The “Fasten Seat Belt” sign was still on. We seemed to be flying at altitude in a smooth and level fashion and I wondered if the flight crew simply forgot to turn it off. It happens. A lot. Having been a flight attendant, I didn’t want to be one of those people. I … Continue reading
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Running Through the Airport in Stilettos
“Hurry, we’re closing the door behind you!” the gate agent shouted as she saw me panting and red-faced pulling my roll-aboard (for years I thought it was roller board, but it turns out that’s a skateboard), in my red stilettos. She reached out to grab my extended boarding pass and we completed … Continue reading
Flying By the Seat of My Pants!
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book by the same title: The cat’s out of the bag. Let the stories be told! Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of … Continue reading
Loaded Brownies – Part 3
This is the conclusion of “Loaded Brownies”. If you missed parts 1 and 2, the links are below. This is a TIA (Trans International Airlines) story of a Hadj adventure (flying Muslim pilgrims to Mecca) which took place in 1976. https://caroleconnolly.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/drugs-in-costa-rica-nigeria-saudi-arabia/ https://caroleconnolly.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/loaded-brownies-part-2/ John was our British ground representative stationed in Jeddah. Although part of the … Continue reading
Loaded Brownies – Part 2
On my first flight out of Kano, after boarding 485 passengers, the cabin crew positioned to perform the required FAA required seatbelt and oxygen mask demonstration prior to take-off. Our head stew announced that individual instruction would be provided for use of the toilet facilities. This was only understood by us crew-members since the passengers spoke … Continue reading
Drugs in Costa Rica? Nigeria? Saudi Arabia?
Marijuana is illegal in Costa Rica. It’s illegal, but decriminalized. So … smoke ’em if you got ’em. You probably won’t get into trouble if you have some pot for personal use. I don’t, but I don’t care if you do! I found a fabulous video done by the guys at “Doin’ Costa Rica”: http://doingcostarica.blogspot.com … Continue reading