How to Avoid Catching a Cold or the Flu from Airplane Germs
by Juan Vives
You can protect yourself from catching a flu bug, cold, or airplane germs in a crowded airplane by following a few simple rules. There is nothing worse than arriving sick at your vacation spot or taking home a cold as a souvenir. A few of the best healthy travel practices will help you avoid catching a cold or the flu from germs floating around the airplane cabin.
Plane air is filtered and flows from the cabin ceiling to the floor, so the danger is mainly from the noses, mouths, and hands of people sitting around you, and the objects you touch during the flight.
Here is a list that will help you avoid catching a cold or the flu and protect yourself from airplane germs on your flight:
- It is all about who you are sharing your armrest with. If your neighbor is sneezing, ask the flight attendant if you can sit somewhere else. Or if you can find an open spot once the airplane is in flight and the “fasten your seatbelt light” is off, just move. Your neighbor may actually appreciate the extra space.
11 Safety Tips You MUST Know
Today I received an e-mail with a few REALLY good safety tips, and no author given credit. While the message was geared toward women, I think these are tips that men and women of all ages as well as children and teenagers should read and remember. Please share them with your friends and family.
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, DO!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you. Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you. Then RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
Airport Security Travel Tip
While airport security people are viewing your valuable carry-on possessions with their X-ray equipment and eyeing you cautiously as you stroll through the metal detection area, a new crime is increasing in popularity.
After you place your items on the conveyor belt which goes past the X-ray machine, keep an eye on them when they appear on the other side of the machine, or you might never see them again. Crooks can easily steal your camera, purse, or briefcase, etc., just by acting as if it belongs to THEM.
There are no numbered tickets issued to you that must be matched at the other side in order to retrieve your valuables. (And why IS that, I wonder.) So an enterprising thief waits until he or she sees someone who is carrying an item that looks interesting and goes through the metal detector ahead of you, casually picking up YOUR item with HIS or HERS.
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