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|    Richard Silk to All    |
|    2023/08/10 Thursday: Modes of Transporta    |
|    10 Aug 23 11:11:57    |
      From: dicksilk@gmail.com              The dreamer had one of those rare (for me) dreams involving a single-engine       airplane:       The dreamer was an individual *feeling* as if being without a license, yet       *also* feeling capable of flying a small plane, even though without a lot of       training.              The objective had to deal with the need to fly a plane from point A (around       Murfreesboro) to point B (around Smyrna/La Vergne, possibly further north into       Davidson County, possibly beyond, like around Gallatin/Hendersonville?) and       then to complete some        activity (X) then return the plane to point A *before* sunset (and yes, there       were actually real-life reasons for this need to get back before sunset.)              There was also some type of underlying condition regarding fuel, cost, rental,       cost (for time, as in a per day rate.) I *think* the plane came fully fueled,       the cost was for "1 day," and if the plane were out for another day, that       would incur cost as        well, *plus* a refueling cost, but that seemed questionable. It should've       been per day, fully fueled, so refueling should've been included with a second       day charge, but fueling would *likely* be "out of pocket" for the pilot, but       to continue....              There was some type of mission to be performed at the northern leg of the       journey. The dreamer had a (relatively) clear image of being inside the cabin       / pilot seat of the small (single engine) plane, and the engine started, and       the taxi to the runway,        and *possibly* of the takeoff, but there's no imagery of the takeoff, the       flight, nor the landing.              On the northern leg, there's a sense that the dreamer (having successfully       landed!) had his children with him, at least two of the boys (Logan and       Landon?) and that *somehow* he (the dreamer) had returned back to point A       *without* his children. (In real        life, Logan, Landon and Alyssa were adopted by a family in Galla       in/Hendersonville, or so I have come to understand.)              There were two distinct feelings going on throughout this section of the       dream: 1, that the boys were OK, no need to worry, and 2) *worry*, along with       "HOW COULD YOU JUST LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN LIKE THAT???" *Both* feelings were       experienced while the        dreamer was back at point A, and having to consider: "How to get BACK to       point B *without* taking another airplane? And why did I leave that plane at       point B?"              Just to be clear, those were feelings running through the dream, rather than       expressly heard or spoken words.              Somehow, the dreamer is in discussion with someone (not seen) as to picking up       the boys. This also involves the need to get the plane that was landed in       point B back to the airfield at point A.              In another scene, the dreamer is somewhere in the northern area, on foot, and       walking through a rather brightly lit neighborhood (much like a sunny, spring       day, *much in the sense of* the area of Briley Pkwy, *before* it became a       *major* artery through        Davidson County) and noting some of the nice buildings (houses/homes?) and the       neighbors all outside, as if gathered for a community May Pole event or some       such (maybe an Easter Egg hunt?)              The dreamer is aware of having his entire family (of his parents' generation,       my siblings, etc.) along with him, as if they were background characters yet       still present, and there was some immediate concern about needing better       transportation, as there        was *specific* concern over "grandma" being able to walk very far, if at all,       without assistance. (IRL, my mother is *at least* 2 years older than my       grandmother lived to be, so that entity may be *slightly* ambiguous.)              This scene practically "segued" in some manner into one in which an Indian       (like from the country of India) was peddling a bicycle designed for group       transportation: that is, the human powered the pedals, connected to the rear       by a chain, yet the        backside was more like that of a taxicab, longer rather than wider, in which       up to 6 adults could sit and be moved (3 facing 3) sort of like a rickshaw for       slightly larger groups. Funny thing about that rear section, is that it was       "sensed" rather than "       seen," as the dreamer's perspective was that of slightly ahead of, and       slightly *below* that of the peddler-driver's right foot/pedal, and the       conversation was with the driver peddling the cab. There was a "sense" as if       the cab-cyclist was transporting        the entirety of the family that had been discussed in the scene preceding this       one.              The mind of the dreamer was asking if the effort to move the cargo was a heavy       burden, although it was in more of a mental question "?" type form than with       words, and the driver replied (again, more like telepathy than with spoken       words) that it was        simply his "job," regardless of the weight, as that was how he survived /       possibly provided for a family, although there was also the sense that there       may have been gears available (like on a 3-speed or 10 speed, etc.) to help       with any starts / uphill        slopes, etc.              The dreamer was reminded of the days in my youth when I pedaled a bicycle       *without* gears. That shifted the dream again, to the next scene, in which       the dreamer is *back* at the airplane at point B, and the outside is       approaching sunset, and there        appears to be something of an urgent need to get in the air. At the point       whereat the dreamer is about to consider taking off, it's noticed that       outdoors is dusk, the sun has set, and therefore there would be no takeoff       (having something to do with VFR,        Visual Flight Rules) which sort of tells me that the dreamer, although       possibly cocky enough to fly a plane in daylight, possibly without a license,       had better sense than to try to do the same at night *without* a proper       license (such as "IFR" or        Instrument Flight Rules.")              There's a scene whereat the dreamer is approaching a room (back around point       A, akin to "home turf") wherein the dreamer sees his son (in this case,       Charles, at a young age, say around 8?) only thinking it was "Logan" (the two       boys looked *very* much        alike in their youth photos!!)              Regardless, even though the boy (looking like Charles) looked *angry* (to the       core!) towards the dreamer, still, the dreamer "loved" the boy, and hugged       him, which is where the dream ended and I awoke.              Overall clarity, 8 to 9+. There may have been other clips, but if they       somehow failed to "fit" the overall, lengthier plot line of the        transportation"-based dream, such have evaporated into the background.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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