Greetings from Oregon, peep!
Land of the green, home of the trees.
(Hand on heart, tear in eye).
It's been a long, tiring day, But worth every second.
Rather than recount the entire days tedious events ... I'll offer up some highlights and warnings.
1. If you are traveling through an airport and see a Chilis, Too ... run, don't walk. For Pete's sake (and your own) stay away from the Chicken Ranch Sandwich. Eat the $10.49 in cash instead. Trust me. You'll be better off.
2. Both the Las Vegas and Seattle airports now encompass their own set of zip codes. Holy Moly! I haven't taken that many subways to get to a destination since I was in New York. 40 minutes to get from the curb to the gate in Vegas. And I was in a wheelchair. taking the "express Route".
3. Horizon Air has the best crews. Ev-ah. In the past, I have heard the safety information sung to me in the form of the Brady Bunch theme song, but today? Takes the cake. Just to give you a sampling of the Horizon Pilot's Stand Up Comedy Tour ...
"Welcome aboard folks, and sorry we're late. I had to finish my crossword puzzle, so well get started on our way just as soon as someone can give me a 7 letter word for ...."
" I'm Bob, your pilot. The first officer? He's Bob. So, don't be surprised if you coll one of us and we both answer."
"welcome aboard flight 2299 for Honolulu. The weather in Hawaii is currently .... What? We're going where? That's dumb. How many of you want to go to Hawaii instead? Raise your hands. ... what do you mean we're not equipped for over water travel?... Hmmm... How many of you can swim, you know, just in case? If I can get 80% of you to say they can- we're on our way!"
"We'll be your pilots all the way to Eugene. The FAA has begun to frown upon mid-air pilot transfers. Go figure."
"If you look out the windows to the right, you'll see Mt. Rainier. The tallest peak in North America. It stands at 14 thousand ... blah blah blah blah blah ...."
"If you are on the left of the plane, press your nose against the glass really, really hard and look down. You'll see .... what? you can't see anything?. I love it. You all fall for that one every. single. time."
And so on and so on and so on.
Tomorrow begins the hunt for the perfect house. Can't wait~
I'll keep you posted!
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