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I find it hard to believe that the same person would also have become ill if they had stayed at home, somehow I'm convinced that it has to be related to the journey on an airplane.

Haven't used public transport in years.

Didn't buy into the Covid fear campaign however I did get seriously i'll but blamed that on being forced to wear a scientifically meaningless mask.

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I stayed at home by myself for the first 3 weeks of Covid lockdown. My house is located in a relatively clean air part of Ireland. It is detached and the garden is large. No one came into the house or even close to the house. My shopping was dropped at the doorstep. At the start of week 3, I became quite unwell with a temp and flu like symptoms. I was ill for a week. How does one explain that??? After that, I gave up on the 'measures' and decided we were being had! Then, I found the Baileys on germ theory...and voilà! I had my explanation.

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Flying by plane is an awful way to travel, e.g. recycled air, cramped conditions, etc. But sometimes it's necessary so make sure you're in good healh to begin with.

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Exactly, radiation, recycled and compressed air, not also to mention the awful perfumes and pesticides, that they spray in airplanes: It is the same thing again, as always, we don't really need the germ theory at all to explain, why people get sick in those conditions. And they absolutely do spray airplane cabins with pesticides, by the way. I know, because I have traveled in India with layovers, were we did not have to leave the airplane and they sprayed the airplane, while we were even onboard, and they told us, that they always do, not to spread unwanted bugs, as for instance toxic spiders from one location to another

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Yeah, and people in Ireland should be walking to Poland. It's not that far. Matt Hengst just walked five- or six-thousand kilometers from Delaware to Utah (Mormon territory) and the biggest problem was having to explain to people that Delaware is a real place. Lol. Alright J.P., we gotta get our butts in gear. My plan is if I lose twenty pounds by August I'll start walking from Niagara Falls and see how far I get. That was funny that Finn-ish guy being mystified by getting sick on an airplane. My simple hope for world peace is that everyone who flies gets sick. Certain exclusions apply, like if you're visiting your old mother in Tennessee.

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I agree. But I may have to compromise for the sake of my companion.

So next time it could be a train journey across Europe. Not Ideal but better than a plane.

I haven't abandoned the idea of a long walk though.

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Agree, flights are awful, specially the way that people are treated like cattle and discriminated but that's another matter.

Helen's theory makes a lot of sense.

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