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mac128k-1984 · May 10, 2007, 10:46 AM

So I've been in florida this past week. The weather has been awesome, high 80s to mid 90s. Being in the orlando area we have been subjected to some smokey conditions, in fact driving to disneyworld it was so thick it was like fog, smelly smokey fog. I heard the fire engines screaming going somewhere before we left and then seeing the smoke cover the highway I knew it was close.

As for arriving man was I worried, my wife held one twin, I the other for a 2.5 hour plane ride It wasn't bad but it wasn't good. My wife had the skirmy one who wanted to get down and run around. Being 16mos. old they want to run and investigate everything which of course you cannot do when you're on a plane.

We're flying out this sunday, we're hoping and praying things will go as well if not better then our arrival.

I have to say, I love Florida and if there was any chance of selling our house in this slow housing market (for the price we need) I'd put the house up for sale in nanosecond.

Dakarʒ · May 10, 2007, 10:47 AM

This sounds like the title of a bad youtube comedy.

zerostar · May 10, 2007, 10:49 AM

That is the tip of the heat iceburg so to speak, you won't be loving it here when it is 90-100 and HUMID and STICKY and HURRICANEY (yeah new word) trust me.

When your AC is off for 2 weeks because the storms knock down all the poles and your wife is pregnant and miserable it is no fun living here hahaha

mac128k-1984 · May 10, 2007, 10:50 AM

Yeah, with the plethora of youtube links, no wonder.

No I wouldn't do that to them or me.

I hate flying as it is, and now add on the whole aspect of two screaming 16mos. old toddlers and its enough to make your blood curdle

andi*pandi · 11:50 AM

more power to you. It's hard to travel with one little one, never mind two the same age... at least you didn't have to pay for their tickets! And were smart enough to fly direct.

and when they are older, DVD will be your bestest friend forever. We got stuck on the plane during a snowstorm for 5 hours, and while I could hear other kids being cranky about it, my kid was not.

peeb · May 10, 2007, 11:38 AM

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residentEvil · May 10, 2007, 11:40 AM

give them a little dab of nyquil before getting on the plan (you can't take it on with you, so get a little bottle at the hotel). they will sleep the entire time.

Laminar · May 10, 2007, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

give them a little dab of nyquil before getting on the plan (you can't take it on with you, so get a little bottle at the hotel). they will sleep the entire time.

How about a shot of Everclear? Would that help as well?

Wiskedjak · May 10, 2007, 11:55 AM

Kids on a plane ... I think I'd prefer snakes

Dakarʒ · May 10, 2007, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

give them a little dab of nyquil before getting on the plan (you can't take it on with you, so get a little bottle at the hotel). they will sleep the entire time.

Well you just earned my respect.

residentEvil · May 10, 2007, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

How about a shot of Everclear? Would that help as well?

nope, everclear is for the parents.

analogika · May 10, 2007, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

give them a little dab of nyquil before getting on the plan (you can't take it on with you, so get a little bottle at the hotel). they will sleep the entire time.

While I agree with getting kids onto drugs as early as humanly possible, I find they're no substitute for sensible violence.

I've carried a little baseball bat with me at all times for that reason ever since my daughter was born.

residentEvil · May 10, 2007, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dakarʒ

Well you just earned my respect.

for the sake of everyone else on the plane, quiet sleeping babies are the way to go.

Dakarʒ · May 10, 2007, 12:11 PM

I was serious.

andi*pandi · May 10, 2007, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by analogika

I've carried a little baseball bat with me at all times for that reason ever since my daughter was born.

I thought you were just into mint juleps?

no wait, I'm lost...

jebjeb · May 10, 2007, 12:34 PM

My wife and I will be flying back to Australia in December to visit family. My boy will be 10 months old then. 21 hours of flying! It is bad enough doing it oneself without kids. At least we are flying Emirates which means three 7 hour flights via Dubai and Singapore then on to Brisbane. I think we will just hand him to his grand parents and chill for a few hours once we get there.

analogika · May 10, 2007, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by andi*pandi

I thought you were just into mint juleps?

no wait, I'm lost...

baseball bat, not football bat.

I don't even know what the hell a mint julep *is*!

Person Man · May 10, 2007, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by analogika

I don't even know what the hell a mint julep *is*!

Mint Julep

design219 · May 10, 2007, 01:29 PM

When my son was three, I tried to convince my wife I could build him a nice hang glider for less than $50 at Home Depot. She did not think it was a good idea.

residentEvil · May 10, 2007, 01:44 PM

just need a bed sheet and rope; $4 and you got a nice parachute. i could see with some tubing you could turn that into a hang glider real cheap. good idea...i like it!

damn moms/wifes!

design219 · May 10, 2007, 02:23 PM

I was mildly serious about the hang glider. I could see him in his little bicycle helmet, knee pads on a short and very gental slope of high grass with us running along side holding onto the wingtips the whole time. Kind of like a bicycle with training wheels.

But then again, I thought of the headlines that would follow in the event something went wrong. Talk about father of the year award.

Dakarʒ · May 10, 2007, 02:25 PM

You'd go down in history, though.

osiris · May 10, 2007, 02:32 PM

When I was a kid, my parents told me that children weren't allowed on airplanes.

My only advice is to buy the kid a few drinks on the plane. Kids like the umbrella cocktails.

Dakarʒ · May 10, 2007, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by osiris

When I was a kid, my parents told me that children weren't allowed on airplanes.

A ruse to get you into their bag and into the overhead compartment?

osiris · May 10, 2007, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by Dakarʒ

A ruse to get you into their bag and into the overhead compartment?

I should've been so lucky.

Dakarʒ · May 10, 2007, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by osiris

I should've been so lucky.

Checked as luggage, eh?

design219 · May 10, 2007, 02:38 PM

My parents said kids weren't allowed to drink beer. Damn them.

osiris · May 10, 2007, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Dakarʒ

Checked as luggage, eh?

Third class mail.

Railroader · May 10, 2007, 02:45 PM

I feel your pain. We flew last summer when my son was 10 months and my daughter was 2 1/2. The worst was on the initial leg, a 20 seat prop plane with 3 other children under 3 on board. The pilot said it was a record for him.

I brought along my iPod video and that kept the 2 1/2 year old entertained.

osiris · May 10, 2007, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by design219

My parents said kids weren't allowed to drink beer. Damn them.

So now you drink a lot? I fly a lot as a result of my childhood repression.

Dakarʒ · May 10, 2007, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by osiris

Third class mail.

Abu Dhabi?

osiris · May 10, 2007, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

I feel your pain. We flew last summer when my son was 10 months and my daughter was 2 1/2. The worst was on the initial leg, a 20 seat prop plane with 3 other children under 3 on board. The pilot said it was a record for him.

I brought along my iPod video and that kept the 2 1/2 year old entertained.

That's probably the secret - constant entertainment. iPod, portable DVD player with their favorites.

My heart goes out to those who fly with children. Just keep them away from my seat.

osiris · May 10, 2007, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by Dakarʒ

Abu Dhabi?

US Postal Service

vmarks · May 12, 2007, 10:22 PM

a) the airline will sell you the air above your laps for your children to breathe. Seriously, I never had anyone sell me my own lap before.

b) twins. in flight. 14 hours. No drugging/medicating, no electronics for them. It's possible, and it wasn't problematic. No crying, actually. Just make sure to tug at their ears on takeoff and landing, it eases the pressure.

Mac Bird · May 13, 2007, 12:11 AM

We're flying AirTran in June with our 2yr old. We're using a child seat. Does anyone have experience with a child seat on an airline?

unixfool · May 13, 2007, 02:06 AM

Originally Posted by Mac Bird

We're flying AirTran in June with our 2yr old. We're using a child seat. Does anyone have experience with a child seat on an airline?

Yeah, you put them in just as you would in your own car. Carrying them on the plane and through the airports suck, though...I'd try to find a convertible (fold-up), though they are expensive.