Airsickness

It's funny how different family members react. Back in the '50s, we used to take C2 freighters between New York and Puerto Rico. My mom invariably was seasick for the entire trip; my dad might get seasick only if the sea state was rough; I never got seasick!

Later in life I went out on a boat with my dad and cousin to go drift-fishing in the Gulf Stream a little ways off of Miami Beach. There were about 20 would-be fishermen on the boat; by the time the captain weighed anchor to return to port, I was the only passenger still standing, and consequently the only one to catch more than one fish.

I guess I'm just the lucky one. I don't get airsick either, but significant turbulence, even in aircraft I helped design (!), still makes be anxious.