The Pilot
Posted by: clean-hewmor <clean-hewmor@...>
I was flying from San Francisco to Los Angeles. By the time we took off,
there had been a 45-minute delay and everybody on board was ticked.
Unexpectedly, we stopped in Sacramento on the way. The flight attendant
explained that there would be another 45-minute delay, and if we wanted to
get off the aircraft, we would reboard in 30 minutes.
Everybody got off the plane except one gentleman who was blind. I noticed
him as I walked by and could tell he had flown before because his Seeing
Eye dog lay quietly underneath the seats in front of him throughout the
entire flight. I could also tell he had flown this very flight before
because the pilot approached him and, calling him by name, said, "Keith,
we're in Sacramento for almost an hour. Would you like to get off and
stretch your legs?" Keith replied, "No thanks, but maybe my dog would like
to stretch his legs."
Picture this: All the people in the gate area came to a completely quiet
standstill when they looked up and saw the pilot walk off the plane with
the Seeing Eye dog! The pilot was even wearing sunglasses. People
scattered. They not only tried to change planes, they also were trying to
change airlines!