Whoops!

This morning when I woke up it was light out. Not the dimly lit dawn’s early light, but my back yard was ablaze with sunshine. As the fog of sleep rolled out of my mind, I realized that all was not right. Looking at the bedside clock on the nightstand, it read 0730. HOLY CRAP! I missed my show time! (That was at 0530.)

My mind spooled up to panic mode while I threw on some clothes from the bottom of the closet. Grabbing a ball cap, I raced out of the house to the airport hoping against hope that I would make it. If the Big Box Hauler was late there was still a chance I could make my departure. (That was at 0700)

I called the chief pilot’s cell phone as I raced to the airport. No dice.

Rounding the corner on two wheels in a cloud of dust, I roared down the service road that is adjacent to the cargo ramp. The cargo ramp came into view from behind the TRACON building, and to my horror it was vacant. I had missed my own flight!! How the hell does that happen? The plane can’t leave without the pilot!

Skidding to a stop I frantically dialed the Chief Pilot. Still, no answer. I left the most apologetic message I could, along with a plea to call me ASAP.

An hour or so later Sven, the chief pilot called. I answered and stammered through an apology, and started to beg for my job back when he simply said, “Hey, enjoy your day off. I wanted to fly today anyway. I don’t get to fly as much as I would like so I covered your flight.”

Wow. Now I have a new dilemma. What am I going to today?

Airport Madness

Ever wanted to be an Air Traffic Controller? The other day Echo Delta challenged me to this game via a facebook invite. I've been hooked ever since. I have done fairly well, completeing the game with a nice sized paycheck. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do. Caution: this game is extremely addicting.

Airport Madness

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