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Could this be a flight attendant crash pad?

Parked on a street in New York…

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Book Review: Miss New York Has Everything!

Only a flight attendant knows an international layover doesn’t equate to happiness.  And only an ex flight attendant who is now an author can make “flying international” sound truly miserable.  Published in 2006, Miss New York Has Everything proves not a … Continue reading

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Be glad you’re not a NY based flight attendant schlepping your bags through the snow today!

Photo of Kew Gardens courtesy of my roommate who is not working today, but got stuck in NY anyway.  Eventually she’ll make it home.  I think.

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Photo of the day: Flight attendant standing in the snow at JFK airport

In all my years of flying out of New York, I’ve never seen anything quite like this before.  The gigantic snow pile took up three regional jet gates at JFK airport today.  The flight attendant standing in the snow is over 6 feet tall … Continue reading

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A flight attendant Christmas story

I graduated from flight attendant training on the 8th of December in 1995. Two weeks later, on Christmas Eve, my roommate and I were called out to work a trip – together. The crew scheduling God’s must have been smiling … Continue reading

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Photo of the day: American Airlines announces its new route from Times Square with service to Grand Central, with 200 daily departures

Photo courtesy of Eric Hodgson Caption courtesy of www.Minimus.biz

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VIDEO: Brickheadz breakdancing in New York at La Guardia Airport

FYI:  “Youtubing” IS a verb – and if it’s not it should be! 

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Chapter 9: Roommates & crash pads (round 2)

An excerpt of chapter 9  (first - of many – drafts)…. We had no idea who called code enforcement but whoever it was had complained about us illegally renting rooms, tying up street parking, and causing general neighborhood shoddiness and potential house … Continue reading

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HOTEL SLIPPERS: The Plaza Hotel – New York

By guest blogger Hotel Slippers… The Plaza Hotel, a designated National Historic Landmark, opened in 1907 and was designed by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh.  With an abundance of social history, this Grand Dame of hotels has intrigued as well as entertained and hosted … Continue reading

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Layover: New York – Forest Hills

If you ever find yourself at La Guardia or John F. Kennedy International airport with a little sit time on your hands between flights, sit tight. Traffic in New York is terrible and you don’t want to miss your flight. … Continue reading

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