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Galley Gossip: Flight attendant pet peeve #6 - The run around {Gadling}
Aug 14th 2009 4:42AM 25 years of flying...99.9% gracious. My "best" call light ding:
20 minute holding pattern on approach as we prepare for an emergency landing (no flaps). Seat map: ABC___DEF. Mom in "F", dad in "E", "D, C, B, A" are all of there kids...say 12 and younger.
I'm in the cabin showing people the brace position and how to don a life vest (cause goodness knows, only 2 people watched it the first time, but NOW it matters). The call light goes off. Dad (seat "E") is freaking out and wants me to take care of his kid (age 7ish in seat "A") who is puking!! I said, with courtesy, I must finish my emergency landing demo, as we only have 15 minutes to prepare the cabin, but I will get you some barf bags.
For those of you that "don't get it," you have NO idea. Walk a mile, then judge.
Galley Gossip: Sandvich Girl {Gadling}
Jun 6th 2008 4:32AM Heather,
You are hilarious! I was chuckling WITH you so loudly (I'm stealing your ID drink sign) that I woke the husband!
As a fellow Sandvich Girl, you reminded me what I love about my job after 24 years. Flexibility and lack of stress. Thanks for the reminder.
And DJ...I work with former (and some still practicing) lawyers, CPAs, teachers, psychologists, nutritionists, nurses, loan officers, business managers, etc.
You are right. They pay isn't the best and passing out peanuts can get mundane after 24 years, but sipping a latte and having a slice of ricotta cheese pie in Little Italy NYC on Tuesday, and hiking up Mt. Roberts in Juneau, Alaska on Wednesday makes it all worth it!
PLUS, one of the best thing about being a flight attendant...it's always a sunny day at work! (I only have a 2 year degree, then got hired with the airline and haven't looked back.)
Galley Gossip: Flight Attendant Pet Peeve #1: Answer please! {Gadling}
Jun 6th 2008 4:17AM Charles, As another flight attendant living the dream, here's the "window first" thing...Personally, I take the drink orders in the order in which they will be served. Window, middle, aisle. They don't usually make it to the long-term memory, so they gotta go in order or there gone.
Chances are, when one wakes up from their computer trance, or comes through re-entry from the Nirvana song on the iPod and finally orders a drink, they are going to want to immediately sip it.
If the aisle is served first, when passing to the middle or window...an accident is waiting to happen. Less arm interaction is the wisdom. And you thought we were just sandvich girls!
Galley Gossip: Flight Attendant Pet Peeve #1: Answer please! {Gadling}
Jun 6th 2008 4:00AM It's a supply and demand thing. With all the cutbacks, there barely enough soda boarded to do the recquired service. We still give out cans when asked, if possible.
