On 1/2/2015 4:42 PM, graham wrote:
> In 2 weeks, I'll be doing a 13hr+ non-stop. I think Nyquil might help.
> Graham

Better living through chemistry? Try ZzzQuil.

Jill

On 04/01/2015 11:15 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/2/2015 4:42 PM, graham wrote:
>> In 2 weeks, I'll be doing a 13hr+ non-stop. I think Nyquil might help.
>> Graham
>
> Better living through chemistry? Try ZzzQuil.
>
> Jill

I read up on these chemicals and I think I'll revert to my old standby -
wine, and lots of it:-)
Graham

On Sun, 04 Jan 2015 12:03:37 -0600, Becca EmaNymton
> wrote:

>large group of
>teenagers from church, who are wired for 220, they are up and down and
>they chatter all night. On one flight, they were wearing matching
>t-shirts, that said they were spreading the word about Jesus - as if
>Brazil was unaware. One of my nieces goes to Honduras every summer to
>help build schools, and I do admire that. I really do not care what
>these kids do, if they would just be quiet and stay in their seats.
In September 1967 I was one of 100+ early-20-something freshly-minted
Peace Corps volunteers aboard a PanAm flight from New York to Ankara
by way of Shannon International in Ireland. The atmosphere was thick
with the excitement of "going abroad" for the first time. Shortly
after takeoff the pilot switched on the intercom, provided the flight
particulars, and announced that the bar was open and was "on the
house". We were not particularly rowdy after that. By the time we
reached Shannon, that plane was drier than an East Texas county and
most of us were fast asleep.

Your tax dollars probably paid for that.

--
Bob
www.kanyak.com

In article >, says...
>
> On 04/01/2015 11:15 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 1/2/2015 4:42 PM, graham wrote:
> >> In 2 weeks, I'll be doing a 13hr+ non-stop. I think Nyquil might help.
> >> Graham
> >
> > Better living through chemistry? Try ZzzQuil.
> >
> > Jill
>
> I read up on these chemicals and I think I'll revert to my old standby -
> wine, and lots of it:-)
> Graham

I'm sure you're joking but that's a really bad idea on long flights;
alcohol worsens flight dehydration (which raises the risk of DVT's) .
Very often when people feel "jetlagged " after a long flight, the
symptoms are really just dehydration from the cabin air conditioning and
all that free booze. Better to drink lots of water :-)

Janet UK

On 1/4/2015 7:29 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> On 04/01/2015 11:15 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 1/2/2015 4:42 PM, graham wrote:
>>>> In 2 weeks, I'll be doing a 13hr+ non-stop. I think Nyquil might help.
>>>> Graham
>>>
>>> Better living through chemistry? Try ZzzQuil.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I read up on these chemicals and I think I'll revert to my old standby -
>> wine, and lots of it:-)
>> Graham
>
> I'm sure you're joking but that's a really bad idea on long flights;
> alcohol worsens flight dehydration (which raises the risk of DVT's) .
> Very often when people feel "jetlagged " after a long flight, the
> symptoms are really just dehydration from the cabin air conditioning and
> all that free booze. Better to drink lots of water :-)
>
> Janet UK
>
>
Probably a good idea to skip the coffee, too.

Jill

On 2015-01-04 7:52 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>> I'm sure you're joking but that's a really bad idea on long flights;
>> alcohol worsens flight dehydration (which raises the risk of DVT's) .
>> Very often when people feel "jetlagged " after a long flight, the
>> symptoms are really just dehydration from the cabin air conditioning and
>> all that free booze. Better to drink lots of water :-)
>>
>> Janet UK
>>
>>
> Probably a good idea to skip the coffee, too.
>

The worst jet lag I ever had was on a trip to Tallinn Estonia about 6
years ago. We were up early in the morning and got to the airport
(Toronto) early enough to miss rush hour traffic.... about three hours
early. We landed at Schipol at about 5 am and had a four hour layover.
Our niece's husband picked us up at the airport and took us back to
their place where we got caught up with our niece while he went back to
work. We had a late supper and finally got to bed after 11 pm. The sun
barely went down. By 1 am the sky as bright and kept us awake. We
spend 6 days there, then 6 days in Sweden, due west. Then we went to
Copenhagen. It was about 250 miles south so there was a little more
darkness at night, plus they had thicker curtains. Finally, after
almost two weeks, we were able to get some sleep.

On 1/4/2015 7:29 PM, Janet wrote:

>
> I'm sure you're joking but that's a really bad idea on long flights;
> alcohol worsens flight dehydration (which raises the risk of DVT's) .
> Very often when people feel "jetlagged " after a long flight, the
> symptoms are really just dehydration from the cabin air conditioning and
> all that free booze. Better to drink lots of water :-)
>
> Janet UK

Also, get up and walk around frequently. I take an aspirin for a couple
of days before a long flight as it acts like a blood thinner.

Am I going overboard? Perhaps, but after a cross country and
transatlantic flight, my brother died in Morocco from a DVT. He traveled
the world over the years and this was to be his last trip before retiring.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/4/2015 7:29 PM, Janet wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm sure you're joking but that's a really bad idea on long flights;
>> alcohol worsens flight dehydration (which raises the risk of DVT's) .
>> Very often when people feel "jetlagged " after a long flight, the
>> symptoms are really just dehydration from the cabin air conditioning and
>> all that free booze. Better to drink lots of water :-)
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> Also, get up and walk around frequently. I take an aspirin for a couple
> of days before a long flight as it acts like a blood thinner.
>
> Am I going overboard? Perhaps, but after a cross country and
> transatlantic flight, my brother died in Morocco from a DVT. He traveled
> the world over the years and this was to be his last trip before retiring.

I remember having trouble walking after one flight. They were remodeling
Logan airport and I had to walk forever and a day to get to where my
husband's car was parked. I can't remember the particulars of that flight
now but it was likely one where I was forced to stay in my seat more than I
wanted to. I always would try to get up and walk but it wasn't always
possible.

Note that I was not yet disabled in those days and I didn't normally have
trouble walking. I did have trouble with one knee that would subloxate.
Had trouble with that since I was 12. The vascular surgeon said that the
knee trouble was related to my bad veins. I didn't believe her when she
said this but since I began the leg elevation and wearing the compression
hose, I think I have only had knee trouble twice. And the recovery from it
was nothing like it used to be in the old days. I once had to go have the
extra fluid drained off. But I digress.

In article >,
says...
>
> On 1/4/2015 7:29 PM, Janet wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm sure you're joking but that's a really bad idea on long flights;
> > alcohol worsens flight dehydration (which raises the risk of DVT's) .
> > Very often when people feel "jetlagged " after a long flight, the
> > symptoms are really just dehydration from the cabin air conditioning and
> > all that free booze. Better to drink lots of water :-)
> >
> > Janet UK
>
> Also, get up and walk around frequently. I take an aspirin for a couple
> of days before a long flight as it acts like a blood thinner.

We both also now wear support stockings throughout longhaul flights.
Those, the asprins, the water, the no booze, moving around, and leg
excercises in the seat at least every hour, are all anti-DVT nags from
our Dr son.

> Am I going overboard? Perhaps, but after a cross country and
> transatlantic flight, my brother died in Morocco from a DVT. He traveled
> the world over the years and this was to be his last trip before retiring.

No you're not going overboard, at our age A lot of Brits and European
peers, do a lot of longhaul flight travel, (12 hours plus) and I know so
many who acquired a DVT it's made us very careful not to do the same.


Janet UK