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Bam! Bam! Bam! Hear that sound?

SkyGirl
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That's me, banging my head on the wall.

Showed up at the airport for my 5:00am check-in this morning (for my Tampa/Los Angeles trip).  Purser says to me "Who are you?  Your name isn't on the crew list".

I call Crew Desk.  "Oh, yeah.  We forgot to call you.  We changed your trip.  Your check-in isn't until 7:45 am now.  You're going to DC-San Diego-Houston today.  But we don't know what to do with you once you reach Houston.  Call us when you get there..."

Bam!  Bam!  Bam!

Ohhhhhh, I am SO glad I don't smoke any more.  I would have used all this stuff as excuses to smoke a whole pack or two in the last 36 hours .

And it wouldn't have changed a single thing.  Not the canceled trip to Sao Paulo and Rio.  Not the unnecessary 5am check-in.  Not the fact that I am merely a tiny pawn in the hands of the Evil Crew Desk who, despite their great power, has NO idea what to "do with me" when I get to Houston. 

I am all about lovin' up my Quit today.  It is one of the most important things in my life.  Sound too puffed up?  Well, think about it...   My Quit is what allows me to do what I want to do, not what my nicotine addiction tells me to do.  My Quit is what allows me to go where I want to go, not where my nicotine addiction tells me to go.  Those are some pretty darn big benefits to not smoking, wouldn't you agree?

Nevertheless...bam! bam! bam!    😉

xxxooo    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