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SkyGirl
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Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed when landing in San Fran just now.  No mechanical issues during flight.  Completely unexpected; no warning to passengers or crew.  Watch CNN.  I have landed, hundreds of times,  on the exact runway you will see on the TV reports.

I fly this type of plane (Boeing 777) all the time.  I think it will ultimately prove to be pilot error, rather than a problem with the plane.  And I don't think there was a loss of life, thank goodness.

But every time a plane crashes (and it happens much more often than the public hears about), I do spend a minute questioning why I do what I do for a living.  Especially after 9/11.  Sometimes I feel so...vulnerable.

I'm exhausted.  I'm SO ready to fly the last segment of my six-day, double-Amsterdam/NYC trip tomorrow.  I missed the bonfire last night.  I'm sad about that.  I'm just not feeling like myself.  I won't smoke, of course.  I don't often admit to this...but I could use a hug or two, please.

Sorry if this blog doesn't sound right.

Sky

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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