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FoxNewsSucks

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13. I haven't been on an airplane since 2014.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu May 15, 2025, 10:50 PM

May 2025

This just convinces me more that driving everywhere was the right decision.

As sucky as flying became back then, it's gotten even worse. And that's not even taking the other things posted here into consideration.

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