reset circadian rhythm and avoid jet lag....do search on melatonin and jet lag. bring lotsa shit to do on the plane. i would take a bunch of xanax, seriously, because i have flown to hawaii on a twelve hour flight and by the sixth hour or so you start going batshit. i would also bring a badminton set and some horeshoes for inflight recreation.
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#23. To: tom007 (#16)
Standing up, walking, stretching, and not allowing your blood to settle into your feet (clot possibility) is the only 'tip' that I can add to the thread... Have a blast.
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#24. To: tom007 (#0)
Ten hours???? sissy...You could do that standing on your head whistling Dixie. Try 12 to 16 hours at a whack twice a week, really bend your mind. Of course you know we all hate you now, leaving us here to our misery. You should be ashamed. We may just ban you while you are gone.
#25. To: Cynicom (#24)
Yeh that's what I would do an obnoxious jerk. ;)
We may just ban you while you are gone.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#26. To: tom007 (#25)
Sure you wont even think of the rest of here. Can I go with you?
#27. To: Elliott Jackalope (#2)
LOL, that's some good stuff right there (and true too, especially the advice about getting the heaviest drugs you can to survive the freakin' flight).
My advice? Go to your doctor and tell them what you'll be doing, and have them prescribe the GOOD stuff. Heavy drugs... the heavier the better. The more zonked out you can get the better off you'll be. Horse tranquilizers, quaaludes, hell, freakin' SMACK if he'll give it to you. Get the heaviest drugs you can get, if you can be knocked out cold so much the better. Of course, you'll miss some of the joys of flying, like the baby that screams non-stop during the entire flight, the morbidly obese person to your side pouring over the armrest into your seat, the guy in front of you leaning back ALL the way into your freakin' LAP, the so-called "food" that will give you a truly miserable case of food poisoning.... the stressed out stewardess who's looking at everyone trying to figure out who she can flag as a potential "terrorist", the undercover security guy who's bored out of his mind and is just aching to taze someone... Oh yes. Air travel nowadays is SO much fun.
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#28. To: Dakmar (#4)
And you know this how????????
If you drop anything in the airplane lavatory, don't try to retrieve it, your arm will be stained blue for several days.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#29. To: lodwick (#23)
My heart doctor friends have given me the heads up on that. I plan to do a heart healthy two mile run at 5:00 before the trip. And I have some excercizes that do a good job of getting the blood running in a small amount of space.
not allowing your blood to settle into your feet (clot possibility) is the only 'tip' that I can add to the
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#30. To: tom007 (#29)
What is your age?
#31. To: Cynicom (#26)
Come on buddy I plan on getting mt PADI Scuba cert. for $350 on the Coral Bay in Fiji. We'll see what happens. I have a sixteen year old boy/man creature that could make the trip over real soon.
Can I go with you?
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#32. To: tom007 (#29)
Damn. Excellent. I'll now stop worrying about this adventure of yours./ When you get bored, just go hang out with the air-waitresses in their break stations - you will all enjoy it.
I plan to do a heart healthy two mile run at 5:00 before the trip.
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#33. To: Cynicom (#30)
fifty two with a body that could out match a whole lot of 25 yo. For a fact. I run (not jog) at the seven MM(minute mile) rate on a three hundred foot elevation route nearly every day of the month, and lift weights nearly every second day. All I know about my blood pressure is that when my mother in law takes she is impressed and my heart rate is somewhere around 52. I am really impressed with the Aspen Back Institute excercise regime. I do run a lot and some times I feel the pain on the lower back, cuse of the pounding, I suppose. I read an article in Outdoors (I think) and they had an report that was HUGE in MYHO. It was from the Aspen Insitute of Back Management, It had a few easy excercizes they recommended. Their contention was that most folks back muscles are very weak leading to disc compression and all the hell that causes spinal compression. I tried the easy excerzces and felt my back begging for more. I think they may be on to something. I really do.
What is your age?
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
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