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sdfernando

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28. I also have a fear of heights.

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #7)

Sat May 30, 2026, 10:46 AM

13 hrs ago

...and while I haven't gotten over it...the one place it doesn't affect me is on an airplane. I can sit at the window and look out and have no fear. I can't say the same for standing at window on a very high floor of a building.

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

Personally Timewas Yesterday #1

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

I did the same with my kid the last flight we took fujiyamasan 20 hrs ago #18

I flew over the Swiss Alps in a prop plane. Amazing scenery Emile 17 hrs ago #22

what happened to intellectual curiosity? RT Atlanta Yesterday #3

As a college professor... r�is�n_dubh Yesterday #5

I feel sorry for you. My students couldn't pass my classes without doing ... littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #14

I've often wondered how flight has influenced the sciences TxGuitar 13 hrs ago #25

it must have affected the sciences in a positive way RT Atlanta 12 hrs ago #31

i can see it both ways Tetrachloride Yesterday #4

I always get a window seat... Krazy_Kat Yesterday #6

I'm afraid of heights MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #7

I also have a fear of heights. sdfernando 13 hrs ago #28

Same here MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #35

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

I've never heard of that Skittles 23 hrs ago #9

Close the window please unweird 23 hrs ago #10

The glare is brutal. bamagal62 22 hrs ago #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 23 hrs ago #11

If it a long flight early or late I'll shut it. Melon 22 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #15

Blinded by the Flight. kairos12 22 hrs ago #16

I'd quickly be very polite in reminding someone that I considered my purchase of a window seat... littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #17

They're only doing it for your own good... Buns_of_Fire 19 hrs ago #19

Your view (no pun intended) changes when you are like hour JCMach1 18 hrs ago #20

I don't fly very often. Looking out the window is fun. Emile 17 hrs ago #21

When I fly, which is rarely now, I choose a window seat in an emergency exit row. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #23

Natural light is better for us. Pobeka 13 hrs ago #24

Shade up or down, True Dough 13 hrs ago #26

I take 2-3 trips a month on American.... Mark.b2 13 hrs ago #27

I feel very claustrophobic (sp?) when all the window shades are closed during a daytime flight. beaglelover 12 hrs ago #29

Why have windows if the blinds are to remain shut? City Lights 12 hrs ago #30

Was it an international flight? intheflow 10 hrs ago #32

The post I saw didn't give a location. live love laugh 10 hrs ago #34

That's absurd Takket 10 hrs ago #33