Heather Poole

  • Flight Attendant speaks out about PROP 8, the community, and the job!

    Due to the amount of hate mail Angela has received, I have deleted (by her request) the letter that was once posted here. Please note that I supported everything Angela said and I’m saddened that this has happened. In place of Angela’s letter, I bring you a response from John,…

  • Why business class is the most junior position on the airplane

    I like working in business class. What I like even more are the other flight attendants who enjoy working in business. Call me crazy, but I even like business class passengers. I do! What I find interesting about business class passengers is that the majority of them find it hard…

  • Text from the husband who is on the airplane

    Don’t forget I arrive about 1-1:30. Lassie is on my flight and sitting in business class ! For real. She is in one seat and the handler in another. There is also a group of (7) 20 somethings sitting in business class. I think they’re in a band. Obnoxious as…

  • Sit-N-Stroll, a flight attendant must have!

    Whenever I tell people, particularly flight attendants, what I have to do with my son in order to work my reserve months, I get the look, the-I-feel-so-sorry-for-you-look, because they know exactly what it’s like to be on reserve with kids, and what it’s like when you commute to work. With…

  • Flight Attendant Stats

    Because it’s Sunday, because I’m bored, and because I’m still sick and still not feeling creative, and because I know you really want to know, here is my Statcounter keyword analysis for the week… flight attendant blog – you found it.flight attendant shoes – Dankso, of course!flight attendant regulation shoes…

  • Lights, cameras, Mark! (the wannabe flight attendant / optometrist!)

    Because I’m not feeling very creative today (got a cold) and because I REALLY need to work on my book (SKYDOLL), I am going to share another email from my favorite wannabe flight attendant slash optometrist who should really be a standup comedian slash optometrist. This guy’s gift belongs on…

  • World’s best travel blog!

    Not to toot my own horn, but…TOOT TOOT! According to the Telegraph.co.uk, I write for one of the WORLD’S BEST travel blogs! Yes, you did just read that correctly – WORLD’S BEST! Me! GADLING.COM. With a discriminating mixture of blogs covering virtually every country, activity and travel theme, Gadling is…

  • A letter to Mark, the optometrist wannabe flight attendant

    After giving it a little thought (okay, a lot of thought!), I emailed Mark R., the hilarious optometrist who wants to be a flight attendant (scroll down two posts to read his letter), and told him to scrap that dream of becoming a flight attendant. Is he crazy? Don’t get…

  • FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHRISTMAS CARDS

    I’m only going to say this two more times, this is your last chance to order FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHRISTMAS CARDS (designed by yours truly!) Yeah, I know, it’s a little early, but I need to place the order before December. If you’d like to see a sample first, email me…

  • Another passenger writes…

    Dear HeatherI want to be you. I love to fly and was hoping one day to become a flight attendant as my second career. But, with the stock market tanking I may not be able to retire early from optometry. I think optometry has trained me well for being a…