Tag: DeltaAirLines

  • I Chose Happiness – CH12

    Going to work after 9/11 became an utter hassle.  Long lines, even for the crew, increased security checks of the aircraft, the galleys, and all publicly accessible spaces meant that we had to inspect every square foot of the aircraft each time we boarded a new plane.  Air Marshals were on board, badges and IDs…

  • A Little Grey House in Ohio – Ch11

    The drab grey aluminum siding gave the appearance of tidiness to the two story bungalow I bought – one of the four that were side by side.  It did not stand out amongst them, the others – two in beige and the third in pale green.  It sat quietly under an also grey roof.  …

  • Good bye Orlando – Ch10

    There was a period of time when working domestic flights again felt good if only for the fact that I wasn’t crossing eight time zones in a day.  The truth was, however, that I felt cramped inside of a plane that wasn’t a wide body, and the multiple flights daily – four, five, or six…

  • One Man Up Front – Ch5

    Our last bank of eastbound flights to the central time zone left around eight-thirty in the evening.  I always enjoyed working this bank of flights because it was the end of the day, most people on the flights were going home, and there wasn’t the stress level of having to be somewhere on time. We’d…