If I was given a dollar for every moody passenger I've encountered in the last 10 years, I could retire. My words to these folks?....Relax! Take it easy Guey! Flying is not that complicated. It's rather simple. You see, the media plays the devil's advocate here. No surprise. Of course, they zone in on the worst case scenario and play like Armageddon is coming. Making, the traveling public all but paranoid schizo's when they board the aircraft making my job that much more enjoyable. Shame, because 98 to 99% of the flights I operate go out on time and run copasetically.
Matter of fact, I just wish one of my flights did cancel from weather or have a mechanical so I could go home and get paid for it, but I'm never that lucky! It's a rarity when sh*- hits the fan from unforeseen circumstances e.g., weather and mechanicals. So it's quite a simple choice from an operational standpoint. Does the aircraft go in an unsafe condition and risk the peril of everyone on board or stay a while and make sure everyone takes off safe? What a no brainer! I choose the latter.
Yet, I'm constantly hearing people get all pissy and shake their heads when there is even the slightest delay. They get on their cell phones (like that's gonna solve anything) and begin to ramble on that the world much less can't go on without them because they lead such important lives. All the while I'm thinking to myself, "Self? I feel like stabbing myself repeatedly in the chest with a pitchfork if I have to listen to anymore."
Yet, I endure the brutal comments from passengers and am all but wiped out from all the vile, egocentric attitudes. I just go on smiling like the Connie I am. Which, I constantly give myself perks for. I go on my merry way and have adapted the attitude that was once taught to me by my Hispanic homies back in the day when I bar-tended and waited tables. "Relax! Take it easy Guey!" It works wonders! Well...... that's all for now folks..ttyl
So glad you are blogging girl!!! I need to be doing more of that...its freeing ;) Love you!
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