The Joys of Turbulence

You'd think after all this flying I wouldn't mind a little turbulence here and there...but you're wrong. I find it terrifying and this last flight was no exception. It's not that I have to pop pills to calm myself down, but the feeling of the airplane dropping 10 feet is just not okay with me. Thanks, but I'd like to have my heart in my chest, not my throat.

The flight started out bumpy, but it wasn't until that 10 foot drop where the more vocal passengers gasped simultaneously that I got nervous. However, someone was smiling upon us when the flight attendant came over the intercom announcing, "Please fasten your seat belts...we'll be coming through the cabin...free wine and beer." What?! No joke, Ross and I instantly looked at each other.

Dev: "Did he just say free wine and beer?"
Ross: "Yes, yes he did."
Dev: "No way."
Ross: "Yes way."

And so it began. We became close with our flight attendant seeing that he brought us numerous bottles of the sweet white stuff. Ross and I were having a hay day. Yes, hay day. Both were plugged into our free movies, eating breakfast and sipping our wine.

Turbulence? What turbulence? I was as cool as a cucumber. Ross and I would look at each other and laugh then dive back into our free entertainment. Want to know the best part of this story? Our flight flew out at 8 AM. Enough said.

So, we may never get enough mileage to gain ourselves free tickets, but we will always take up an airline on free drinks.