Heather Poole

  • Attention Sharon Stone, GIVE ME THAT BAG!

    Perhaps you’ve been on an airplane and heard the following PA, “Ladies and gentleman, all the overhead bins are full, so if you’ve brought on board a bag that does not completely fit underneath the seat in front of you, please bring it to the front of the aircraft to…

  • Flight attendant buddy passes – do you REALLLY want one?

    Hi Heather, I had an intriguing conversation with my best friend yesterday. His mom is now a retired American Airlines flight attendant. I’ve always been enamored with his ability to just hop on a flight whenever he wants for virtually no money. Just yesterday he was telling me the story…

  • Laviators 31 & 32

    Eating terrible Bishkek, Krygestan sandwiches in the lav! lol   Karen  & Mary Omni Air  

  • Laviators: #’s 27, 28, 29 & 30

    Seriously, people, you know you’ve hit the big time when Dave, the editorial director at Frommers.com, joins the laviators club!                        Here is a shot of me on June 30 in the air on an Aer Lingus flight between Dublin and NYC. I…

  • Layover: Los Angeles, CA (Hermosa Beach)

    I live in Los Angeles and yesterday my 15 year-old cousin flew into town from New York with a group of fourteen 15 year-olds who had, oh….about 10 hours before their Qantas flight to Australia departed. Believe it or not, It isn’t all that unusual for travelers heading overseas to…

  • Happy 4th of July!

                This photograph was taken by Hyougushi from Osaka International Airport.  It’s not hard to figure out why I like it.  Since 1995 I’ve spent most of my 4th July’s in the air – working, so it’s going to be nice to spend this one on the…

  • Laviators: #24, 25 & 26

      Here is a photo I took of myself in the lav on an LAN flight from Juliaca, Peru to Lima, Peru on June 17th.   In retrospect, I would’ve taken a photo of myself in the mirror but, hey, these are my first airplane lav photos – I’m new at this!  I would consider…

  • Why ring the flight attendant call light when you can just send a tweet – and get results!

    Recently I wrote a post, Flight attendant pet peeve #6 – the run around, about running the flight attendant ragged in flight. Now I wasn’t complaining about passengers who use their call lights. Not at all. It’s there for a reason. But there is a difference, a very big difference,…

  • Laviators – #24 & 25

    The laviators club just keeps growing and growing, and with each new member comes a more interesting and fun photograph.              #23 is Michelle Brown.  Now I don’t know Michelle personally, but I can tell by her big friendly smile and the orange jacket paired with…

  • Flight Attendant Pet Peeve #6 – The run around

    My job as a flight attendant is to be there in case of an emergency. Until then, I’ll do whatever I can to make sure your flight runs as smoothly as possible. That’s why I’m there. That’s my job. And while I enjoy my job tremendously, there are a few…