What if we could never fly again?

**ducati** · 16-Apr-10, 07:57

We are in an open ended no fly period.

I don't need to fly, ever. But my wife flys all the time for her job.

What if it became indefinate?

How would it effect you?

How would it effect the economy?

**riggerboy** · 16-Apr-10, 08:02

Originally Posted by ducati

We are in an open ended no fly period.

I don't need to fly, ever. But my wife flys all the time for her job.

What if it became indefinate?

How would it effect you?

How would it effect the economy?

would be an awfy long trip offshre but my economy would deffinately improve

**ducati** · 16-Apr-10, 08:04

Originally Posted by riggerboy

would be an awfy long trip offshre but my economy would deffinately improve

Yes, would defo effect the shifts. How long by boat to your platform?

**jings00** · 16-Apr-10, 08:53

it'd be nae skin aff ma nose

**David Banks** · 16-Apr-10, 08:58

Originally Posted by ducati

We are in an open ended no fly period.

I don't need to fly, ever. But my wife flys all the time for her job.

What if it became indefinate?

How would it effect you?

How would it effect the economy?

If it became indefinite, I could see three quick changes:
- many of the recently built vacation cruise liners would be put into trans-ocean passenger service
- an increase in rail transport - Europe would be in better shape than North America
- a great increase in electronic meetings via e.g.: skype

It would not effect me.

I couldn't predict the ecomonic effects, except for an increase in vacationing nearer 'home.'

**The Drunken Duck** · 16-Apr-10, 09:00

As a Radio Op having to go offshore by boat would make my life MUCH easier, I wouldnt have an endless line of people asking me 345 times if they are booked on the flight after being told yes, I wouldnt have to run round the rig finding guys seemingly unable to check in for their flight home, I wouldn't be expected to be able to predict the weather for a week next Thursday and I wouldnt get the blame every time its foggy and the flights are delayed.

**riggerboy** · 16-Apr-10, 09:03

Originally Posted by The Drunken Duck

As a Radio Op having to go offshore by boat would make my life MUCH easier, I wouldnt have an endless line of people asking me 345 times if they are booked on the flight after being told yes, I wouldnt have to run round the rig finding guys seemingly unable to check in for their flight home, I wouldn't be expected to be able to predict the weather for a week next Thursday and I wouldnt get the blame every time its foggy and the flights are delayed.

here whens ma flight comin, or do i take the boat ???? help i`m not staying for more than 4 weeks

just been informed all flights to the rig today are cancelled

**Phill** · 16-Apr-10, 09:43

Well, we ain't flyin' 'till Saturday now at least. Lots of unhappy campers everywhere.

I'd be out of a job if they did stop the airyplanes.

**Cattach** · 16-Apr-10, 13:53

Originally Posted by ducati

We are in an open ended no fly period.

I don't need to fly, ever. But my wife flys all the time for her job.

What if it became indefinate?

How would it effect you?

How would it effect the economy?

Up until less than 100 years ago we all went by boat anyway so why worry? Might even slow the pace of life which would not be a bad thing.

**Bruce_H** · 16-Apr-10, 14:21

Well, as someone who is greatly looking forward to being in Caithness a month from today (from the US) it would certainly cut all of that out. I fly over 100,000 miles a year on average, so it would impact me a great deal.

That being said, I would happily take a "no aircraft" break.

Bruce

**Cape Crusader** · 16-Apr-10, 14:55

If God had meant us to fly He would not have given us the railways.

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Just because I am paranoid it does not mean that they are not out to get me!!!.

**ducati** · 16-Apr-10, 14:59

Originally Posted by Cape Crusader

If God had meant us to fly He would not have given us the railways.

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Just because I am paranoid it does not mean that they are not out to get me!!!.

I think with our railways, god meant us to walk

**Bazeye** · 16-Apr-10, 18:18

Wouldnt bother me at all. Only flown three times, Barrow to Wick and got a lift back, Barrow to Wick and got the train back and Manchester to Amsterdam and got the ferry back.

**joxville** · 16-Apr-10, 18:25

Wouldn't bother me, I can get the boat to Iceland.

**mrjolly** · 16-Apr-10, 18:28

if i was to fly i would have been born with wings

**Kenn** · 16-Apr-10, 18:40

I'll just stick to my turbo charged broomstick.

**mums angels** · 16-Apr-10, 19:28

It would effect us in a huge way , My hubby flies from wick -Aberdeen - London- Johanasburg- Luanda- Angola and back every 4 weeks . He went out on Wednesday but all the back to backs are currently stuck in Johanasburg waiting to get back to the UK , must be horrible for all those stuck trying to get home to their families ( not so bad for those stuck at home getting paid to wait for flights back to work though , a day later and my hubby would have been one of those ) LOL