Originally Posted by salut0

Let me preface this by saying I appreciate people’s good wishes and consideration for me, but…

I wish people would focus on the probabilities of problems happening and remember that they don’t (although they should) always admonish people who travel in cars to “have a safe drive”.

Plane accidents are so rare and flying is generally so safe and secure I find it annoying when people constantly refer to it as if it’s somehow more dangerous than so many other things they do without a thought in their daily lives: crossing the street, getting in a car, having a bath, boiling water — all of which are far more risky and have a higher probability of death or serious injury than getting on a plane…