Well – I am in route to Frankurt right now, and am flying over New York as I write this, just south of Syracuse. Technology is amazing isn’t it? We’re traveling at 37,000 feet at 628 land miles per hour and it is currently -63 degrees farenheit outside. We have just under 7 hours before we arrive in Germany, which is still over 3000 miles away and it is currently 12:23am Sunday morning.
It’s so funny to people watch when you travel, and notice how people interact with one another. I understand working in the public sector has to be difficult – I mean people can be jerks. But at what point does working with the public jade you to the point that it is difficult for you to just be friendly?
Case in point, boarding the flight from Austin to Dallas this afternoon. The flight attendant is walking through first class asking if passengers would like to keep their jackets on. He’s doing this in an indirect general annoucnement. At one point, this guy goes “Here you go…” and the flight fairy just looks at him… and pauses. “I asked you and you didn’t say anything.” Baffeled, the passenger looks at him and says “Well, I’d like to just hang it for now.” This made Flight Fairy unhappy. “I asked and you didn’t respond, and now you want me to hang it?” Mind you Flight Fairy had just moved one seat past this poor guy. I didn’t get it but moved on.
Thank God I sat next to a normal person. Tony was a finance student on his way to take some certification exams in Boston and was studying his hot little body to the bone. We had a nice little chat about Time Driven Activity Based Costing – the foundation of my company’s software, and a new concept to Tony he just happened to be reading about. If only he had played for my team, it was a Hollywood meeting for two husbands.
On the 777 to Frankfurt, the overhead bins are MASSIVE. Well Flight Attendant Sally Short Shit was trying to close a bin and couldn’t reach so she dully asked this guy to stand up and close the bin. Now I will give you this – most people know how to close a bin, but these are hydrolic, and not the standard “close the lid” bin. After gawking for a few minutes, Sally Short Shit quips “If you move out of the way, I’ll do it myself” So Infrequent Flyer steps back in the seat, expecting this is enough room for Sally to work in. “You’re not out of the way. Out of the way would be the aisle. Now if you would step out of the way, I will take care of it myself.”
Wow Sally – Welcome abord Flight 70 to Frankfurt. We hope you enjoy your flight and are able to remove that stick from your ass during our inflight movie.
