a Royal Jordanian Airlines Boeing 787
Myself (Adrian Pingstone). - My own photo, taken with a Nikon D5300 DSLR and Tamron 70-300 lens.
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Commentary
Friday, May 24, 2019
In the air.
Can’t get the internet working well.
Settings tell me ‘connected’ using Southwest connection, but when clicking on my ‘mail’ icon or other settings that require internet the computer reports that the site won’t open because someone is trying to hack in.
I change to my ‘hotspot’ connection but get the same signal.
Oh, well.
What am I doing wrong, now, I wonder.
It’s always something.
Can’t get help readily.
I’m in the air.
So I change direction and call up the part of the blog I work on as a word document.
I’ll work on one or another aspects of it.
Sentences being created.
The woman next to me asks if I am getting Internet.
I’m not.
I’m not, either.
In the air.
I’m thirsty.
Waiting for service.
I order water, thinking a can.
Eventually a small cup comes.
Too small.
Should have ordered two.
But it has ice.
I swig it down.
Can’t ask for more.
The attendants are trying hard to get through the first round of service.
Can’t refill it myself.
In the air.
Three rows away, a young woman is talking to the person next to her.
So loudly I and a dozen others are privy to what for most of us would be a private topic involving her boyfriend.
Can’t get away.
In the air.
Had occasion to chat with flight attendants.
Great people.
Spoke highly of Southwest Air.
While we were descending and taking off.
Or the reverse.
In the air.
Boston is in a warm stretch.
What fun!
In particular, Sunday is going up to 81*!
Let’s enjoy this weather, each day of it.
The hours are ticking away and if we don’t make the most of our time another day will soon click past.
Unnoticed.
Unappreciated.
Tick Tock.
In clock language:
Enjoy today.
Enjoy the week.
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Postings Count, Weather Brief, and Dinner
Friday, May 24, 2019
Our 413th consecutive posting, committed to 5,000.
After 413 posts we’re at the 8.26 percentile of our commitment, the commitment a different way of marking the passage of time.
Time is 4.01am.
On Friday, Boston’s temperature will reach a high of 68* with a feels-like of 68* and partly cloudy skies.
Dinner tonight is in Seattle, Washington, as will all of my dinners through May 27, Memorial Day.
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Question of the Day:
Friday, May 24, 2019
What is a flight attendant?
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Chuckle of the Day:
Friday, May 24, 2019
A couple goes out to dinner to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.
On the way home, she notices a tear in his eye and asks if he's getting sentimental because they're celebrating 50 wonderful years together.
He replies, "No, I was thinking about the time before we got married.
Your father threatened me with a shotgun and said he'd have me thrown in jail for 50 years if I didn't marry you.”
He pauses a moment and wipes his eye dry, saying, “Tomorrow I would've been a free man!"
pic of day
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Love your notes.
Contact me at domcapossela@hotmail.com
This from Colleen G:
Hi Dom,
Blog is looking amazing. Love the new mailchimp angle. That's what I use for my newsletters and It's nice and easy to work with after you get the hang of it.
I just wanted to let you know that I receive two copies of every issue because one has a .com email address and one has .org. So, you can delete the .com version since I had updated to .org.
Web Meister responds: thank you my dear,
getting the hang of mail chimp was quite the thing.
difficult to let go of the old way until I was dead sure that the chimp would perform as directed.
he is
will stop the duplication.
let me know if it continues.
thanks as always,
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Announcement
Friday, May 24, 2019
We have developed enough confidence in our new delivery system to stop sending out an ‘in case’ copy.
So thank you for yet again bearing with us while we continue to tweak the blog to make it more textually and visually exciting.
love you,
always
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One Picture in Brief
Friday, May 24, 2019
The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train. Delayed by a series of mishaps, they were snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range from November 1846 to February 1847. Some of the emigrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating the bodies of those who had succumbed to starvation and sickness.
James and Margaret Reed, members of the Donner Party
Unknown - Ethan Rarick's book, Desperate Passages, published by Oxford University Press, 2008
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It’s hard work.
But they like it.
They want to stay.
Answer to the Question of the Day:
Friday, May 24, 2019
Flight attendants or cabin crew (also known as stewards/stewardesses, air hosts/hostesses, cabin attendants) are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.
Prior to each flight, flight attendants attend a safety briefing with the pilots and lead flight attendant.
During this briefing, they go over safety and emergency checklists, the locations and amounts of emergency equipment and other features specific to that aircraft type.
Boarding particulars are verified, such as special needs passengers, small children traveling as unaccompanied or VIPs.
Weather conditions are discussed including anticipated turbulence.
Prior to each flight a safety check is conducted to ensure all equipment such as life-vests, torches (flashlights) and firefighting equipment are on board, in the right quantity, and in proper condition.
Any unserviceable or missing items must be reported and rectified prior to takeoff.
They must monitor the cabin for any unusual smells or situations.
They assist with the loading of carry-on baggage, checking for weight, size and dangerous goods.
They make sure those sitting in emergency exit rows are willing and able to assist in an evacuation and move those who are not willing or able out of the row into another seat.
They then must do a safety demonstration or monitor passengers as they watch a safety video. They then must "secure the cabin" ensuring tray tables are stowed, seats are in their upright positions, armrests down and carry-ons stowed correctly and seat belts are fastened prior to takeoff.
All the service between boarding and take-off is called Pre Take off Service.
Once up in the air, flight attendants will usually serve drinks and/or food to passengers using an airline service trolley.
When not performing customer service duties, flight attendants must periodically conduct cabin checks and listen for any unusual noises or situations.
Checks must also be done on the lavatory to ensure the smoke detector hasn't been disabled or destroyed and to restock supplies as needed.
Regular cockpit checks must be done to ensure the health and safety of the pilot(s).
They must also respond to call lights dealing with special requests.
During turbulence, flight attendants must ensure the cabin is secure.
Prior to landing, all loose items, trays and rubbish must be collected and secured along with service and galley equipment.
All hot liquids must be disposed of.
A final cabin check must then be completed prior to landing.
It is vital that flight attendants remain aware as the majority of emergencies occur during takeoff and landing.
Upon landing, flight attendants must remain stationed at exits and monitor the airplane and cabin as passengers disembark the plane.
They also assist any special needs passengers and small children off the airplane and escort children, while following the proper paperwork and ID process to escort them to the designated person picking them up.
Flight attendants are trained to deal with a wide variety of emergencies, and are trained in first aid.
More frequent situations may include a bleeding nose, illness, small injuries, intoxicated passengers, aggressive and anxiety stricken passengers.
Emergency training includes rejected takeoffs, emergency landings, cardiac and in-flight medical situations, smoke in the cabin, fires, depressurization, on-board births and deaths, dangerous goods and spills in the cabin, emergency evacuations, hijackings, and water landings.
I have a list of things to watch out for once on board a plane.
The list keeps growing.
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Good Morning on this Friday, the twenty-fourth day of May, 2019
Our commentary is on the limitations of air travel.
We posted the weather report and calendar, and tracked the number of our postings.
We posted an announcement that since we’ve now confident in our new mailing system, we won’t be duplicating our mailings anymore.
And a letter from Colleen G on that same topic.
We posted another One Picture, Briefly section and another chuckle.
Finally, the q and a was on fight attendants.
And now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your love.