SKIING IN TORONTO

Just finished flying and home for two more days before I head out AGAIN. I find it hard to believe that we've literally seen our base cut in half. We used to have 548 captains and now we're down to 333, and we still have another 33 yet to be cut. Where has all the flying gone????? Interesting to say the least. On another note, here's a "funny shot" I took while flying into Toronto (YYZ) last week. Yep, this is a ski run in the middle of Toronto! I don't think the run can be much longer than 3-400 feet. Guess it beats driving for a couple of hours to find a ski resort though.

REFLECTION IN LOS CABOS

As we taxied into Los Cabos (SJD), Mexico, on my last trip, I saw a neat reflection of our plane and took this photo after we had parked. The airport authority always has 15-20 ground staff waiting to meet the plane and usually they are all standing in a row, perfectly spaced, and ready to go to work. Too bad they don't meet our planes in the USA like that...... Seems we're lucky if someone shows up 10 minutes after we arrive on the ramp...... ;-)

THESE CHIPS ARE NOW PERSONA NON GRATA IN MY HOUSE

To all my friends who read my blog, I'm sad to report that my WONDERFUL sister has been let go by her employer, a major chip/snack food manufacturer in the USA . As of this writing, ALL products from this pathetic company are banned from my house. Their sports drinks will never see our mouths again. Her work was going very well for the first four years until she was put under a new boss. One of the snakes in her office threw her under the bus to her new boss and was relentless until Margaret was gone. Many coworkers above her couldn't believe what was happening but felt helpless to help her. She had to sign documents to prevent her from going after this company or any of its employees over a month ago. She was also told to "not tell ANYONE" what was going on. All I can say is that what goes around comes around. Please help me in boycotting this company and their products. I'm sure you can figure out who they are.

BEAUTIFUL LOS CABOS

Just got back from five days of flying........and head back out again tomorrow after only a day and a half of rest and recovery time. Ended up in Toronto (YYZ..........25 degrees (-3 Celsius)...........brrrrr!), Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD)...........85 degrees (30 Celsius), and Cancun (CUN)......84 degrees (29 Celsius). Was a nice trip, but long. Here's a couple of photos of the hotel we stayed at. Absolutely gorgeous, but WAY TOO EXPENSIVE for my tastes. $25 for a basic hamburger, and $18 for a SMALL cheese pizza. Dieting would be easy for me here.....LOL I guess I'd make a horrible "rich person". Was pretty neat to watch the whales in the distance though. But, all in all, ...........I still prefer St Maarten (SXM)!

FLYING INTO SEATTLE

Last week I got to fly from Newark (EWR), to Seattle (SEA). Clouds covered the ground for almost 90% of our flight, which was a relatively short 4 hours and 53 minutes (normally around 5:50 or so). As we were about to start our descent into Seattle, the snow-covered mountains came into view. It was a spectacular view as always. As beautiful as the view is, I STILL would rather live in the warm climate of southern Florida. Now, off to work for a few days.