Training Day

Training is over for another year! Thank God!! Every year a flight attendant must go to the "charm farm" and requalify on all airplanes, cpr, etc... Every year I start getting nervous about a month before I go. This year, I started getting nervous in July since I was supposed to go in August. Due to a funeral, I postponed until yesterday. If you are not a flight attendant, or if you are an anal super stew, then you probably think that I am ridiculous for being so concerned. You are right. It is ridiculous. I have done it 10 times now. But still I sweat, feel like I might vomit, and turn red. I do not know why. Why does pretending to have a lav fire make me nervous? It is not a real plane. Why can't I just pretend I am playing stewardess? I do not know. I am just glad it is over and that I once again passed the drills, and fit through the window. The window is the only weight check these days.

Passport Woes

As most of you know I have created a situation that is making work on Sunday a bit nerve racking. What I mean is, I am supposed to go to Mexico and I have no passport. I sent my passport away to be changed from Robinius to Oakley. Yes I have been married 5 years...
Well, I did not think this would be an issue. Because I was pregnant I would not be flying and so it was not a big deal for me to send it off, and be without it. Now, I am not pregnant, supposed to go to Mexico City and have no passport. I feel a cold coming on....
Hopefully it comes tomorrow in the mail!!!

I am not getting laid off. I was pretty sure I would be safe this go around, and I am. Thank goodness. I was slightly nervous, reguardless because really a layoff has effects on everyone that works for the company. Lots of folks were able to take leaves, and so Only about 300 or 400 are being furloughed, which is a lot, but it was initially 1200...