Saturday, April 27, 2013

Sleepy

I know people who can sleep on any type of public transportation. Buses, planes, backseats of cars and even here on the noisy T in Boston. I've seen them, and I've heard them. Please don't group me into any of these categories. I must say, on those long flights, I do envy those that can make the time 'fly' by snoozing. If I'm not in a book, I'm usually checking out the flight magazines for the second or third time or just idly staring at the seat upholstery patterns. On late night trips back from places like Boston, I feel too guilty to fall asleep while someone else is driving. You would think that falling asleep on this noisy, bouncing, speeding, squealing contraption might be a lost cause, but there they were recently, snoring away, while I hung on for dear life in the packed car, swinging this way and that. I guess, you could say, that sleeping on these things is some sort of art form, and I'm in no shape or form an artisan. 
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16 comments:

  1. finally, a kindred spirit. i too wonder at the ability of some to sleep while cramped and jostled.

    thanks for the post.

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  2. I am amazed at the ones who CAN sleep. They must not have a care in the world! :)

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  3. I can't sleep if I have not a pillow and a bed;But I envy those who are able to sleep anywhere. I'm just wondering if they're able to dream..

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  4. I agree with you and have always envied people who could sleep on planes, trains and automobiles. I can't. Maybe we are just afraid we might miss something?

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  5. I can only sleep in planes because I'm heavily sedated so that I will even get on board, but I have to say I'm hopeless company on a road trip, am asleep before we get to the end of the road haha!

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  6. Like you, I'm awake for the whole flight. Oh how I wish I could sleep on a plane but I just sit there twitching this way and that. Last May when I flew to Rome, I was with a friend a lot like Grace. She's out like a light before the plane leaves the runway.

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  7. i have dozed on a plane, but only if someone i know is protecting me from the aisle. otherwise i can't doze among strangers.

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  8. I can't sleep at all either - afraid I might miss something or may be needed or something. Who knows?

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  9. Perfect musing to go with this image. Somehow, I can always fall asleep when my husband is driving but never on planes.

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  10. I usually can't sleep. And I love this shot.

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  11. I am gone within minutes of sitting down. The vibrations are like a good massage. (Try noise-canceling headphones next time . . . )

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  12. Me, too, like so many above and like you: can't sleep can't sleep can't sleep. I'm responsible for keeping the plane aloft, the bus/train/car moving steadily, etc. :))

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  13. I can't sleep while traveling. I think it's due to the excitement of getting to my destination.

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  15. Well, "anonymous" wasn't too articulate was he? Probably sending the message while half asleep on some form of transportation.

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