BettyOct 17, 20192 minHotel Challenges - Part 2This is serious business, a hair dryer can make or break your day. That is if you can find it. Rarely will it be actually in the bathroom on the wall, that...
BettyOct 10, 20192 minHotel Challenges - Part 1I have spent more than a third of my life in a hotel room, yet the little challenges that come with this lifestyle and these hotel rooms never cease to amaze...
BettyFeb 1, 20162 minSing SongI do not have a sing song voice. I wish I had, mostly because I think it is what people expect of those in the customer service industry. A perpetual smile...
BettyJan 11, 20152 minTo ring or not to ring… THAT is the question.It has come to my attention that people are confused as to when to push the flight attendant call button. The wrong people are doing it and the right people...
BettyFeb 18, 20142 min5 Simple Rules for Passing People in the AisleI have an abnormally strong aversion to passing people in the aisle. I DESTEST it. I don’t care who it is; passengers, other flight attendants, pilots or a...
BettyJan 8, 20145 minDo Not Feed The AnimalsWhen you work with the public for two decades you start to notice patterns in how people do things. Take doing something very small like handing something t...
BettySep 5, 20112 mineXtreme DISTURBULENCEI would like to make this perfectly clear to the flying public... the aisle is mine. I have 17 inches in which to sashay, shimmy, skip, stomp or moonwalk. I...
BettyJul 14, 20111 minI love my job!If you ever have the opportunity to ask a flight attendant if they like their job, they ALWAYS emphatically answer yes! Then as if to convince you (and quite...
BettyFeb 3, 20111 minMad Libs - Stew Style"h-h-hello?" "Is this (your name)?" "uh-huh." "This is Earlene from scheduling. We are going to have to (verb) you." You think to yourself Oh (expletive)! bu...
BettyOct 13, 20101 minBalanceA friend of mine just asked why I hadn't written in awhile.... Besides waiting for inspiration to strike, I've also been waiting for the Steven "see ya later...
BettySep 5, 20101 minVan TalkWe get in the hotel van after a long day and the first officer starts talking sports. He is sitting right next to me, so to show my lack of enthusiasm for th...
BettyAug 30, 20102 minJumpseat ConfessionalTwo flight attendants share a 1’x2’ barely padded, retractable torture device we call a jumpseat for take offs, landings and the occasional burst of turbulen...
BettyJun 20, 20103 minDay 5 of 5Preboarding. A wonderful family gets on. An elderly gentleman, his wife and what appears to be their daughter. Great folks. He is a lucky man. They are atten...
BettyJun 1, 20102 minWhy?Why is it you don't feel the need to close the bathroom door behind you on the plane? Why is it you need to have your bag in the overhead bin directly above...
BettyMar 31, 20102 minIt's in the stars....I pretty much ALWAYS think we're going to crash. Not when we're cruising at altitude or sitting at the gate mind you but every landing and maybe even some ta...
BettyDec 30, 20093 minFlying with kids.... *gasp*Flying with children... dun dun dunnnnnn. You are going on a vacation, somewhere exciting. Exciting enough to bring your beloved offspring. I know you want...
BettyNov 22, 20091 minA few of my least favorite things...I was trying to come up with a version of "A Few of My Favorite Things" the flight attendant version, unfortunately these things kept coming up. Like bile. ...
BettyOct 8, 20093 minLittle DifferencesYou know what the funniest thing about Europe is? It's the little differences. I mean they got the same shit over there as they got here, but over there it's...
BettyJul 3, 20092 minPotty Talk"Sir, sir, you need to be seated. The fasten seat belt sign is on and the captain has asked the flight attendants to be seated as well" "DO YOU WANT ME TO P...
BettyJun 11, 20093 minCrash pads!What happens when you live in one city and you work out of another? You commute. You are a commuter. You make a conscious choice to live in beauty and grande...