Dammitall

On a flight back from Florida in April, our flight hit some nasty turbulence (the worst of any I have experienced) during its initial descent. The plane shook around a good bit and hit one or two sudden vertical drops. Through most of it, one of the flight attendants was squatting in the aisle with both hands on the armrests on either side of her to stabilize herself. A little boy sitting in the row in front of me screamed twice, and I was just about shitting my pants. I was listening to music and tried to close my eyes and block out my fear, but nothing helped until we finally got through it.

That was, by far, my worst flying experience; none of my previous flights in puddlejumpers even came close. Turbulence has always made me uneasy, much more than taking off or landing, but this particular flight was definitely terrifying for me.

And I do find myself feeling much more uncomfortable flying than I did when I was younger.

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