Heather Poole

  • A letter from a frequent-flyin’, two-timin’ cheat!

    Dear Airline, I remember the first day we met. It was love at first flight. We’ve shared countless hours together- oh the places we’ve gone. It’s been bumpy at times, but I always stuck up for you when people called you old and grumpy. I even stuck by you when…

  • Nuts on the plane…

    My favorite frequent flier, R.F. (you remember him, don’t you? If not click here), just emailed the cartoon above and wrote, “I wonder if she greeted this passenger with…’What do you NEED?’”   Based on the the forced smile upon the stewardess’s face, I’d have to say yes, “What do you NEED?” sounds just about right. Only it was…

  • In-flight emergencies – what are the odds?

    Standing at row 33 behind the beverage cart, I handed a passenger a Diet Coke with extra lime. That’s when another passenger came racing up behind me and yelled, “There’s a fire in the bathroom!” A fire on the airplane is one of my biggest fears as a flight attendant.…

  • The husband snaps a quick photograph…

    I can see the runway, hold my beer while I land this thing, wrote the husband who is now in Alaska and not drinking beer – trust me.  What he is doing in regards to the photograph is sitting in the front row of an airplane inches away from an open cockpit door.  

  • Frequent flier pet peeve – rude flight attendants

    So heather. Tell me your opinion on this. Today I flew home from visiting my bubby in Boca and I was reminded of one of my biggest flight attendant pet peeves. The flight attendant working in first class, while addressing passengers to take drink orders and when checking in during…

  • BEHIND THE POST: The mile high club

  • The Mile High Club – a question and a story

    There’s a question I’m always asked whenever someone finds out I’m a flight attendant, a question that never ceases to amaze and simultaneously makes me cringe regardless of how often I hear it, a question about you guessed it – the mile high club. “So…have you ever caught anyone joining…

  • The husband writes…

    This hotel I’m staying in is a lot like the one I got stuck in during Katrina. Someone broke into my room this morning and went through my bag, but all they saw were really smelly outfits and a few Harley shirts. I didn’t even bother telling the owners downstairs as they were the ones who probably did it. I…

  • Laviators 39 – 47!

      Here he is, my favorite laviator, the kid!  Oh yes, there was a lot of, “No, no, no, don’t touch that!  Smile!  Look at the mirror, not the camera!  The mirror! I said don’t touch that!” going on, which was followed by, “why?  why?  why?” which is kind of funny, because…well…I get that…

  • Nonrevcheckin.com – a new web site for airline employees and retirees

    Dear Heather came across your blog recently and I wanted to introduce you to our web site www.NonRevCheckin.com just in case you were not aware of it already. Our web site is really the first of its kind allowing Non Rev travelers to see flight schedules and more importantly, flight loads…