In a previous life I was an airline pilot. We have all heard, or read, some really funny stories that supposedly happened in the airline industry. I'm confident that at least some of them actually did occur. Today, however, recalling some of my more memorable experiences while engaged in that profession, I remembered one that has to be my all-time favorite. I can attest that it actually happened because it occurred on one of my flights.
While sitting at the gate in Los Angeles (LAX) and waiting for the Passenger Service Agent to bring the manifest and final paperwork, Linda, our First Class flight attendant entered the cockpit and closed the door behind her. Observing that she was blushing with extreme embarrassment, I asked her why she was taking refuge in the cockpit? She explained that since all the passengers were seated, she decided to take preliminary drink orders. While doing so, she said that she was very aware of an extremely handsome man sitting in her First Class cabin. Linda said that when she approached him, she looked into his incredibly beautiful blue eyes and asked, "After we drink, what would you like to take off?"
(Note: This story was first published in the January 1997 edition of Reader's Digest.)
"Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment." --Ira Gassen
About Me
- Dick Francis
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, dickfrancis@comcast.net
- I'm a retired USAF officer and airline pilot. Now that I no longer fly professionally, I own and operate an online used book store. A typical day will find me browsing through thrift shops searching for used books for my store. Every once in a while I find a BIG "literary nugget" that has real value. In an effort to give back to my community, I am involved in homeless feeding and pantry ministries through my church. I spend my leisure time writing, traveling and trying to capture beautiful digital photo images of anything and everything, but especially of my precocious granddaughter, Logan.
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