Optimistic Pessimism.
Welcome all to my site. This is a place where you can see the stuff that I do on occasion. I want to document what goes on in my life an share my experiences with all of my friends.
Welcome all to my site. This is a place where you can see the stuff that I do on occasion. I want to document what goes on in my life an share my experiences with all of my friends.
[holiday inn, fresno, ca]
Didn't Miss Work
Had i been on my original flights, I would have missed my checkin time today. The original SFO-FAT flight I was on never made it in because of the fog. That was the asme airplane my crew and I were supposed to take outbound to SFO. Because the plane never made it in, our first day was cancelled and I was left stranded in fresno because I had a very early show time. I didn't want to drive back home in the dark. I had a hard enough time coming here. So i went out and saw a movie and decided not to sleep in my car. I went to the Holiday Inn and got a room. $$$
posted at 11:42 PM by Super Ben
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Expensive Ass Food
Hiroki and I decided to grab a bite to eat at Heathrow. We were going to do Burger King, but decided to get pizza from Sbarro instead. We saw that pepperoni pizza was ?2.79 a slice and bottle of Fanta soda were ?1.50. Our total came out to ?8.38. once we sat down and were eating, we figured that this meal's cost was almost $16.00! Crazy. It looked cheap, but actually wasn't. england sure is an expensive place to go to.
First Class
First Class is very spacious. Right now we are seated in the nose cone of this 747. I am in row 4. The seat go all the way down and I can lay flat if I want. Everything is automatic as well. You get what you want at the push of a button. Eating off of plates and drinking out of glasses feels so great too. I don't ever want to go back to coach on an international flight again.
One Day Early
I am back one day early. I check the flights the other night and the loads for the LHR-SFO flight were getting pretty full and I didn't want to risk not getting home in time for work so I listed myself for a flight that was leaving in 12 hours. I couldn't sleep as well and just wanted to keep my body back on american time before I got adjusted to european time.
posted at 10:38 PM by Super Ben
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
[hiroki's flat, kennington, london, england]
Pints at the Pub
When I was online and my friends found out I was in London and about to go to a pub, they all said, "Drink a pint for me!" So I obliged them and did so. But unlike hiroki, I am able to hold my alcohol. joanna on the other hand is also a pretty strong drinker. We we to a pub called the Prince of Wales. It was pretty cool in there. There were 2 dogs running around and a bunch of cool people in there. Our table was pretty funny. we had a British boy, an Australian girl, a Japanese boy, and me the American. Most peopl though that was pretty entertaining.
Warm Beer
Unlike America, beer is not served ice cold here. The glasses aren't even cold. Some of them are still hot form the dishwasher. You would have to specially ask for a cold glass. But the beers are good, besides the fact that they are warm. And it was strange to see Coors and Bud as import beers.
posted at 11:37 PM by Super Ben
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
[horiki's flat, kennington, london, england]
Super Ben in London
Wow. I actually made it here. I couldn't go to Japan so I came here instead. The weather is a little off beat, but it's no cold. I got to see Hiroki again. i haven't seen him for about a year and a half. I was trying to fly out of Los Angeles connecting through Chicago, but there were 3 canceled Chicago flights earlier that morning so I just decided to fly from LA to SF and catch a flight straight out of there. My original plan was to sit in coach form LA to ORD and then Business or First from ORD to LHR just so I could save a little money. But as we are in the ailine business, we know that we have to be flexible with our plans.
My "Mom"
While trying to take a shortcut through SFO airport I was trying to catch the international shuttle from the domestic united terminal. I wanted to save myself some time I didn't want to have to go through security again with all of the stuff I have. While waiting in line, there were a couple other flight attendant there. They told me that they were working the flight to London. One of them was the purser (head FA). So after a long wait, we finally get to the international terminal. I was walking to the same gate and parted with them as we go there. i told them that I would see them onboard. The gate agents thought that one of them was my mother. I was like, "Yes, we really do look alike." Both of the ladies were older white women. They still looked pretty good, but one of them could have been old enough to be my grandmother.
Business Class
As i boarded, a flight attendant offered to take my coat. She also asked me if I wanted juice or water. I saw that the others were drinking champagne and wanted to muse her and say I wanted champagne so that she wouldn't treat me like a child for the rest of the flight. So anyways Business class is pretty cool. The 777 is really big, but i was hoping that I could get into first class. Hopefully on the way back. But here I was still able to get my Filet Mignon and my wine, so I was pretty happy.
posted at 8:36 PM by Super Ben
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