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Murphy's Law just got me...

SkyGirl
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Darn it, darn it, darn it! 

I arose at 3:45am this morning and left the house at 4:45am to drive to the airport for my assigned trip.

So, I'm on the parking lot shuttle bus, on my way to the terminal.  My phone rings.  It's the Crew Desk.  My trip is canceled. The whole trip.  No Houston.  No Denver.  No Chicago.

Worst of all...No Philly. 

No dinner with jojo.  I'm very sad.

Flight attendants have their own version of Murphy's Law.  It goes like this: "If you make plans with family or friends for your layover, invariably the trip will fall apart."

The good thing is that the thought of smoking never even entered my mind.  Killing one of the Crew Schedulers certainly did...but not smoking.

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I'm a 64 year-old flight attendant for a major US airline. Prior to that, I owned an ice cream store and six hot dog carts and put my five kids thru college on hot dog earnings! Prior to THAT, I was Director of International Administration for Domino's Pizza, Inc. I was married to my H.S. sweetheart (dad of my 5 kids) for 17 years. I've been with Jeff for 23 years, but we just finally got married in 2016! Jeff & I live in Cape Meares, OR right on the beach. I'm from Ann Arbor, MI, where many of my kids/relatives still live. My flying base is Washington, DC, where I have a condo that I stay in when I'm between flying trips. My dream is to retire and stay home with Jeff and my two cats, Kenneth & Barbara...not happening soon, though. So I go home whenever I can get a week or more off. I LOVE to meet up with other EXers in the cities where I lay over. I usually blog about what cities I'm laying over in, so let me know if I'm staying near you! I'll buy dinner!! Xxxooo, Sky