The novice scriptwriter continues.... Patient's wife is at best of times a nervous flier. She tolerates long haul business class as a means to see distant places, after a relaxing glass or so of complimentary champagne. She has spent a nervous day consulting official and unofficial weather forecasts. The UK airport (Birmingham) is operating normally except for flights to places where there is a problem with snow. After much internet surfing, she discovers that hundreds of flights out of Frankfurt.have been cancelled. Panic sets in, then, a check with the low cost no frills, bring your own paracute airline shows a list of cancelled flights. After much scrolling up and down, she confirms that Frankfurt is not included. Relief all round. But, she makes the mistake of checking the weather in Frankfurt: it is snowing. Two hours later, it is still snowing......and two hours after that.... By now husband has told her to stop worrying, they will get away... Wife disolves into tears, and tells him he knows how much she hates those tiny planes...Cue romantic music, think Laura's theme. He is so brave, wife feels so dreadful at being such a wimp and bravely goes to pack as much warm clothing as she can carry to the plane as hand luggage. She doesn't dare tell her husband that heavy snow is forecast for Thurday the day they should be coming home. Instead she rams more undies into the already groaning case. If she is to be stranded in Frankfurt she will at least have a supply of clean knickers. If there is a delay before the next instalment, fear not, we may be gone some time........
With appologies to Buzzie for plaugerism. Beneath the lighthearted banter, is a frightned woman.
FormerMember
I sympathise Daffie, I'm not good at flying either. But I'll virtually hold your hand and share some of my virtual diazepam (it goes well with champagne!). Hope all goes well.
