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The Colors of Fall in the Chicago Burbs
With another day on reserve, I woke up around 7am, having been on the clock for the previous three hours. See? I make money in my sleep. The airline would be happy to learn, however, that even in my sleep, I dreamt that I was assisting the ground crew by loading soda cans onto an…
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The Not So Windy City
After flying in from Charleston early this morning, I had to sit ready reserve at the airport for four hours. During this time, I tried to be productive. I had breakfast, went for a walk around all of B concourse, then all of C concourse. Then, feeling frisky, I continued walking through concourses D, E,…
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What time is it? No, wait . . . what day is it?
Today was the day of schedule changes . . . or was that yesterday? I was preparing to get on a plane from LA to Minneapolis when crew support gave me a call telling me to go to Chicago O’Hare for “ready reserve.” Instead of being the usual two hours out for reserve, I now…
Flyin' Brian 