I have a New York trip planned in august, and I'm terrified of flying. Especially right now. But from where I am, a train or car would take a minimum of 4-5 days (of non-stop travel).
@Gypsy, true, just odd that so many have happened recently. I agree that airline food is horrible. I avoid it at all costs because it makes me sick each time.
@Revel; put it in perspective. Roughly 40K people a year die in car accidents. Plane crashes are incredibly rare and tragic, so we hear more about them. Statistically, more people are killed by donkeys per year than airplanes. (Airline FOOD, now, that's a whole other risk. I just flew in from vegas last night and my stomach may never be the same.)
Grrr, I just noticed after training that the BM switched the rider with my one SD horse to Dressage and now I had 9 other horses train in the wrong discipline because of this one crappy dude. That's it -AD for you now too! Get in line with all the others!