LKH quote on air travel

from her blog:

[M]y fear of flying has nothing to do with 9/11 and everything to do with having been in a plane that had an exciting descent. [...] I'm truly phobic, so I always believe that I am taking my life in my hands when I get on a plane. Bombs, mechanical failure, it's all the same to me. At least with bombs and terrorists you can fight back or arrest them. A tiny engine part going bad in mid-flight, you're just screwed.

I just love how there is a point of view where the possibility of a terrorist attack on a plane isn't as bad as it could be...

(I'm not afraid of flying per se. Statistically speaking, flying is safer that driving. And I can't help but think the offhandedness with which we approach driving is part of that. Not to mention the required training & monitoring for pilots - which is huge compared to drivers. Plus, I enjoy the feeling of flight, of moving around in the air. Even so, it is scary to realize you can't really pull a plane over in a hurry and call AAA....)