Wow!
I’m back in Houston now. The trip was amazing. I had a great time with Micah and Kayla (and Bethany) in Europe. This will be the second of a long series of Europe-related posts. Get ready for the fun!
The trip home was long but uneventful. Luckily this time our luggage arrived at the same time we did. There were two interesting things of the day:
1) Airplanes + Sirens
So we take off from Philly heading toward Charlotte. We’re maybe 10 seconds into the flight, and we smell an odor–think of it as an odd chemical odor, and then this little red light starts blinking, along with a siren that could pass for an alarm clock. The light and siren are coming from the rear of the plane–right next to the emergency exit. A handful of passengers all look back to see this wonderful sight, and I thought, “I don’t think this is a good sound.”
The flight attendants rush to the front of the plane, and I start to think, “I wonder what it would be like to turn around at 1,000 feet?” Anyways, after maybe 60 seconds, the light goes black and the sound stops; a faulty smoke detector battery. Or so that’s what they said.
2) The B-Team
I didn’t ever think that the 930p flight on Saturday night is the most sought-after flight for flight attendants. Now I’m confident that I was right.
The poor crew struggled to read the flight information card (you know the one where they tell you how to fasten your seatbelt and put on the air mask). She followed the mumbly card with the wonderful line, “If you want to sleep move your elbows from the aisle so we don’t hit you. And if you want food, turn your light on so we can know that you want food. Uhhhh. Thanks.” And the written word cannot convey the twang in her voice. It was something else. And as we were leaving the plane, we were greeted with this helpful tidbit: “Don’t forget to get your bags from the overhead bins. And if your bags are below, don’t walk to the ground because you might run into the wings. They will bring your bags to the plane for you. And if you checked your bags, they will be available at the checked baggage area.” Amazing, isn’t it!