* If it is unrecognizable but looks as if it might be alive, don't step on it. It's alive.
* If it is recognizable and looks as if it was once alive, don't step on it. It's alive.
* Look at the tingly, crawly, itchy feeling on your arm before you swat at it.
* Own boots. Wear them.
* The less traffic there is, and the fewer puddles there are, the more likely it is the pedestrian and the vehicle will be crossing the puddle at the same time. Give the vehicle a wide berth. It will win.
* Wave at everyone you pass. Every time. To do otherwise makes you look suspicious at best and an asshole at worst.
* Respect the smokejumpers. The shit they do is crazy.
* Dirty is relative.
* When the pilot tells you the helicopter won't carry all the gear and all the passengers in one load, he is not being an power-hungry control freak. He wants to get you, and himself, home safely. Listen to him.
* When the pilot tells you there is not enough fuel in the helicopter to hit that one last spot before heading in, he is not being an power-hungry control freak. He wants to get you, and himself, home safely. Listen to him.
* Air crews, smokejumpers and BLM staff aren't quite sure what to do when a romance novelist shows up in their midst. Smile often. It helps them.
* Sign up for Era Aviation's frequent traveler program. Even if you've never signed up for one before. You have just become a frequent traveler on this airline.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
5 comments:
Glad you have somebody to help you through this new chapter in your life, and that you wrote down these important and previously unwritten rules!
Cracker Lilo ~ Yeah, not being taught or helped by anyone else. Just learning as I go. And sharing, of course. ;)
"When the pilot tells you the helicopter won't carry all the gear and all the passengers in one load, he is not being an power-hungry control freak. He wants to get you, and himself, home safely. Listen to him."
*blinks 5 times.*
See this right here is why pilots should be allowed to carry cattle prods.
The waving thing is serious where my grandparents live too (they are out in the country). But I have to remember it every time I visit. It's serious protocol.
And yeah, I would get big, thick boots where you were at, watch the ground constantly and stay the hell away from puddles. That is never any fun at all.
That all being said, have a good weekend Pobble.
Neo_Prodigy ~ You would think this would be a no-brainer, yes? Yes. I'll mention the cattle prod option to Lithus. Mind you, there is the other side of the coin and the pilot who stuffed his bird so full of crew and gear (ass and trash) that the Helicopter Manager was concerned for her people. Why, oh why don't they put the good pilots and the good helicopter managers together. This is today's mystery.
$$ ~ So you understand, too. Nice. The puddles aren't so bad, as my boots are knee-high and leather. Which isn't nearly as sexy as it sounds, sadly. At least not in this particular context. lol Hope you had a good weekend, as well.
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