Getting into the flying petri dishes they call airplanes frequently ends up in people getting sick.

On the one hand if even one person has a cold they spread germs over the entire plane thanks to the recycled air.

On the other hand have you ever looked under the seats and/or where the floor meets the walls on planes? They simply don't clean them well enough and there is all sorts of rotting food and gunk (every Qantas plane I have ever been on, even in business class)

Actually it surprises me more people don't get sick from flying.

everytime i travel i carry a bottle of fess and continually shoot it up my nose . Keeps my nasal passage moist and i have never gotten sick off a plane trip .

high as a kite said...

For the last 3 winters I've headed offshore looking for sun surf and wind. That part of my trips has been great.

On the last three occasions when I step foot back onto our fair shores I seem to end up with the dreaded lurgy.

I'm convinced I catch something during the flight back home. I'm starting to think I would be better off staying home and putting up with the cold.

Anyone else experience the same?

... ahhh, the old Holiday Blues !! It's your bodies way of protesting due to the fact that you have to go back to reality, and go back to work , and the holiday is officially over!!

Start dreaming of next time and it may help!!

dusta said...

everytime i travel i carry a bottle of fess and continually shoot it up my nose . Keeps my nasal passage moist and i have never gotten sick off a plane trip .

I agree pack the passage with fess and copy of Kiteboarder to moan about, keeps the doctor away.

u r my hero

Burls said...

I agree with Puetz,

It aint the plane - you're sick of work..........

(Got the same problem myself)

... yep, me too. You spend all year organising your trip, you have a blast, then you get home and the realization that its all over and you have to wait another year before you can do it again,,,,,, blaaah,,,, its sometimes really horrible, and the longer away you go the worse it gets too!!! Went away for 6 weeks once and took me (and the missus) 3 months to get over it.

Keep dreaming of next time, its the only thing

cheers,

Robbie

Mrs HAAK didnt look too good at the airport departure either.

Same time same place next year

Yeah, she had a pretty rough 24 hours, not to good when we landed.

Got to go back next year to get the other arm covered now

Next year is looking good. The place where I kited in Sanur was heaps better than the 2 kite beaches down the southernd. Straight out to the waves, none of this 45 minutes to get out like it was at the kite beaches.

Thanks for the advise fella's. I know which airline I won't be using next year.