Hi Ms. Heather,
I'm not a new reader, but I've felt more compelled to respond to one of your blogs than now. First off, it's quite refreshing to realized no matter what airline, we all basically do the same things, even though we all think we're being original:-). I guess "birds of a feather really do flock together", no pun intended.

My things I'm big on are these; I fly mostly allnighters, as I'm a commuter. I normally fly purser. In my briefings, I stress keeping conversations at a reasonable level. I also stress, stress, stress not coming to the first class galley at 3/4am, and speaking like we're on a lunch flight. I am known to "gently" throw my wonderful flying partners out of my first class galley when they're not getting it:-). I make all my flight information PA's on the ground, and I brief my pilots to keep their chatter to a minimum, until initial descent. I play the feature film, once that's over, the the video system is shut off. My apologies to those onboard who are not able to sleep on planes, but in all fairness, allnighters are big nap flights. Whether a sleeper or not, I would hope in this day and age, most travelers are savvy enough to plan accordingly....For those who can't sleep on allnighters, feel free to hang out with us, (for a little while), in the back galley. Just remember to use your inside voice:-))). Also, adding in the boarding announcements making sure their bags are stowed and fitting properly in the overhead bins. Making sure the bulkhead passengers have all their belongings off the floor, and knowing we are there PRIMARILY FOR THEIR SAFETY...however, blah, blah, blah:-))))

What I loved seeing from all my other flying partners who posted comments here are these;
-double bagging the coffee
I hope you're not sharing the double bagged coffee with the pax though. That
should only be crew coffee:-)
-never going out in the aisle without a trashbag
The things people expect you to touch and haul off. Eeeek!
-Folding the linens in order to handle them better:-))))
I'm like 5"4" with tiny little hands. I always lose my hands under the linens if they
haven't been folded in the middle and placed uniformly over each other. I will do
do that myself if I'm not lucky enough to be the galley queen.
-the ice-cream to kids in economy
Amen to that. I usually write a note in my bright pink sharpie, (because a proper
galley queen has their sharpies ready), asking the parent if they'd mind the little
one having a cookie and milk. We don't want no screamin' babies:-(

I'm glad to know I'm not as anal as I thought, as it seems there are more of us out there who thrive on doing it right and not doing it as quickly as possible.

Keep up the good work Heather, you always make me chuckle!

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