I found this list at The Secret Life of a Flight Attendant. I’ve been reading Katie’s blog since she was in the hiring process for becoming a FA. She has been on the line a couple of months now and I get the biggest kick out of reading about her new adventures. I wish blogging was around when I started flying! Anyway, here are some of my favorites from her list of lessons learned at 31000 feet:

• When an airplane is going back to the gate due to a mechanical problem with the air conditioner there is no way to answer, “Why can’t we just open a window?” with a straight face.
• Your crew really can set the tone for what kind of mood you’ll be in for the next 2-5 days.
• If you piss off crew scheduling you’ll find a six leg a day trip in your near future.
• In-flight management must have already forgotten how challenging this job can be on the body, heart and soul of a reserve.
• That air sick bags are my new “duct tape”….1001 uses and counting!
• What crew juice is (see my previous post) the different names for it as well as several recipes
• That oxygen bars are Gods solution to hangovers.
• That it is always the little old women who know they can’t lift their bags that pack the heaviest.
• That business cards are a must because cocktail napkins are to easy to lose.
• That a seal-a-meal I bought is the best $45 I’ll ever spend.
• That you can heat seal-a-meal bags inside an airsick bag full of hot water and actually eat a hot meal on the plane.
• That the view from the flight deck is breath taking.
• That even though the aft lav says “PUSH” on the door, people will still pull out the ash tray thinking it is the door knob.
• That the forward lav attracts everyone from row 1-31
• That you should never tell a 5 month pregnant lady that her flight has been canceled unless you plan on calling security.
• That layover hotels do not like skinny dippers!

For the full list go to katiecoffey.blogspot.com

(air sick bags photo courtesy of Man met bril’s photostream)