I figured out the bruises

[cjsmith]

My tendency to bruise easily leads to occasional minor mysteries in my life. Lately it's the outsides of my upper legs.

For several days I thought the car accident must have jostled me harder than I'd thought. But no; NEW little bruises kept adding themselves to the constellation.

Took me until last Friday to figure it out. They're from climbing over the handbrake.

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Wow, seat belts do it to ya? But only airline ones? Huh. How annoying.

My drug of choice? 777 or 747 Business Class

[allanh.livejournal.com]

Specifically, the buckles, but on smaller planes, I've gotten hip bruises from narrow seats' armrests. This is why I detest flying coach on 737s, 727s & MD-80s.

Oddly enough, I don't have an armrest problem on CRJs ... the armrest on those planes manages to just miss all of the tender spots.

Re: My drug of choice? 777 or 747 Business Class

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yuck. I bet that gets old quickly. I wonder how you'd do in smaller aircraft. Some of them have room for adult human beings, and some... um... don't really!

Re: My drug of choice? 777 or 747 Business Class

[allanh.livejournal.com]

A CRJ is the smallest commercial equipment I'll knowingly book myself on.

In general aviation aircraft, I do OK. I fit well into most King Airs, and into Citations (I, II, or III; haven't tried later models).

(You do know that I used to work for a businessjet aircraft brokerage, right?)

Re: My drug of choice? 777 or 747 Business Class

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Nope, I didn't know that. Me, I was thinking more along the lines of a Saratoga or a Pitts, but that's just my bias! ;-)

Re: My drug of choice? 777 or 747 Business Class

[allanh.livejournal.com]

At one point in time, many, MANY years ago, I wanted to learn to fly a Citabria.

I don't think I could fit even one leg into a Citabria now.

Re: My drug of choice? 777 or 747 Business Class

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

You'll just have to buy yourself a CRJ, I guess!

Re: My drug of choice? 777 or 747 Business Class

[allanh.livejournal.com]

And find someone to fly it for me.

Oh, wait! That's where you and Rob come in, isn't it?

Never mind.