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Lack of appreciation or plain indifference

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I have great appreciation of harmony and quality, individual - but I find them elsewhere than on commuter air travel.

As it happens, back in the day I used to fly between Townsville and Cairns, and Cairns and PNG, more times than I can remember. While I used to appreciate the view and always asked for a window seat, I was more than happy to be seated next to someone who had their face buried in a book, rather than distracting me from my contemplation of the often spectacular scenery below.

My quip about your fellow passengers perhaps using their novels to distract them from their fear of flying was actually half-serious. Over the years when I travelled frequently, I came to the conclusion that this is the major function of the paperback page-turners that are sold in airports everywhere.
Posted by CJ Morgan, Sunday, 13 December 2009 8:05:54 AM
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I’m not sure CJ. There is plenty of time on your average flight to do both a lot of reading or listening to music or watching a movie or whatever, and take in the scenery.

I’ve got hundreds of photos taken out plane windows, of the landscape and cloud formations, from my many flights between Perth and Townsville, via Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or Alice Springs. And I’ve managed to read mouthwateringly good books (like Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Explosion’) on the same flights ( :>/

Well.... I've managed to start reading, which has quickly made me either very sleepy or much more interested in what can be seen out the window!
Posted by Ludwig, Sunday, 13 December 2009 8:32:10 AM
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