Comments on: Jet-whacked http://gigaom.com/2007/02/20/jet-whacked/ The Business of Technology Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:58:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Dempsey http://gigaom.com/2007/02/20/jet-whacked/#comment-88269 Dempsey Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:52:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/jet-whacked/#comment-88269 <p>I am highly against the taking of pharmaceuticals, I'll ride out a hangover `til 3pm just to avoid taking too much Advil. But when I travel from India to US or back, sleeping pills are a necessity. Get the lowest dose prescription you can from your doc and use it the 1st two or three nights after landing.</p> <p>They don't actually put me to sleep, but keep me from waking up, which is the key to get your body back on schedule. I can handle the severe drowsiness at 4 in the afternoon. But being in bed, wide awake, at 4am in India is cruelty. Counting car horns or dog barks doesn't help.</p> I am highly against the taking of pharmaceuticals, I’ll ride out a hangover `til 3pm just to avoid taking too much Advil. But when I travel from India to US or back, sleeping pills are a necessity. Get the lowest dose prescription you can from your doc and use it the 1st two or three nights after landing.

They don’t actually put me to sleep, but keep me from waking up, which is the key to get your body back on schedule. I can handle the severe drowsiness at 4 in the afternoon. But being in bed, wide awake, at 4am in India is cruelty. Counting car horns or dog barks doesn’t help.

]]> By: Nick Hawkins http://gigaom.com/2007/02/20/jet-whacked/#comment-88268 Nick Hawkins Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:04:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/jet-whacked/#comment-88268 <p>Dude, I know how you feel. I did Tallinn to Berlin to London to Raleigh Durham to Chicago in 30 hours. Get some sleep.</p> Dude, I know how you feel. I did Tallinn to Berlin to London to Raleigh Durham to Chicago in 30 hours. Get some sleep.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/02/20/jet-whacked/#comment-88266 Om Malik Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:51:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/jet-whacked/#comment-88266 <p>okay, at least one person caught on! Trying to not make the same mistakes again. anyway still no sleep last night - crazy</p> okay, at least one person caught on! Trying to not make the same mistakes again. anyway still no sleep last night - crazy

]]> By: Narendra http://gigaom.com/2007/02/20/jet-whacked/#comment-88267 Narendra Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:58:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/jet-whacked/#comment-88267 <p>I am taking the bait. grammar.</p> I am taking the bait. grammar.

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