Hot dog, I got a line! Speaking of dog, since I had no image regarding my post, I thought I’d share a photo of my dog, Daisy!
HOT DOG!!! I got a secondary line! For kicks & giggles, I bid on secondary lines for July in case I could get one. Well, I GOT ONE! I even got my 11th choice out of 129 lines! This means, I have my trip details for the entire month of July. I know where I’m going and when I’m going. They are all weekend trips, which is fine, but would you believe my first trip is on July 4th, and my layover will be New York City? How great is that? They are also commutable. This means I can fly to base in the morning, work my trip, then fly home the last day. I will also be able to drop my trips and trade them in hopes for something better. This is called trip improving. Because I’ll be going home in the mornings, I’ll be spending nearly 20 days home during the month of July. I am now a Big Bad Blockholder – at least for the month of July! 🙂
This morning at 0530, I got tagged by daily (Daily Scheduling), but I was able to choose from a few trips leaving this morning. Of course, I took the 1120 trip, so I could go back to sleep. >yawwnnn< Future Scheduling starts calling everyday at 1500 to award trips for the next day, but because I was flying during that time, I left a wish list of 10 trips. I got my first choice, so I’m going to Boston, then New York. I can’t wait to post about one of my favorite restaurants in LGA (LaGuardia), and I’m bringing plenty of containers for leftovers!
Since there was bad weather today, some of the pax got motion sick from the turbulence. I’ll be honest – I had some motion sickness issues when I first started this job, but I figured out some ways to help curb the nausea, and here they are:
– Don’t look down. Keep your head titled slightly up, and keep your eyes upward.
– Drink ginger ale.
– Turn the air vents toward you and fan yourself with a magazine or the safety card (after you read it, of course!).
– Place damp paper towels on your wrists and neck. An ice pack works much quicker on your wrists and neck.
– Ensure you eat well prior to flying.
– Eat raw fruits and vegetables. (I try to carry sliced apples as much as possible.)
– Turn the overhead light on and look toward it. For me, darkness enhances nausea. (Maybe I’m just weird… )
These techniques have really helped me, and I always ensure I eat very well prior to working a trip. Sometimes long days won’t allow me to eat as well, so I may use some of these methods. The worse case of motion sickness you have, the more techniques you will need to use. The quickest way for me to curb motion sickness is by placing an ice pack on my wrists and neck. If you are on my flight and feel extremely queasy, I’ll be more than happy to make an ice pack for you.
I hope these help and happy flying!
Crew Chew 