Wasps on a Plane
Today's adventure?
I viciously fought off 3 wasps that tried to board my plane.
TAKE THAT! WHACK! WHACK! AND THAT! WHACK! WHACK! IF YOU WANT IN HERE, YOU GOTTA BUY A TICKET!
I had 'em rolling in the isle!
I also changed up my welcome/arrival announcement quite a bit today. It all started when we had a really nice landing and I said...
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to San Francisco. Wasn't that a nice landing? I tell ya, it doesn't get any better than that! SMOOTH! Please be sure to tell the captain on your way out what a nice job he did!"
I also added to my "refrain from smoking for the rest of your life" line. Now it goes like this...
"please refrain from smoking for the rest of your life, however if you must smoke please wait until you have exited the airport and are as far away as you possibly can be from another living human being or if you happen to find a designated smoking area."
I also tell them "For those of you who have made connections flights today, I certainly hope your checked baggage was transferred for you. If you are one of these lucky folks, you will be picking up your checked baggage at the baggage claim area."
Then the punchline...
"It has been my pleasure having most of you onboard today..."
Trust me- now matter how the flight went, this final announcement leaves them with a smile. If not on their face, certainly on mine!
As far as I know, I can do this without getting in trouble.
So many faces staring at me wondering...what is she going to say next? She must be crazy!
Oh boy, if you only knew me! This doesn't have to be that hard. It can be fun.
posted by Kathy at 8:26 PM
3 Comments:
I had a great on yesterday on a leg from SLC to LAX.
I was flying aft of the 700 and so we just got ready for taxi and were being pushed on when it felt like we ran into something. It was a hard hit and almost made me fall. So I had picked up the PA as I was about to do the Pre-Departure announcement... and I was at a loss of words. I say, " Ladies and Gentlemen, very sorry for the bump, I'm hoping it wasn't anything mechanically severe. (now realizing what I just said, seeing the wide eyes of all the passengers) Actually that kind of bump is quite normal... "
I lost it. I just couldn't help it, I scared those poor people to death. And my recovery was horrid. And I laughed.
Ron
10:11 AM
That smoking line is fantastic. Seriously. That makes you a hero in my book.
9:33 AM
I like the smoking line too.
The best ad-lib I ever heard, on a stuffed-to-the-gills plane on New Year's Eve, was "Please use the space under the seat in front of you as your primary storage area; the overhead bins are reserved for coats, garment bags and screaming children." -- spoken in the typical I-have-to-read-this-from-a-card-5-times-a-day intonation. It was a hoot!
In a stressful situation a little humor goes a long, long way. Kudos to you for spicing things up a bit.
2:41 PM
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