Sunday, June 7, 2009
Have one for the road
Just a quick note to let you all know that every drink in the air is worth up to three on the ground depending on the individual. Yesterday we sold approx 650 bucks in booze on board my plane heading to a destination full of sin!!! And please don't tell your FA that you love them after you've had 4 or 5 drinks cause were reeeeally not in the mood to hear some drunk moron babble on and on haha. Anyways this is just a short one ill promise to come up with a better story next time but man ive had some pretty decent flights with no crazies on them so kinda makes it hard to blog about. Im pretty sure not many people read this anyways right now but someday....just someday I might be blog famous haha Peace out
Thursday, May 28, 2009
"I love you like a son"
So after a few bitching messages its time for another feel good one and just the other day something happened to me which was very cute so I figured I'd share it with you. We had an elderly lady come to the gate and was brought there by her daughter who was not traveling with her but was issued a gate pass to clear security and bring her to the appropriate gate. Well the elderly lady was of east Indian decent and didn't speak a lot of English or much at all so the daughter asked us to take special care of her and see that she makes it to the baggage area in the arrival city. I of course told her we would treat her like gold and make sure she made it safe and sound.
The elderly lady boarded our plane and was right up front and was in my section for service and I served her some water and a snack complimentary to which she tried to pay me for and when I said it was free she wanted to tip me the money. How cute is that?? Anyways the flight ended and I told her to remain seated till everyone has deplaned and we would get her in a wheel chair and down to meet her other daughter picking her up at the airport. As I got her to the wheel chair and said goodbye and wished her lots of fun on her visit she looked up and me and in very poor English she said "I love you like a son......love you like a son"!!!! Damm I'm good eh haha
The elderly lady boarded our plane and was right up front and was in my section for service and I served her some water and a snack complimentary to which she tried to pay me for and when I said it was free she wanted to tip me the money. How cute is that?? Anyways the flight ended and I told her to remain seated till everyone has deplaned and we would get her in a wheel chair and down to meet her other daughter picking her up at the airport. As I got her to the wheel chair and said goodbye and wished her lots of fun on her visit she looked up and me and in very poor English she said "I love you like a son......love you like a son"!!!! Damm I'm good eh haha
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Snoring
You know you've all done it, I myself and guilty of it (probably more than I'm willing to admit). Snoring is natures way of saying good job today you deserve this wonderful bought of sleep in which your body is snoring with excitement. Okay really who am I kidding but in all seriousness folks if your a really loud snorer, then please please heed these words..........Nasal Strips!!!!!
How annoying is it to be flying along, your talking to your seat mate perhaps. Perhaps your totally ignoring them cause they are kinda weird and you'd just rather pretend that your a busy busy person and couldn't possibly stop for a conversation. Orrrrrr you pretend to sleep so maybe they'll nod off as well. Aight well you get the point I'm sure, but this is where the trickery starts. Its really poop on you cause the person ends up being THEE biggest, loudest and deepest snorer ever and now your stick next to them for however long the flight is. You just wanna shove whatever you can in their face to either wake them up of have them swallow half of it and suffocate (okay maybe the latter is a bit extreme but GAH its so annoying and grating on ones nerves).
So this brings me to how this all applies to my blog. Folks imagine how many people a day I have to listen to snore. Some people are lucky enough to be asleep not even 2 mins after they are in their seat and trying to do a demo next to a row with a snorer is not only difficult hearing but everyone around can hear it to and I'm supposed to pretend that I don't wanna laugh my ass of at the fool. Needless to say like I mentioned before but Breathe Right Nasal Strips work wonders I hear.
Kapeesh?
How annoying is it to be flying along, your talking to your seat mate perhaps. Perhaps your totally ignoring them cause they are kinda weird and you'd just rather pretend that your a busy busy person and couldn't possibly stop for a conversation. Orrrrrr you pretend to sleep so maybe they'll nod off as well. Aight well you get the point I'm sure, but this is where the trickery starts. Its really poop on you cause the person ends up being THEE biggest, loudest and deepest snorer ever and now your stick next to them for however long the flight is. You just wanna shove whatever you can in their face to either wake them up of have them swallow half of it and suffocate (okay maybe the latter is a bit extreme but GAH its so annoying and grating on ones nerves).
So this brings me to how this all applies to my blog. Folks imagine how many people a day I have to listen to snore. Some people are lucky enough to be asleep not even 2 mins after they are in their seat and trying to do a demo next to a row with a snorer is not only difficult hearing but everyone around can hear it to and I'm supposed to pretend that I don't wanna laugh my ass of at the fool. Needless to say like I mentioned before but Breathe Right Nasal Strips work wonders I hear.
Kapeesh?
Friday, May 15, 2009
"YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED" - Miracales at Work
So I have to share this story with you all (and by you all I do me the very few that probably read this at this point). But yesterday at work we started really early in the morning and only had a min crew rest of 1150 mins the night before so needless to say it was a long day but the crowds were good and this usually is a saving grace on a long ass day. So its the last flight of our day and were just at this point where giddiness of being tired starts to kick in and crazy shit seems to always happen.
In the airline bizz (thats right I can say bizz cause im in it and im cool like that) folks who can't walk at all or have very limited mobility with their legs are brought down the bridge in a regular wheelchair then transfer ed to a aisle chair called "The Washington Chair" (don't ask me why its called that I didn't come up with it) and then brought onto the aircraft and then transferred from the aisle chair to the seat in which they have been seat assigned. So this isn't something new to us and were used to it and sure as you know it we had a carry on on the last flight of the night. A little old lady who just seemed frail and from what I could tell prob had little mobility. Sure come onboard nice to see you tonight, you know how it is all smiles and how are you's. So remember now she has just been carried onto the aircraft.
We get all boarded up and take off and were on our way. Its a quick flight thankfully and as soon as we knew it were were on the ground in our destination city and pulling up to the gate. The CSA knocks on the door after bridging the plane and I pop open the main cabin door. A quick confirmation from the CSA asking if we do have a true carry off in which I reply yes cause she was, well carried on. Well folks not even 10 seconds for me to turn around and step back to let the first 4 or so folks off in the first row was that little elderly lady walkin on out the front door right behind them. Don't fuckin tell me my jaw didn't hit the floor when I saw that not only could she walk but she could walk with really no issues at all. OMFG OMFG YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED I wanted to yell. Ive seen folks who were just listed as wheel chair for distance who are wheeled up to the main cabin door and they walk to their seat before, ive seen them get up and walk out but I mean tahts expected most of the time cause they can walk but just not long distances so they usually don't like to wait till the end to get wheeled up to the top of the bridge so they walk up themselves. However, NEVER have I EVER, seen a full carry on get up and walk out. Miracles ladies and gentlemen, I provide miracles everyday at work.......you should feel honoured to know me ;D
In the airline bizz (thats right I can say bizz cause im in it and im cool like that) folks who can't walk at all or have very limited mobility with their legs are brought down the bridge in a regular wheelchair then transfer ed to a aisle chair called "The Washington Chair" (don't ask me why its called that I didn't come up with it) and then brought onto the aircraft and then transferred from the aisle chair to the seat in which they have been seat assigned. So this isn't something new to us and were used to it and sure as you know it we had a carry on on the last flight of the night. A little old lady who just seemed frail and from what I could tell prob had little mobility. Sure come onboard nice to see you tonight, you know how it is all smiles and how are you's. So remember now she has just been carried onto the aircraft.
We get all boarded up and take off and were on our way. Its a quick flight thankfully and as soon as we knew it were were on the ground in our destination city and pulling up to the gate. The CSA knocks on the door after bridging the plane and I pop open the main cabin door. A quick confirmation from the CSA asking if we do have a true carry off in which I reply yes cause she was, well carried on. Well folks not even 10 seconds for me to turn around and step back to let the first 4 or so folks off in the first row was that little elderly lady walkin on out the front door right behind them. Don't fuckin tell me my jaw didn't hit the floor when I saw that not only could she walk but she could walk with really no issues at all. OMFG OMFG YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED I wanted to yell. Ive seen folks who were just listed as wheel chair for distance who are wheeled up to the main cabin door and they walk to their seat before, ive seen them get up and walk out but I mean tahts expected most of the time cause they can walk but just not long distances so they usually don't like to wait till the end to get wheeled up to the top of the bridge so they walk up themselves. However, NEVER have I EVER, seen a full carry on get up and walk out. Miracles ladies and gentlemen, I provide miracles everyday at work.......you should feel honoured to know me ;D
Saturday, May 9, 2009
I work with stupid people
So I know what your all thinking how could you possibly work with stupid people, well let me tell you haha Its so frustrating getting on a plane in the morning to start my day only to find that things are left a mess and not stocked up properly. Isn't it a common thing in society that you should leave something the way you want to find it? Is it really fair to make someone else finish the job that you were supposed to do right the first time? Come on people our jobs not that difficult that you can't friggin finish doing what your supposed to do.
The reason I bitch about this is cause my last pairing was an early morning start pairing for all 4 days and ALL four days when we got on the plane in the morning the crew from the night before did not properly prepare the plane so it was ready for us to get on in the morning and be able to just open our kits and be done with it. But nope instead we had to go thru all the compartments to make sure the things were done right so we didn't run out of something in the middle of a flight. Thus giving us a little extra work to do in the morning.
Id also like to post this as one my most bestest friends has pointed out to me that my spelling isn't always correct and my grammar is terrible. For those of you who care I tell you to suck it up and for those of you who don't care then I thank you haha So be warned about up and coming posts.........spelling will not be perfect! Consider that a disclaimer haha
The reason I bitch about this is cause my last pairing was an early morning start pairing for all 4 days and ALL four days when we got on the plane in the morning the crew from the night before did not properly prepare the plane so it was ready for us to get on in the morning and be able to just open our kits and be done with it. But nope instead we had to go thru all the compartments to make sure the things were done right so we didn't run out of something in the middle of a flight. Thus giving us a little extra work to do in the morning.
Id also like to post this as one my most bestest friends has pointed out to me that my spelling isn't always correct and my grammar is terrible. For those of you who care I tell you to suck it up and for those of you who don't care then I thank you haha So be warned about up and coming posts.........spelling will not be perfect! Consider that a disclaimer haha
Friday, April 24, 2009
Warm Fuzzies
So its been a few days since I last posted anything so I was thinkin bout what I can talk about today and I decided to not be negative today and to post a nice story about people and folks whom I appriciate on flights.
I was just working the past few days and on the last day I was making the annoncements and such. Im not a very funny person but during the demo I like to say things to make people laugh and even pay attention to what where doing as we are doing it for their benifit ha. So yeah at the end of all three of our flights I had lots of people compliment me that they enjoyed my scence of humour and even had one gentleman tell me that "It was the first time in a long time that he's paid attention and enjoy the demo" Its things like that that totally out weight the negative and stupid people that we get on board. Its so easy to focus on the negative as well cause those are the people that get to you and in all reality those people usually only make up about 10% of people that are on board. So yeah for those of you out there reading who are nice and use their please and thank you's and don't demand demand demand like im your personal servant, then applauds out to you and from this flight attendant to you.........I appriciate it
I was just working the past few days and on the last day I was making the annoncements and such. Im not a very funny person but during the demo I like to say things to make people laugh and even pay attention to what where doing as we are doing it for their benifit ha. So yeah at the end of all three of our flights I had lots of people compliment me that they enjoyed my scence of humour and even had one gentleman tell me that "It was the first time in a long time that he's paid attention and enjoy the demo" Its things like that that totally out weight the negative and stupid people that we get on board. Its so easy to focus on the negative as well cause those are the people that get to you and in all reality those people usually only make up about 10% of people that are on board. So yeah for those of you out there reading who are nice and use their please and thank you's and don't demand demand demand like im your personal servant, then applauds out to you and from this flight attendant to you.........I appriciate it
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