29th Feb

Isn't it awful when you love someone so much but you cannot get close to them as they have hurt you so much!

Goodbye Whitney RIP

The poweful voice has been silenced forever at the young age of 48. RIP, your life was in turmoil and now you rest in peace!

Much to offer

As a person, a human being, and to whoever wanted to employ me, i have so much to offer, i am totally customer focussed and that is my ultimate goal within my job, when passengers leave happy i can drive home knowing i have done a good job.

Customer satisfaction need only be a small gesture but it could turn a single moment into a customer everlasting memory, something they would talk about when amongst friends and you could call that free advertising.

I have worked in the past for companies i was not that keen on but it never affected the way i worked as i am motivated by customer praise, the more i get the more i do it can only be a "great place to be" not only for employee, but for employer!

Is flying for me? Can i put my hand on my heart and say i am enjoying it 100%? Will i move on? What will i do?

I am still surrounded and supported by many 1988-1995 friends and 2010-2011 friends but anything in the middle is a grey area, am i forgotten?

EURODISNEY THE EVENT

Things livened once people started to arrive on 1st February so i had people to socialise with.
The evening started with meeting old Caledonian colleagues and EasyJet colleagues to walk over to Walt Disney Studios for the event, it was very very cold, around -9 so we were well wrapped up in coats, scarves, gloves with our finery hiding underneath which would be revealed once we were in a heated building.

Lesley joined Caledonian Airways with me in 1988 so lovely to see her again and spend quality time catching up.

Once we arrived at Walt Disney Studios Theatre, we were warmer and settled in ready for the awards ceremony.

Mandy is Base Manager at Gatwick and a lovely lady, she has the right mix of business and spending time engaging with crews which is motivational, she won the Overall Spirit award and as you will see her name will appear on G-EZFO for 12 months until the next ceremony in 2013 when someones elses name will appear on the aircraft.

Me and Lesley again but with Tina Milton ( nee Sherry) in the middle, she is head of Cabin Services for Easyjet and to think at Caledonian she was junior to us both, but nice to have a reunion photo all together.

my lovely friend Andy Lyons, i used to fly with his partner at BA James and this is the first time i had met Andy but he had heard all about me!!

The dress code for the night was Hollywood Glamour or dress as your favourite movie character, i, along with Line trainer Sarah mc Sweeney decided to go on a mission to have my photograph taken with all the people who had made the effort to dress up, so here goes!!! First of course.....Jack Black

Who you gonna call......GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!!

Hannibal Lectre

Prince Charming and Fairy Godmother from Cinderella.

Shrek's Fiona.

Charlie Chaplin.

ooops. Not Fancy dress....Andy again!!!

Dracula and ???? no idea!!!!

Maverick.

As i dont drink i was not in the hangover state of some people so i was able to enjoy 4 hours in the disney parks as we had a free pass, it was very very cold just like the day before but the sun was shining and there was not a cloud in the sky.

Cinderellas castle as taken through the band stand from the top of Main Street.

Cruella De Villes car.

We queued for 45 minutes to get on the Tower of Terror, one of the most popular rides, i have done it in California and Florida so to do it here was weird as when the doors open when you are on the 13th floor about to drop i was used to the nice heat blast not a cold freezing wind. But i hung on like a did last time and closed my eyes!

Buzz Lightyear

As we came off the Tower of Terror we caught the afternoon Disney Main Street Parade, so nice when the sun is shining but the characters must have been wearing thermals, above, Mary Poppins.

Ariel.

Aladdin and the Princess

Woody and friends.

And the grand finale.
Mickey and Minnie.

The train journey home was a nightmare, firstly we were delayed in Disneyland to Lille by 20 minutes which made our connection to Eurostar very very tight.....we arrived with 5 minutes to spare so ran to Eurostar gate to be told you have to check in 30 minutes before departure so in the real world had the first train been on time we still only had 7 minutes connection time so i feel an email complaint coming on.

In Lille after leaving the station heaters and getting into the departure area we met Aaron Crow, i had no idea who he is but if you watch the BBC "The Magicians" on Saturday night he was travelling to appear in that, nice guy, and i will watching the TV this Saturday 3rd February to see how good his tricks are!!

As the sun sets over France we enter the channel tunnel darkness and i eventually turned the key in my front door at 2215, shattered, cold, but pleased to be home after a lovely two days away in the land of make believe.

Plug-gate

Decided to leave my room and steal French electricity, maybe I will see a familiar face if I hang about down here

Day two Disneyland Paris

When I evaluate my life now it is like an old man trying to fit into a young persons environment, they are all excited about getting drunk, their take on that is, the loudest drunkest group then makes the best EASYJET base......Wrong!!! It makes the most immature base!!!
This morning I was given my welcome pack of 1/4 bottle of champagne ( handy for a tee totaller ) why do nights out have to include alcohol as a give away, people just assume everyone will like it and loosen up, I don't need alcohol to function or enjoy myself and never will!! It's the biggest addictive drug on the market alongside cigarettes but too much tax is made on it to ban it. Oh yes, back to the welcome pack, 1/4 bottle of champagne, 5 euro Starbucks card ( where I am now using free Internet) 6 free drinks tokens for tonight's function ( drinks again!! ) and a Disney pass for after 12pm today or tomorrow, saving mine for tomorrow when I will have people here I know to enjoy it with.
If I am honest I am pretty bored now , Disneyland no fun on your own so let's hope today livens up a little and I am sitting with people I know later at the function, photos will follow in a later blog. But for now I will leave you with my complimentary venti latte.