THE DAY AFTER

Well, I finally got home for a day before I have to head out AGAIN................ Work has been hectic lately with the snowstorms and all affecting any and all plans that I try to make, but hey, at least I have a job, right? :-) Anyway, I got stuck in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (BQN), for the last few days due to the snowstorm in the northeast. (At least it was warm, but rainy). When we finally got released to fly back to Newark (EWR), this is what greeted us. It was almost as if the northeast just got a dusting. I was surprised at how clean the roads and highways were. That being said, I think the "passenger bill of rights" has backfired on the passengers. Airlines are now canceling flights well prior to any weather event to stave off massive fines that would be levied due to delays for something NOT in their control......WEATHER. Can't say I blame the airlines though. Our capitol hill representatives need to stick with something they know best (whatever that may be.....?????), and leave the airlines alone. The snow was beautiful though, but it sure can mess airlines up and create some major transportation headaches. Glad to see everything is returning to normal. Now.......back to work...LOL

SOUTH BEACH HAIRCUT???? ;-)

Today I decided to hit the beach for a few hours before I head back up to Newark, NJ (EWR) tomorrow morning for work. It's been sleeting/icing/raining up there for the past few hours, but it's 82 degrees here!! While I was sitting on the beach and taking in the sites, I saw this young lady with her friend taking in some warmth too. When I saw her hair, I couldn't help but wonder how you tell your beautician to do this type of thing. "I'd like a strand of hair here, shave this part but only to the ear, dye this part black, I'd like the tip white, I'd like a star cut into my hair over here, and oh, by the way, DON'T cut it too short!! LOL Anyways, when I was about to leave, the girls came and asked me to take their photo, and of course I obliged. I told the one young lady that I was going to use her "haircut" in my blog for the day and she wanted to see it, so........... Alex, Tammy, and Stephanie, here's your photos!!!

WHAT IS THIS????

Well, finally home for another DAY, and then back to work again. Seems we're so short of pilots that getting days off is getting to be harder and harder. Oh well, the life of a heavy equipment mover..... :-) While in Denver the other day, we experienced a bit of snowfall, and had to get our plane de-iced. Here's a shot of the lady who was "driving" our de-icing vehicle. They can literally drive the truck with all the fluid in its tank from this little booth. She seemed to be in a pretty good mood for having such a "thankless" job. Anyway, after 500 GALLONS of fluid was shot on our plane ($3500!!!!) we taxied off and went to Houston. All in a days work.

SNOWSTORM IN EWR

Well, home for a day and a half, and then back to Newark to sit "reserve" (standby) for three days and then hopefully back home for the weekend. Here's a view from my crash pad over the past few days as I waited to be called in to fly. I like snow, but only for skiing. It certainly isn't good for aviation. A lot of the folks I fly with say they don't want to live in the south because we don't have four seasons. Sure we do: summer, summer, summer, and of course, spring!!! Want to see my heating bill????? :-)

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK

While enjoying the sun and beaches in St. Maarten (SXM), it's neat to watch the little sand crabs digging their home for the day. They seem to sense or "see" movement, and whenever they do, they literally fly into their hole. After a couple of minutes, they stick their head out, usually have a claw full of sand (you can see the ball of sand this guy just tossed), and proceed to toss it about 4 or 5 inches away from the hole they're digging. Click on this photo for a closeup of this crabs' eyes. He seems to be cross eyed. As for the beach and watching crabs, that's going to have to wait for a while. I head back to Newark in the morning so I can beat the snowstorm that's due to hit there tomorrow night. How fun...... See you in a few days!