# I can fly! No, I can't.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-fly-no-i-cant/475936>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 6, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-fly-no-i-cant/475936 "2008-12-06T01:16:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![lynxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e99b99/32.png) [@lynxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynxie)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-fly-no-i-cant/475936/1 "2008-12-06T01:16:43Z")

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I haven’t flown anywhere in years. I have fairly advanced MS, live in a power wheelchair and kinda need all the stuff I have at home to survive. (hospital bed, raised toilet, weekly nurse/homemaker visits, etc.) Makes it all way too difficult, y’know? I was (mostly) fine with this since I couldn’t really afford to fly, anyway.

The kicker? My son just started a job with a major airline where he gets free flights - and so do his parents!

:smack: :smack: :smack: Waaah!