fucking awesome

[rob]

All of us have wanted to walk out on our jobs.

 

Flight attendant gets fed up; ditches plane

 

One passenger stood up to retrieve belongings from the overhead compartment before the crew had given permission. Mr. Slater instructed the person to remain seated. The passenger defied him. Mr. Slater reached the passenger just as the person was pulling down the luggage, which struck Mr. Slater in the head.

 

Mr. Slater asked for an apology. The passenger instead cursed at him. Mr. Slater got on the plane’s public-address system and cursed out the passenger for all to hear. Then, after declaring that 20 years in the airline industry was enough, he blurted out, “It’s been great!” He activated the inflatable evacuation slide at a service exit and left the world of flight attending behind.

 

On his way out the door, he paused to grab a beer from the beverage cart.

 

[KaskadskyjKozak]

All of us have wanted to walk out on our jobs.

 

Flight attendant gets fed up; ditches plane

 

One passenger stood up to retrieve belongings from the overhead compartment before the crew had given permission. Mr. Slater instructed the person to remain seated. The passenger defied him. Mr. Slater reached the passenger just as the person was pulling down the luggage, which struck Mr. Slater in the head.

 

Mr. Slater asked for an apology. The passenger instead cursed at him. Mr. Slater got on the plane’s public-address system and cursed out the passenger for all to hear. Then, after declaring that 20 years in the airline industry was enough, he blurted out, “It’s been great!” He activated the inflatable evacuation slide at a service exit and left the world of flight attending behind.

 

On his way out the door, he paused to grab a beer from the beverage cart.

 

[AlpineK]

I need a beer before the cops come

 

[denalidave]

All of us have wanted to walk out on our jobs.

 

Flight attendant gets fed up; ditches plane

 

One passenger stood up to retrieve belongings from the overhead compartment before the crew had given permission. Mr. Slater instructed the person to remain seated. The passenger defied him. Mr. Slater reached the passenger just as the person was pulling down the luggage, which struck Mr. Slater in the head.

 

Mr. Slater asked for an apology. The passenger instead cursed at him. Mr. Slater got on the plane’s public-address system and cursed out the passenger for all to hear. Then, after declaring that 20 years in the airline industry was enough, he blurted out, “It’s been great!” He activated the inflatable evacuation slide at a service exit and left the world of flight attending behind.

 

On his way out the door, he paused to grab a beer from the beverage cart.

 

That is funny. I was reading this post when I heard the same story on the radio. Enough is enough... I'd bet he'd been wanting to do it for about 19 years.

[sobo]

I heard that story on the radio this morning, too. But I heard he grabbed two beers on his way to the evacuation slide. Clearly, he was thinking ahead...

[AlpineK]

I bet he was thinking, "I need a couple beers before the cops haul me off."

Edited August 10, 2010 by Feck

[mkporwit]

Also a very nice exit

[jon]

This guy is my f'ing hero!

[KaskadskyjKozak]

 

Can you blame him? Look what they put up with!

 

linky...

[ScottP]

Also a very nice exit

Nope

Nope

and

Nope

[tvashtarkatena]

And here all this time i thought the airline defecated on the food carts.

[sobo]

Jeebus Christ, Pat, 3 a.m.??? They have melatonin for that, ya know.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

she is still a HPOA

[sk]

you have been waiting to use HOPA in a sentence all week haven't you?

 

 

or not... maybe i should put my glasses on and not confuse my face book jokes with my cc.com jokes

 

a) where the fuck is everyone

 

b) it is freaking hard to get anything going here these days

Edited August 13, 2010 by Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer

[sobo]

That's HOPA, Stephen. H-O-P-A. Even though the acronym doesn't match the definition, that's how you spell it. I mean, if we're correcting grammar, spelling, and shit.

 

Mebbe it's HOt Piece of Ass. Jus' sayin'...

[sk]

thank you... i thought i was losing my mind/// WTF

[KaskadskyjKozak]

That's HOPA, Stephen. H-O-P-A. Even though the acronym doesn't match the definition, that's how you spell it. I mean, if we're correcting grammar, spelling, and shit.

 

Mebbe it's HOt Piece of Ass. Jus' sayin'...

 

Yes, but check slides 17 & 32.

[sobo]

That's HOPA, Stephen. H-O-P-A. Even though the acronym doesn't match the definition, that's how you spell it. I mean, if we're correcting grammar, spelling, and shit.

 

Mebbe it's HOt Piece of Ass. Jus' sayin'...

Yes, but check slides 17 & 32.

Yes, but check slides 14 - 16

[billcoe]

2 words: Psyco Bitch.

 

Investigators Question Attendant's Tale

 

By SEAN GARDINER And TAMER EL-GHOBASHY

 

Investigators probing the circumstances surrounding a JetBlue flight attendant's outburst and exit from a plane at Kennedy Airport are beginning to question the narrative that he was provoked by an injury suffered during a confrontation with an unruly passenger, according to Port Authority officials with knowledge of the investigation.

 

The officials said Steven Slater's assertion that he was hit in the head by luggage or an overhead bin door while trying to assist an abusive passenger with her oversize bag isn't being corroborated by other passengers. Investigators believe such a passenger may not exist and that he could have received the gash on his forehead before he boarded the flight in Pittsburgh.

 

 

"There's certainly a decent amount of doubt at this point," said a Port Authority official familiar with the investigation.

 

JetBlue is also in the dark. The Wall Street Journal reviewed a memo to employees that says, "Was there an altercation on the flight that precipitated or motivated Mr. Slater's action? It's unclear."

 

Port Authority police have been interviewing passengers since the incident Monday when Mr. Slater delivered an expletive-laced resignation from his job on the flight's public-address system before leaving the jet on the inflatable emergency chute in the back of the plane, officials said. So far, none of the passengers interviewed told police that they witnessed Mr. Slater being injured, said a law-enforcement official with knowledge of the case.

 

A JetBlue flight attendant activated an emergency slide after a confrontation with a passenger on a plane, grabbed cans of beer from the aircraft's galley and slid down the chute before taking off in his car. Video courtesy of Fox News.

 

"I think this is moving toward a working theory of it never happened," he said. "There are some people who have said he came on board the aircraft with injuries."

 

Officers involved in Mr. Slater's arrest say when they arrived at his Queens home about an hour after he grabbed two beers and hit the chute that his eyes were blood shot, he smelled of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet, the official said.

 

Passengers interviewed by the Journal said Mr. Slater acted strangely during the flight and cursed at one passenger as she exited at Kennedy Airport. Marjorie Briskin, a 53-year-old passenger, said the flight attendant continued to curse at the young woman even as she walked away through the jetway.

 

Asked if Mr. Slater was drunk at any point during the flight, his attorney, Howard Turman, said "no." Mr. Turman, speaking at a news conference in front of Mr. Slater's home, reiterated the story that Mr. Slater was injured while intervening between "a number of passengers who were competing for space in the overhead bins with great difficulty. There was a great deal of shoving. Steven came over to assist and was hit in the head either by a bag or the overhead bin, which is when he received the injury."

 

That episode on the ground in Pittsburgh led to the dramatic exit in New York, the attorney said. "The woman was upset because one of her carry-on bags was checked," Mr. Turman, a legal-aid attorney, said as Mr. Slater stood by his side nodding. "There was a lack of civility on the part of one person."

 

Mr. Turman suggested Mr. Slater was seeking a plea bargain and said he has had "preliminary discussions" with the Queens District Attorney's office.

 

Those negotiations couldn't be confirmed with the district attorney's office Thursday.

 

Mr. Slater, 38, who was charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing, has been cast as a working-class hero by some in the media and on the Internet for telling off rude passengers and then quitting in style. Mr. Turman said his client, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, appreciates the support but isn't enjoying the spotlight and only wants to return to aviation.

 

"This is a man who only cares about his industry, the airline industry," Mr. Turman said. "He wants to thank JetBlue. It is a wonderful airline. Steven loves working for them and wishes to continue working for them."

 

JetBlue has said that Mr. Slater has been suspended.

—Kavita Mokha contributed to this article."

 

[G-spotter]

Manage the message; smear the folk hero. Basic PR.

[ScottP]

That's HOPA, Stephen. H-O-P-A. Even though the acronym doesn't match the definition, that's how you spell it. I mean, if we're correcting grammar, spelling, and shit.

 

Mebbe it's HOt Piece of Ass. Jus' sayin'...

Yes, but check slides 17 & 32.

Yes, but check slides 14 - 16

 

I'm guessing Dru-spotter has done all 5 of those slides and probably most of the other ones as well.

[Nitrox]

2 words: Psyco Bitch.

 

Investigators Question Attendant's Tale

 

 

 

Mr. Slater, 38, who was charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing, has been cast as a working-class hero by some in the media and on the Internet for telling off rude passengers and then quitting in style. Mr. Turman said his client, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, appreciates the support but isn't enjoying the spotlight and only wants to return to aviation.

 

"This is a man who only cares about his industry, the airline industry," Mr. Turman said. "He wants to thank JetBlue. It is a wonderful airline. Steven loves working for them and wishes to continue working for them."

 

JetBlue has said that Mr. Slater has been suspended.

—Kavita Mokha contributed to this article."

 

 

I see, so Mr. Slater loves Jetblue so much that when he has a bad day he decides to use the emergency inflatable ramp (which costs thousands to replace and re-certify).

 

He's never going to work in aviation again so maybe now is his opportunity to use his 50 weeks of unemployment benefits to go to beauty school.

[prole]

...he decides to use the emergency inflatable ramp (which costs thousands to replace and re-certify).

 

Awwww, are you gonna be okay? Maybe your hero, Scott Baio, will give you a pity-fuck.

[tvashtarkatena]

Jeebus Christ, Pat, 3 a.m.??? They have melatonin for that, ya know.

 

Actually, that was the lunch break of a 20 hour workday.

 

Of course, i'm taking the next week and a half off, as well.

 

Flexible hours, bitch. You all want it, I got it, muthahfuckah.

Edited August 17, 2010 by tvashtarkatena

[bstach]

Insomnia != Flexible hours

 

If melatonin doesn;t work for ya, try some Canadian Kush