Heather Poole

  • I’m Broke-Ass Stuart’s Broke-Ass of the Week

    Broke-Ass Stuart, my favorite Broke-Ass of all the Broke-Asses, wrote…. Heather Poole isn’t just another lady of the skies slanging drinks, she’s also one who writes about it. Besides her personal blog, Heather also has a column called Galley Gossip on the travel website Gadling.  And if that wasn’t keeping her…

  • Pauline Frommer & I discuss how passengers have changed and life in the sky

    In just a few minutes Pauline Frommer and I might be discussing a few of the following topics for The Travel Show scheduled to air Sunday, August 15…. 1) An interesting story – Passenger flashes flight attendant.  Authorities get involved.  The case is dropped because it happened to a flight attendant and not…

  • How to properly exit an aircraft…

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  • Jetblue flight attendant fights with a passenger, escapes down the emergency slide, and then drives home

    When dealing with unruly passengers, flight attendants are taught a few different techniques to diffuse a situation, one of which is to separate yourself from the passenger and let another coworker step in and try to handle it. A new face is new energy. This alone can calm passengers down.…

  • Funny flight attendant book – Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase!

    Ever since reading the book Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase: Hilarious Stories of Air Travel by the World’s Favorite Flight Attendant, written by Betty N. Thesky with Janet Spencer, I’ve been tempted to do a spin in the middle of the aisle as soon as I’ve finished serving…

  • Chapter 9: Roommates & crash pads (round 2)

    An excerpt of chapter 9  (first – of many – drafts)…. We had no idea who called code enforcement but whoever it was had complained about us illegally renting rooms, tying up street parking, and causing general neighborhood shoddiness and potential house price decline.  Basically someone thought we were a public nuisance…

  • Backyard Travels: (Video) Life at 30,000 feet

    The best seats, the worst flights, and meeting your spouse in the sky! Travel writer AnneLise Sorensen of NBC New York  Backyard Travels explores that and more with Heather Poole, longtime flight attendant, author of the upcoming book “Life at 30,000 Feet.” (scheduled to be released by Harper Collins summer 2011) …

  • Photo of the day: But google says flotation devices should only be inflated OUTSIDE the aircraft…

      Photo courtesy of Mark H Anbinder.  Caption courtesy of @Traytablestrvls (Make sure to check out the other hilarious caption suggestions in the comment section below)

  • The REAL reason for no cell phones in flight

    Recently someone asked me what the real reason was for no cell phones in flight. My reply, “Does it matter? You still have to turn it off and put it away.” There are three things flight attendants should not discuss with passengers. They are religion, politics, and the reason why…

  • HOTEL SLIPPERS: The Plaza Hotel – New York

    By guest blogger Hotel Slippers… The Plaza Hotel, a designated National Historic Landmark, opened in 1907 and was designed by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh.  With an abundance of social history, this Grand Dame of hotels has intrigued as well as entertained and hosted famous guests from F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Marlene Dietrich,…