Mr. and Mrs. Upgrade: This couple boarded my plane as if they were movie stars and grumbled as they passed through first class and took their seats in the exit row. Once boarding was finished they tried to peer from their seats to see anything open in first. I can't judge because I have done it too however, when the gate agent walked back and upgraded 2 passengers that were not them, they immediately decided we were the worst airline ever! How dare we! They sat in silence the entire flight all 4 hours of it. Upon landing the person sitting next to them asked why they were in phoenix, they responded for the Phoenix Open. The look on their faces when he called it the "wasted management open" was priceless (she was not impressed more offended and her husband was mad that someone let her in on what he got her into). I wanted to comment that they were attending the drunkest golf tournament there is not Wimbledon, but I kept my pretty mouth shut and told them to have fun!
The Engaged: If you have ever flown into Charlotte you know that you land and then you practically drive across state lines to actually get to the gates so while we drove to the airport the two men in my exit row began to chat about life. Come to find out the young man in the aisle was recently engaged. He started telling the already married gentleman in the window about how he did it and how freaking nervous he was. The gentleman told him that was how he knew it was right, nervousness and being scared is ok, his son had just gotten engaged as well and felt the exact same way. AMEN. I listened and smiled all the way to gate about proposals, wedding plans, and their lives.
Pilot 1 and Pilot 2: Sometimes you end up with people on your plane who will share their whole story with you, who you end up having real conversations with knowing when the flight ends you will never cross paths again. This happened with Pilot 1&2 that night. Immediately the one who was sharing leg room with me asked about my trip and where else we had to go that night, the usual small talk between two people in the same line of work. The somehow we started talking about our dreams and what we wanted out of life. He was working for our regional carrier but planning on making the jump to main line in the near future. He lived in Charolette, bought a house and learned how to be a grown-up over the years. Now he speaks to new pilots and teaches in his off time. I told him about my love for the law and he urged me to go to law school, Harvard has online classes now right? Pilot 2 talked about his family and pilot life on reserve and how to have a life and love your job in this line of work. We laughed and chatted about everything and nothing. They grabbed their bags and Pilot 1 parting words were go out and see the world, have fun, then do whatever you want, best of luck!
Like I said in my first post in this series I get to meet all these people everyday, some I talk about with admiration and some I talk about with disgust. You never meet the same person with the same story twice though. Till next week!
xxx
B
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