This trip is something of a treat in a way, as it is a five day trip, usually a four but Monday and Tuesday's trip gain the extra day.It sure makes a change from the nine 24 hour layovers i did in a row.
Very very hot here, i went to the pool and managed 15 minutes before i could stand the heat no more, it gets up to 110 during the afternoon and as the pool is sheltered from any breeze it must be 120.
I walked to the shopping mall and walked into the Express sale, i though the items i chose for $29.99 were a bargain but when i went to pay they had an extra 40% off so i got all three for $50.00. New summer shoes for $15.99, well pleased, i also tried nothing on until i returned to the hotel and all fit perfectly.
My September roster was published yesterday so had a look via the internet when i got to my room, i have a three day Vancouver and three days means in total so that is a 24 hour stopover and night sector home, a four day Los Angeles, and a five day Mauritius, now that flight is vile, full of honeymooners all asking for upgrades, day light flight home, no one sleeps, and call bells going off left right and centre, not looking forward to it at all but if the Union start strikes in September i may lose it so heres hoping, not that i like strikes but once a scab always a scab and i would hate to be labelled with that title so i will stay at home as requested by my union, they seem to know how to attack things and keep a low profile leading us to believe nothing is happening but too many moles around leaking info back to BA so they pounce when the time is right.
So nice ot be in touch with old friends via Facebook, we often think what are those people doing now, or where are they in the world and facebook allows us to stay in touch and see their photos, profiles, comments, i love it and will be the first to admit i am an addict, love Farmville.!!!
Facebook can also be an enemy, people can read things in a way they choose too and you cannot sense emotions and mood when reading so there has been some fall outs but i have been lucky, the only people i have deleted are the weak!
I have my annual flying exams for three days next week, 11th 12th 13th August, not looking forward to that and never do, i will have done them 22 times already in my career and nothing changes, i think what people do not understand is the flying protocol, it is like driving a car you need a licence for each aircraft type you fly on and to get the licence you have to pass the exams on door operation, emergency equipment location, fire fighting drills, all aircraft are different so i could not jump off a 747 and then work on an airbus...i have two licences Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777-200.
Wish me luck!!
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