i got bit by one before and my neck swelled up. it was kinda hard to breathe. had to take pills. got to miss class. and got to welcome my boyfriend home while drowsy as all hell (his parents thought I was going to pass out in my food lol). not a current boyfriend. just to be clear. i'm single.
Plane rides are pretty broing for the most part. I don't like what it does to my ears. They keep poping and popping. The landings fun though, because it slams down so fast. Turbulance is awesome too, because there's always someone in the back clenching their seat. Flyings almost too safe. I like driving where you gotta watch out for idiots everwhere.
Some people don't adjust to cabin pressure very well. I just close my nostrils and breath really hard to clear my ears if that helps you. Or start praying aloud in Arabic. The peoples reactions around you will take your mind off of it.
rock on long haul flights are awful, 12 hours in a confined space with shit all leg room and some tool in front who lowers the fucking seat down onto your knees about 3 minutes in this yank got pissed off with me cos I kept hitting the back of her seat till she got the message....then I dropped a book on her head, but that was an accident...