Like most people here I can remember with complete clarity where I was when this happened. At the time I was flying for Pan Am but was home on medical with pneumonia. I was in bed watching my soap opera-General Hospital- when the news broke in. My husband was at work(also Pan Am) so I called him to ...
Jump to postBEG2IAH-seat belt extensions are already not permitted in the emergency exits, and for the exact reasons you cited.
Jump to postI have a question for anyone- on his way home from work today(he works at <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>) my husband heard on WABC at 2:30 <acronym title="Tropic Air (Belize)">PM</acronym> that the FAA had reversed their previous ruling and had deci...
Jump to postYears ago at Pan Am one of our very senior ladies fell out of a 707 when the jetway retracted on its own. She was hurt pretty bad, unfortunately her first trip back and the same thing happened again.
Jump to postThey were allowed to pick up connecting passengers within the 48 but not people that were just going from say <acronym title="Baltimore / Washington - International (Friendship) (BWI / KBWI), USA - Maryland">BWI</acronym>-<acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania"...
Jump to postTo all here who have remembered that terrible day, thank you. As a former PAA flight attendant it was indeed awful to hear about the whole thing and then to know those on board was doubly bad. But again, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Jump to postI am sure that things have changed since I stopped flying, but when I was there, any leftover food either domestic or international had to be disposed of because of health regulations. It could not be donated to any local food banks or to anything like Salvation Army food kitchens because of the sam...
Jump to postWhen I started flying in 1971 for National cigars were allowed along with pipes and cigarettes.
Jump to postWhen you have someone like your mother pass away, it is without a doubt the hardest of people to have leave you. I would imagine the only one that would come as close would be that of a child. March 16th was three years that my mother passed. I do know what you are feeling. I won't be so crass as to...
Jump to postAs to "popping round" to see them, they live close to 75 miles away. I do, however, think the idea of a Bloomies survey is a good one though. My husband thinks that I should ignore the whole thing. The only thing wrong with that is we spent $200 on the gift and I don't want to think that is was wast...
Jump to postNo one is "bad", thanks for checking too. And it has been 2 1/2 months since the gift was sent by Bloomingdales, so maybe your right and I should not worry about it until that time has passed.
Jump to postNot really, I checked that too and according to what I saw online, they have 3 months from receiving the gift, in fact the site I saw said that in this fast paced age the normal time for sending out notes can go as low as 4 to 6 weeks. I had checked because I too thought the "proper" time was one ye...
Jump to postAbsolutely hilarious! and so true too. My American Eskimo is the easiest thing in the world, but the cat we used to have, well she was a pain for sure.
Jump to postThis past June my husband and I attended the wedding of some friends' daughter. The affair was quite elaborate and they spared nothing for the wedding of their only daughter. One month before the wedding we sent a very nice gift through Bloomingdales ( if you don't know, "Bloomies" is a very nice de...
Jump to postJust in case you haven't heard yet, New York just beat Green Bay 23-20 in overtime!
Jump to postI remember way, way back when-1971 to be exact. National served between Miami-<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>, cocktails with hot appetizers, salad, entree with a choice of wines or champagne, desert with coffee or tea, ...
Jump to postDFWMzuri-the numbers to which you refer are for the seats, NOT as you say the bins above them. The bins do not now, nor have they ever been assigned to a particular row. The bin over a row is usually used by the people sitting there so that they can "protect" their bags.
Jump to postLike so many before me have said, these people who choose to get up when the seatbelt sign is on are plain stupid. I guess they haven't seen anyone hit the ceiling or slammed across rows of seats during a sudden drop in altitude. I have. In my years of flying I saw it more that once, in fact it happ...
Jump to postYes,Blackbird, way back then. Just before the American Embassy was overtaken was when they were pulling out the crews and Americans that were there. Just as a note, Bell Helicopter was also pulling out at the same time, they had a compound over there where all of their people lived. My roommate at t...
Jump to postJust as a note <acronym title="Aer Arann Express (Ireland)">RE</acronym>: the white hats. I was told by quite a few colleagues that when Tehran was being evacuated, the flight crews were told in no uncertain terms that they were not to wear the famous white hats going to and from the hotel. They wer...
Jump to postNational,original, had this on their 727's for a while. Can't remember when we got them though.
Jump to postNot to mince words with you, but when your parents got permission for you to go to the gate with them, you had already checked in with <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> hadn't you? Did you not ask the <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> agent for a gate pa...
Jump to postToday I attended a good friend's funeral. Pam used to smoke, quite heavily in fact. She quit smoking a few years ago, but the damage was already done. From the time the cancer was diagnosed until Monday when she died really wasn't long. If any of you smoke, please, please try very hard to quit. If y...
Jump to postIt is now 7 minutes into the new year here in New York.
May all of you have a safe and Happy New Year!!
Skyhawk
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida. My husband was born in Flushing Hospital, Flushing, NY and 28 years later our son was also born in Flushing Hospital.
Jump to postCouldn't have happened to a nicer guy! Seriously, no matter what we think of him or what has happened to him is minor compared to what he has had to deal with in meeting his maker.
Jump to postI find it very difficult to believe that a F/A who is, as has been stated here, on board for emergencies would choose to ignore someone in distress as this wife is claiming. Again as many here have said, this really sounds fishy, especially given that it has taken nearly 2 years for the suit to come...
Jump to postBelieve me, it isn't all that big, but the fact that we have it is something given the time that has passed.
Jump to postFinally something from this trust disbursment! Just got the mail today and I got my check for the final payment from Pan Am. Not nearly as much as it could have been, but when you think that I haven't received a paycheck from them in 15 years, it was certainly better that nothing. I sure do hope tha...
Jump to postThe Riddle web site is back up-at least one page of it is. It states that the school is going to try and secure rental aircraft for their flight students and that as soon as they can more information will be available on the site. Also, and this seems fairly obvious, they are requesting that nobody ...
Jump to postTo all of you that have remembered our fallen comrades, thank you. They lost their lives to a group of common thugs. I have the fullest confidence that these people that took our loved ones from us have had to face our maker and by Him have been condemned to eternal Hell, which in itself is still to...
Jump to postAkelley728-Many times I have stated that when I filled out the bio I made a mistake. Obviously if I nursed a child then I am not a male so don't get so upset, I simply made a mistake.
Jump to postMost people aren't like this woman. I am sure that you realize that. But there are enough of that type out there to make the job frustrating. As for those here that talk about the company making happy employees, that isn't happening near as much as it used to. The companies want more and are giving ...
Jump to postFirst of all, in my flying time I too handed many a blanket to a woman that was nursing her child. When I was doing so I ALWAYS asked her if she would like the blanket. What I have not heard is whether or not this F/A did this or if she handed the blanket to the woman and "ordered" her to cover up. ...
Jump to postFor any of you that are interested in the history of the original National Air Lines, you can go to <a href="http://www.nationalsundowners.com." target=_blank>www.nationalsundowners.com.</a> There is quite a bit of info compiled originally by two former stewardesses(that is what we were still called...
Jump to postI just looked on the WebMD site and found that Byetta is a medication that is used in addition to others that help control Type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately the site does not instruct as to the storage of the drug.
Jump to postI would venture to say that the gloves are used only Economy because of the number of people involved and has be mentioned, the health of their F/A's involved. They aren't used in F/C and B/C because of the way the gloves "look" to the pax. After we wouldn't want to offend anybody(tongue in cheek). ...
Jump to postOh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter silvered wings Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of wheeled and soared no swung High in the sunlit silence Hov'ring there. I've chased t...
Jump to postThis really isn't a time to be picking on each other. Of course we all have our own opinions, but do we need to constantly take a stab at each other? There were 51 people on that plane and from what my husband and I heard there seems to be only 1 survivor and that person is in critical condition(as ...
Jump to postFirst of all I would like to thank you and all of those that you serve with for defending me and the country that I love dearly. If it were not for you and all of your colleagues, our country would not be as great as it is. As for that teacher, I too work in an elementary school. We may not agree wi...
Jump to postJust happened-the team from Colombus, Georgia beat the team from Beaverton, Oregon. In a gesture of good sportsmanship, the team from LGeorgia went to the dugout of the Oregon team and asked them to run around the field with them in a testament of the abilities of both teams. Good for them and good ...
Jump to postFor those that are curious, I just spoke to the people at the Pan Am Liquidation Trust and found out that I will receive about $1000 in the final distribution of funds sometime in December this year. Unfortunately my husband who went with Delta will not receive anything as he was no longer an employ...
Jump to postIf and when there is a distribution of monies, I will be most happy to fill all of you in on the amount. Both me and my husband worked for them, it will be quite interesting to see what the amount is.
Jump to postMy husband works for Delta at <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>. When he came home he told me that the security measures had changed once again. At <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym> Delta has two rooms th...
Jump to postRyanAFAMSP-The lower galley of the DC-10 was much loved by the regulars at the original National. Both the DC10-10 and the 10-30 had a group of F/A's that would select that position to work if given the chance, myself on the other hand preferred to work upstairs organizing things by the lifts. Also ...
Jump to postWOW-That really brings back some wonderful memories of that beautiful lady. It is hard to believe that this year is our 15th anniversary of her death. For those that want to say PanAm didn't die then, well, in my humble opinion you are wrong. The great lay of the skies died December 3, 1991. BTW, th...
Jump to postI used to get handed a dirty diaper all the time. The person was told that either they could put the diaper in an airsick bag and then dispose of it in the lavatory or if for some reason they weren't able to get up, I got the bag for them and disposed of it. It was quite easy to explain not taking t...
Jump to postSlamClick-Thanks so much for your reply. The minute is read the name, I did indeed remember it. The Rueben E. Lee was very nice, too bad to hear that it no longer exists. As for the hotel El Cortez, I had heard a rumor about it, but nobody seemed to know for sure. You mentioned partying there, I rem...
Jump to postStarCityFlyr-I love the response you mentioned! Years ago when flying for National we were picking up meal trays(no carts in the cabin yet). I had over six trays in my hands, a short time to landing, and a man said, "Honey, ya' got any matches on you?" I said, "No, but I'll be glad to get you some i...
Jump to postI wonder if someone out there can help me. Many years ago I had the occasion to eat in a restaurant in the harbor. It was built as a paddlewheeler. One of the specialities they had as an appetizer was deep fried artichoke hearts. The were delicious! Can anyone remind me of the name and is it still i...
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