Not the Spirit~
Hello all!! I am so excited to be out here in Michigan!! It’s cold, but not ignorant like I expected it to be. I'm leaving for my event in an hour and I am super amped. However, I am writing to you to tell you about my flight over here. I flew an airline called Spirit Airlines. I'd never heard of this particular airline, but the ticket was pretty cheap, so I jumped on it with two feet and a pogo stick and was on my way. A few weeks ago, I saw a commercial where a man was getting onto a plane and had to pay a quarter to recline his seat, a quarter to use the bathroom, and a quarter just to breathe on the plane. When I first saw it I thought it was hilarious until I stepped onto the airplane last night. Once we were all settled into our seat, the head flight attendant, who was hilarious by the way, got onto the intercom and made the usual announcement...
"Good Evening ladies and gentleman. Thank you for flying Spirit Airlines. Once the aircraft reaches a comfortable altitude we will be serving complimentary beverages. All of our sodas and juices are complimentary, and we offer complimentary water by the cup. If you are interested in the entire bottle the cost will be 2 dollars. We are also offering pillows for 2 dollars and blankets for 3. And as always we are offering a variety of snacks for 2 dollars as well. Of course you are welcome to use your bags or coats for pillows and blankets as well. Thank you and enjoy your flight."
There was a collective silence in the cabin as everyone attempted to swallow what she had just said. I personally was too tired to deal with any of this, so I proceeded to take my heavy wool coat and lay it across myself while leaving enough space for the top part of the coat to become a makeshift pillow. Within moments I was out and did not even get a chance to see what the "variety" of snacks were that were being sold for two dollars.
What seemed like moments later (in real time it was about three hours...I told y'all I was tired...) I was suddenly awakened as every single light in the cabin turned on. The light was so bright and blinding; I didn't know what was going on. I immediately looked outside of the window to see of some sort of mountain formation or river was rapidly approaching, because why on earth would someone do something like that. Just as suddenly as before, the lights turned off and a voice crackled over the intercom...
"My bad ladies and gentleman. I was trying to turn on the light so I could read my magazine and wound up hitting the wrong button. Y'all go on back to sleep."
What...
The sudden flash of light and loudness of the intercom sent the unusually large number of babies on the flight to start a collective wail, once again causing the entire cabin to let out a collective sigh. Of course it was at that moment that the man next to me felt that it was okay to turn my shoulder into a pillow as his Ipod kept playing the same Green Day song over and over again. I slid over and let his head fall with a sudden jerk motion so he finally rolled his head over to his own seat and kept it pushing. I re-situated my jacket and was just about to force myself back to sleep and away from the sound of babies crying and the heading I felt begin to creep up from behind my ears, when I looked out of the window and was stunned by the sight of all of the stars. I could literally see them all. The big dipper, Orion's Belt, LaTisha's suitcase, and it was in that moment that I felt a smile cross my lips and I closed my eyes and went to sleep and I didn't wake up again until we landed. Of course, I was thinking that everything would be smooth from there, but we were all stuck on the plane for an extra 20 minutes waiting for the gateway operator to get to work. ...
Right. Like I said, not the spirit! LOL!!! But I'm here! It’s not as cold as I thought it was going to be and erthang is erthang! Peace Y'all!!
B
