Grasshopper

Stare at that little plane on the map for 12 hours. Could anything move more slowly?

A

Whackamole...you are going to get me in trouble for surfing at work! That absolutely cracked me up!!!

Where are the

A<BR><BR>I didn't realize children under the age of 12 went to work.

Pauline

I look around the cabin and make up names for the people around me, ie: Miss Fidgit, Mr. Preppy, Mrs. Meek One and her two children, Grumpy and Whiner. <BR>Then I switch them around and pair them all up differently, I may pair Mr. Preppy with Ms. Old Hippie, etc. <BR>

Lulu

Answer: A chemical cocktain<BR><BR>1 10mg. valium<BR>1 halcyon (prescription sleeping pill)<BR>2 Vodka tonics<BR><BR>My doctor told me about this little recipe, and if I take it right after the first meal on the plane, I wake up as we are landing. Works every time!<BR>

s

Thank you for the laughs!<BR>I especially like WackaMole and Ms Hippie and Mr Preppy.<BR>I try to sleep.<BR>I try to not have to get up to pee a million times.<BR>I try to not listen intently to every sound the engines are making.<BR>I try to find a comfortable position in a seat that has no comfortabl postitions.<BR>Usually none of the above works,making me one of the biggest smilers getting off that plane!

Laura

Oh shut up Where are the (Child labor [email protected])<BR> <BR>I thought the whack-a-mole was hilarious myself. Can't you just picture the heads bobbing up and down in the seats in front of you as you kick them. Love it.

nyer

Laura, I could have used Wackamole last night at the theatre!<BR>The people in front of us kept popping up and looking behind us! I have no idea what they thought they would see at the BACK of a Broadway theatre,but Wackamole would have come in very handy.<BR>Wack those little heads!

Bring

Some of you people are starved for entertainment. <BR><BR>Maybe you should travel more.<BR><BR>Just an idea.

fiona

1.stare at my partner who spends most of the flight sleeping with his mouth wide open and then, after the flight, complains he didn't get any sleep at all!!!!<BR>2.Flick through all 18 channels of the seat back tv and not find anything on apart from the map with the little, very slow moving plane.<BR>3. Fall asleep for 20 minutes just as the film I was wanting to watch starts.<BR>4.Eat everything that is put in front of me, even though I wouldn't touch half of it in an ordinary restaurant.<BR>5.Try not to look petrified as the plane goes through turbulence. Also watching the stewardesses to see if they look calm!<BR>6.Plan my fitness and diet regime for the end of the holiday( the one I never got round to before the holiday!!!)<BR>7. Convince myself that the boring flight is a means to an end - I love being on holiday, I just don't like travelling to get there!<BR><BR>Not sure if you could call these "favourite things to do on long plane flights" but they are certainly some of the things I do to pass the time!

Rx

Thanks Lulu... I love the cocktail combo. Have tried each of the 3 before, but never all at once. Next flight~ I'll give it a go!

Matt

In order:<BR><BR>1. Look at my watch<BR>2. Do both crossword puzzles in the magazine<BR>3. Ask myself inane questions like "Are we there yet," "How much longer," etc.<BR>4. Watch the movie that I would not voluntarily have done at any other time, just to pass the time<BR>5. Look at my watch<BR>6. Delude myself into trying to fall asleep<BR>7. Wake up 3.5 minutes later<BR>8. Look at my watch and cuss to myself that I only looked at my watch 3.5 minutes ago<BR>9. Look at the plane on the TV/movie screen and see that it hasn't moved<BR>10. Go to the bathroom<BR>11. Stretch<BR>12. Look at my watch<BR>13. Return to step #1<BR><BR>

Leslie

1. I call the airline a few times before departure (actually weeks and days before) to find out how crowded the flights are that I am booked on. If the flights are overbooked, I tentatively plan to get myself bumped in both or either direction. If at a 75% or less occupancy, I keep my fingers crossed that I can change my seat assignment so that I can sleep across the ocean.<BR><BR>2. Go to my favorite take out restaurant at lunch time, and have a picnic dinner packed for the flight, stop at Walgreens and buy a large bottle of water, and my favorite junk food -- always a 1 pound box of Cheese-Its.<BR><BR>3. Get to the airport 4 hours early to avoid the line at check-in, put my name on the list as a potential volunteer to be bumped (cause I know that I'll end up routed on a flight in a business class seat, get at least 1 free roundtrip voucher and cash), or try to alter my seat assignment to at least get an empty seat next to me so that I can sleep.<BR><BR>4. Go through Security and take Tylenol PM or Excedrin PM a 1/2 hour prior to boarding.<BR><BR>5. If I get on the scheduled flight, I eat my picnic dinner after take off, and usually fall asleep a 1/2 hour later and wake up about a 1/2 hour before breakfast is being served.<BR><BR>6. If I don't fall asleep, I begin writing in my travel diary, read the book that I brought along to pass the time, start flipping the channels on the remote control until I find something that is worth watching, or do crossword and logic puzzles.<BR><BR>I've been pretty successful at being bumped, and even with the inconvenience of being routed all over creation, its worth the time and benefits to be upgraded to a business class seat (I start mentally planning where I am going to fly to for free). Of course, flying alone has its benefits because the chances of being asked to volunteer to be bumped are much better.

Marilyn

I record my favorite music on cassettes and listen throughout the whole trip. My mind is a thousand miles away and then the time goes by very fast.

rebecca

Well- I'm a bit glad I'm not the only one that can't sleep on planes...<BR>My last red eye I was determined to sleep..<BR>I had the earplugs, eye cover thingy, pashima-like-extra-soft-fleece from Target, smooshy pillow, 2 tylenol PMs in me, and a couple cocktails.<BR>Nothing. NO sleepy. I was only insanely tired and now extra grumpy....<BR>I wanted to unbuckle and lie down on the floor so I could sleep.<BR>So basically what I do on long flights...<BR>try not to fidget

Elizabeth

Nice to hear from so many other people<BR>who also can't sleep on planes!!<BR><BR> One thing that worked for me a couple of times on long flights--making a new address/phone directory, copying things form another thing.

xx

Read magazines

xxx

Renew my membership in the mile high club.

abc

What is the mile high club, I thought that most flights were over 30,000 feet, how do I join?

adapt

Eat a lot of beans before the flight, wait for the passengers next to me to change seats, stretch out, hide under the blanket, have a nightcap, choke a chicken, go to sleep.