I travel. It’s a lot less than it used to be (70%), but I still get around a bit. We also take a vacation or two per year to unwind and do a lot of nothing much.
I remember when roll-aboard luggage became the norm. While I understand that almost everything comes with wheels on it now, my philosophy has always been if you HAVE to wheel it on the plane, it should have been checked. I also make sure to try to be the least needy passenger on the flight - especially when traveling with the children. Flight attendants have plenty to do to ensure that 50-70 passengers each one attends to is safe and comfortable without being treated like a personal servant.
Take a look at at some things you might not have thought about because you have been led to believe that a flight attendant’s job is filled with glamorous jet-setting around the world.
Galley Gossip: Flight Attendant Pet Peeve #3: You want me to do what?
by Heather Poole Jul 15th 2008 @ 2:00PM
You’ve packed the bag. Actually what you did was stuff it full, and then most likely you had to sit on it while you zipped…the thing…up…there! You did it, you actually got that thing closed! You feel good, you really do, because you are not going to pay that ridiculous checked bag fee for the life of you. No freakin way!
Then you dragged that bag to the car and somehow managed to get..the bag…inside…the trunk…there! You did it, and now you’re off to the airport where you’ll have to get…the bag..out of…the trunk. Now you’re dragging that thing over to the airport shuttle bus.
Finally you’re in the terminal where you pass all those losers standing in line to check their bags. It’s your turn to go through security, so up…goes…the bag…there! It’s on the conveyor belt and slowly moving to the other side. As you wipe the sweat from your brow, you meet the bag on the other end and yank…it off…the belt. Now you’re off and running to the gate where boarding is already in process. Down the jet-bridge and onto the airplane you go, where miracle upon miracles, there’s an available overhead bin right above your seat. Now, where’s that lazy flight attendant?
“Excuse me, miss,” you say, trying to get the attention of the one and only flight attendant in the cabin who is already busy trying to re-seat a family of four together. “Can you help me get my bag into the overhead bin?”
You want me to do what?
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