Should I skip the mid-flight stretching?

me ^ | November 20, 2001 | me

[breakem]

Just did a round trip SF-Paris. I suggest stretching, but no quick moves toward the cockpit. How about a stroll toward the back and stretch in the galley while chatting up the crew.

[Rubber Duck]

Don't wear a diaper on your head with a fanbelt wrapped around it.

[okiedust]

Depends on what you look like. For example if you look like a Victorias Secret model you should have no problem. Moan a little that should help. If you look like Osama bin Laden, don't move at all. Don't make eye contact and simply contract and release your muscles silently to yourself, don't say any thing that sounds like Allah and don't moan.

regards

[testforecho]

Don't wear a diaper on your head with a fanbelt wrapped around it.

Maybe we need a freeper list of do's and don'ts while flying.

[theDentist]

No. Continue. make all sorts of Bruce Lee "Whooo" sounds as you do them. That forces air from your stomache and hardens those muscles, helps the stretching process, and will most likely answer the question on your mind: "Is there a Sky Marshall on board this flight?"

[testforecho]

Attention. I am getting up to stwetch. This is not a chawade.

[VRWC_minion]

Go ahead and stretch but for God's sake don't open your mail on the plane.

[theDentist]

hey! When are you going to talk like an adult, Bwuuuucie?

[Chad Fairbanks]

I don't want to get pummeled by zealous fellow passngers, so I am looking for advice

Just do what I do - I used to be a grocery clerk, years ago, and I worked the graveyard shift, stocking shelves... for some reason, whenever someone asked me what I do for a living and I replied, "I'm a Night Stocker", for some reason they'd leave me alone...

[Peter W. Kessler]

Fine, but what does the word "stretch" mean in Farsi?

[WFTR]

Do what you normally do. I'm tired of Americans having to apologize for doing what they want to do. The whole point of the liberties written into our Constitution is that we don't have to spend our lives justifying our actions to every neurotic busybody who is threatened by the idea that someone, somewhere isn't living according to some liberal prescription. I've taken one flight since 9/11, and I hope it will be my Last Flight. For the most part, the flight is no different from what it was before the attacks.

I have heard that some airlines are being more restrictive. My company's official preferred carrier is Continental, and I've heard one guy say that they have been trying to force people to stay seated. I'm claustrophobic anyway and couldn't stand the thought of another flight on Continental, so I made my last flight on Southwest. I sometimes think that if the terrorists had tried what they did on a Southwest flight, those box-cutters would have become instant suppositories and we would still be wondering where Chandra Levy is.

WFTR
Mostly afraid of your ignorance (of the 4th Amendment)
Bill

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Midway through the flight, step out of your seat into the aisle, stretch one leg far back and get into a crouching runners position, then sprint for the cockpit as fast as you can.

You will have nothing to worry about after that.

PS - You might consider doing what I have decided to do now that the anti-terror Nazis run the airports.

Drive.

[Stefan Stackhouse]

I would suggest trying to arrange to get a seat assignment as far toward the rear as possible. As far as I know, it is still legal to get up & go to the lavatory on long flights. It will be a short trip to the rear of the plane from the back seats, and if you explain what you are doing to the flight crew back there, I'm sure they wouldn't have any trouble with you doing a couple of deep knee bends while back there. Almost all of your fellow passengers won't even notice.

[SerpentDove]

I don't think I would do Tae-Bo, if that's what you had in mind...

[fuquadukie]

Your stretching should be OK..... unless you place a rug on the floor, face East, get on your knees and stretch your back muscles up and down. In that case, you're on your own.

[SuperLuminal]

As long as you keep your clothes on you should be ok.

[Lazamataz]

Whenever I fly, I do wind sprints towards the cabin area. I run right at the cabin. There's this power-energy bar I eat, called the Oak Bar. It's yummy. So I will usually scream "I Love Oak Bar" but with my New York accent it sounds like "AhLa AkBah!"

So there I am, sprinting to the cabin yelling "AhLa AkBah" carrying a Bic disposable razor I intend to shave with after my wind sprints.

So far, no problems.

[Lazamataz]

Fine, but what does the word "stretch" mean in Farsi?

It means CUT YER DAMN HAIR, YA HIPPY!!! ;^)

[mjf]

Don't do it. Don't do it until it is the bottom of the 7th.