Picture it....Saturday Night, 20:54, Portland Airport:
The airport is packed. People moving up and down the escalators, everyone piled up around the baggage claim belts. I'm all dressed in blue polyester, coiffed appropriately, and semi-rested for my all-night flight to Orlando. I'm pulling my regulation 22" roller suitcase through the revolving turnstile door. And there's a, maybe, ten or twelve year old kid with fire in his eyes playing in the revolving door...going 'round and 'round. Just having fun and wasting a little time. He's not shy.....and he spots me......
The Fiery Kid: Hey, what are you?
Me: What? Me? Just coming to work.
The Fiery Kid: So, are you a COMMANDER?
Me: A Commander? Oh man, no. Just a flight attendant.
The Fiery Kid: Oh.
End of story. What is a commander, anyway? Maybe I am one and didn't even know it.
26 comments:
Now you're gonna make me come out there and slap you! *Just* a flight attendant? What's this "just"?!
You look nothing like Cobra Commander from GI Joe, so I'm at a loss to explain it...
Commando? You go commando?
Master yeah, but not commander. I got it! Commodore Awesome! Okay, I admit I stole that off wil wheaton's blog. It's lame I know. *slinks away in shame*
How cute! I would have just ran him over with my trolly bag ;-)
And I'm with Lemuel, what's this about being 'just' a flight attendant?!
A commander? Is that something dirty? :O
LOL @ Blair.
I prefer the term "air waitress", thank you so very much.
He saw you smart uniform and thought "commander" which is so cute...Now Lewis we all know your a commander..heck...Now your ALWAYS going to know be a commander in my fantasys! :-)
{chuckling out loud}... LOVE it! Oh to see the world like a little kid sees the world! :-)
PS- love the new header pic! Saw that beautiful flower in the flicker nature collection yesterday.
Commander of the mile-high club for sexy gay flight attendant men in uniform.
Aren't kids adorable?!
In passing, like.
Oh, honey, I'd have claimed that commander label.
And what Michael said.
heehee! That's just to cute.
HUGS!!!!
a coomander is someone who takes command? Or perhaps gives commands? Ha! Great description, I can see it happening.
I bet your other half might have an opinion about that! ;-)
Commander. Is that the new term for "power bottom" these days?
I would have taken it a step further with the fiery kid:
Me/Lewis: OH???!!! What do you mean "Oh"? Do you realize what I have to do every day to make sure people like you (people love that phrase "people like you" if you really want to tick them off) get from Point A to Point B without having to "szush" my polyester blues? And by the way...It's "Comman-do" and you should try it, too. You've got enough of your briefs bunching up back there! ;-)
Hope your week has been going well!
commander or commando?? lol
"Commando? Is it showing that I'm not wearing any Underoos?" That would have messed with him.
I actually thought the story was going to be about him getting the revolving door stopped and you were stuck in it and he chastised you.
Going commando in blue polyester can get you into trouble.
I speak from experience.
Just a flight attendant? That doesn't sound like you Lewis. You're such a nice guy. type A indeed. I would have said f*@k off you lil no neck monster.
Sounds like he meant pilot...
"Just", puleeze... You guys do a great job up there!
He he, crazy kids. I often find myself having to lie about my job/life to kids just for fun. Sometimes I am a Math teacher, sometimes a translator, sometimes I even become a high school Chemistry teach. Just never know!! :) Lol...
Greg
Far far better than the bus drivers they call "pilots."
Trust me. You are definitely a commander.
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