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MustLoveBeagles

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7. I'm afraid of heights

Reply to live love laugh (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 10:53 PM

May 29

Oddly enough, when I flew I preferred the window seat. I think the beauty of the earth below overcame the fear I otherwise would've felt.

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Closing plane ✈️ window shades [View all] live love laugh May 29 OP

Personally Timewas May 29 #1

If I'm in the window seat... r�is�n_dubh May 29 #2

I did the same with my kid the last flight we took fujiyamasan May 30 #18

I flew over the Swiss Alps in a prop plane. Amazing scenery Emile May 30 #22

what happened to intellectual curiosity? RT Atlanta May 29 #3

As a college professor... r�is�n_dubh May 29 #5

I feel sorry for you. My students couldn't pass my classes without doing ... littlemissmartypants May 30 #14

I've often wondered how flight has influenced the sciences TxGuitar May 30 #25

it must have affected the sciences in a positive way RT Atlanta May 30 #31

i can see it both ways Tetrachloride May 29 #4

I always get a window seat... Krazy_Kat May 29 #6

I'm afraid of heights MustLoveBeagles May 29 #7

I also have a fear of heights. sdfernando May 30 #28

Same here MustLoveBeagles May 30 #35

These days if you have to pay for a selected seat then it's YOURS for the duration. IcyPeas May 29 #8

I've never heard of that Skittles May 30 #9

Close the window please unweird May 30 #10

The glare is brutal. bamagal62 May 30 #12

This has been going on for so long, especially on long flights from Europe & Asia to other continents. I like it, a lot. Celerity May 30 #11

If it a long flight early or late I'll shut it. Melon May 30 #13

I ALWAYS sit by the window and that shade never shuts. If you're worried about it get a window seat and shut it Cheezoholic May 30 #15

Blinded by the Flight. kairos12 May 30 #16

I'd quickly be very polite in reminding someone that I considered my purchase of a window seat... littlemissmartypants May 30 #17

They're only doing it for your own good... Buns_of_Fire May 30 #19

Your view (no pun intended) changes when you are like hour JCMach1 May 30 #20

I don't fly very often. Looking out the window is fun. Emile May 30 #21

When I fly, which is rarely now, I choose a window seat in an emergency exit row. MineralMan May 30 #23

Natural light is better for us. Pobeka May 30 #24

Shade up or down, True Dough May 30 #26

I take 2-3 trips a month on American.... Mark.b2 May 30 #27

I feel very claustrophobic (sp?) when all the window shades are closed during a daytime flight. beaglelover May 30 #29

Why have windows if the blinds are to remain shut? City Lights May 30 #30

Was it an international flight? intheflow May 30 #32

The post I saw didn't give a location. live love laugh May 30 #34

That's absurd Takket May 30 #33