You know you're addicted to flying when...

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  • You get a pat down at an international secondary screening point, instead of thinking, "This is such an invasion of privacy!" you're thinking, "This tickles!"

The first time I queued up for FRA security screening in T1C for flights to the US, I was wondering why I was hearing giggles from the front of the queue. When i got to the front and saw what's happening, I finally understood. When it was finally my turn I remember thinking, "This feels like a come on!" Luckily the nice German boyo doing it was serious eye candy. :lol::oops::shock:
 
...you have an extensive (and catalogued) video collection of each and every take off & landing

Yes I'm a geek :D
 
When the taxi driver gives you a blank look when you answer DJ to his question of which airline ....

Cheers Dee
 
you've built up an immunity to DJ's chicken wraps

I was brought up on Kentucky Fried Muck !!!!!!!!

Cheers Dee
 
When you book a flight for the first of the month so you can do all the puzzles first in the in-flight magazine!
 
You're leaving hospital and you ask where the duty free section is (true story).

I think he meant the pharmac_......
 
You know you're definitely addicted to flying when........ you know how to buy 1 SC for the cost less than it does to buy a litre of petrol.
 
When you book a flight for the first of the month so you can do all the puzzles first in the in-flight magazine!
And you are really disappointed when they have not replaced the magazines by the 3rd day of the new month.
 
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When the flight crew announce that due to a change of runway (@ JFK) your A/C is now 34th of 55 queued to take off and you think ''mmm more time to take pics of other aircraft as they taxi".
 
You choose new shoes for their lack of metal.
 
You know you're addicted to flying when..

You fly to Melbourne via Sydney and back just for the F Lounge; and you do it more than once in the same year.
You book an itinerary that includes a flight on Jetstar just to fly on MD11.
You go flying a domestic flight in another country on a Saturday afternoon, just for the fun of it.
You win a ticket/lottery to fly on the inaugural A380 flight from SYD-SIN
You fly on the first regular scheduled A380 from SIN-SYD on the A380
You fly on the inaugural DJ(Pacific Blue CHC-BNE) flight.
You pay for business class on the Emirates A380.
You change your simple LAX-BNE itinerary to fly LAX-SYD-BNE to get on the A380.
You change to a later LHR-AMS flight to spend another 2 hours in LHR T5.
You fly AKL-WLG-CHC for a few extra dollars just to have a look around WLG airport.
You pay $3,800 to Qantas just for lounge access for the rest of your life or their life depends on what ends first.
You fly to Perth via BNE-NTL-SYD-CBR-MEL-MGB-ADL-PER just to try a few new airlines.
You book SYD-PPQ-CFS-BNE to try a new aircraft.
You fly STL-IAH-MCO just to fly on a 1 new airline; 2 new aircraft and fly via one new airport.
You fly CNS-TSV via ISA to fly on the ATR42.
You are jealous of someone who flew AMS-LHR-DXB-JNB-DXB-LHR just for the weekend.
You flew to Mackay just to try out the F100, and flew back on the Dash 8-300 via Rockhampton.
You flew BNE-SYD-MEL-HBA and returned HBA-MEL-ABX-SYD-BNE
You spend way to much time on AFF and Flyertalk.
You know all the airport codes in my post. :shock:
You are jealous of anyone who has flown Concorde. :shock: :mrgreen:
 
When the check-in chick has your boarding pass printed before you reach the counter (and she knows your destination even though you have forgotten)!
 
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