Does anybody else have superstitions about flying (whether it be avoiding certain seats or being allocated certain seats, a pre-takeoff routine, certain seats in QP's, etc)

Mine is wearing a 9ct gold 747 on a chain around my neck - bought it in 1989 from a jewellery store in Zurich, Bucherer. On the day of flying, I always "rub it" for luck (to ward off the evil thoughts of things like delays, cancellation, missing flights, crashing, etc). Over the past 15 years, I consider myself lucky:

1. Missed only 3 flights (only one of them my fault - ADL/SYD where I turned up late from client meetings, late connecting flight in FRA for LH to MUC, and customs body search/delay in Brasil due to travelling on Irish passport).

2. Had 3 delays that I was unhappy about (EI DUB/LHR on my recent honeymoon, a mech fault on a BA flight LHR/SIN about 10 years ago and QF SYD/MEL a couple of weeks ago - each 2 to 2.5 hours in length, still not too bad considering others I've heard.)

3. Never been on a flight that has aborted landing, had major problems en-route and diverted, or crashed (however the Dash 8 flight on Whyalla Airlines to ADL goes the closest - a wild ride in a storm about 8 years ago on a Sun PM, to connect with QF ADL/BNE).

What are your stories...I'm interested to know the experiences of other FT'ers. I'm sure there are better ones out there...