Back to the job....I promised stories.

Stories? You want stories? Dang, I've got so many...where do I start?

How about Thanksgiving day. Okay here goes...

Headed for Salt Lake City and once again, my trip started out as a Delta Connection flight and I found myself rushing over to terminal A and going through security again. When I got to the gate, the captain was showing up at the same time. We both showed our badges to the agent and headed down the ramp. I noticed that passengers were also being allowed to board. What the?

I turned around and asked the agent why they were boarding. I have to do my checks first!

She told me they already had a flight attendant, but was missing a captain. Excuse me? MY NAME is on the release! I was a bit frazzled when I stepped on the plane to find another flight attendant standing in my spot with a big smile on her face. I nicely notified her that I was supposed to be working the flight. She was confused and pulled out her trip schedule. Her name was on it for this flight. Now I was confused. However, the captain pointed out again that it was my name that appears on the flight release, so there was no doubt that I was the one who should be working it.
As soon as she said she was a new hire...I figured it out. She was deadheading. The schedule can be confusing and it appeared with "S" instead of a "D". I don't know what the s stands for, but the d is deadhead. It's basically the same thing. I quickly told her that she needed a boarding pass. I thanked her for getting my plane ready and was relieved that we had figured it out.
I was a little out of sorts that I didn't get to do the preflight, but passengers were already onboard and it was to late. I eased up during the flight and even joked that for our snack today I would be offering Turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans and pumpkin pie. They all laughed and I continued..."No, no- actually we have cheese crackers and oatmeal mint chocolate chip cookies...I hope you will be having a nice thanksgiving dinner later because you won't be getting it here!"
Later in the flight, my captain called and asked if I would like some pumpkin pie. He had purchased a pie to share with his crew. How nice! I had to decline because of my allergy to dairy products. "Well, how about your flight attendant friend? Would she like some?"
I asked her, thinking she'd say no...but she said "sure!"
As I walked from the flight deck to row 8, laughs rang out and one guy said "holding out on us, huh!"
Another lady said, "I thought you were joking!"

Man, that was a fun flight! The people were great!

I will have to tell you another story later. I'm tired now. Good-night.