Perks Of The Job
I am a funeral director and in September 1980 the family of a deceased woman asked me if I would accompany the remains to Israel and supervise the burial. This is something I was never called upon to do before,…
138 Miles Later
Your basic afternoon flight home after spending a weekend with my new honey in San Francisco…we decided it would be nice to cap off the experience. Since I’m the analytical one, I figured we should wait until after the first…
Auto Pilot
At the time I flew a nightly cargo run in a Baron 58, hauling canceled checks. My girlfriend was a private pilot, and she would ride with me from time to time. One night we started fondling each other as…
And The Band Played On
Well, I had just won a trip off the radio to see Roger Waters perform “The Wall” concert at the Berlin Wall, then off to see The Rolling Stones in Rome. We had had a terrible time getting out of…
Commuter Fun
Well, I was lucky because it was my birthday. I was only 20 at the time, but I have always been interested in older women. I was flying to meet my girlfriend in Kansas City and I have been known…
Newlyweds
The couple in front of me practically bounded up the jet way, squirming and hugging all the way, as we boarded the Kiwi flight 67. I took a seat near the back so I could see the action (things were…
Flight To Down Under
My trip back to Australia was going to be relatively easy because I was able to get a free upgrade to first-class. As you know, the seats are nice and wide and recline in to the full horizontal position. The…
Red-Eye to the Big Apple
I was on a business trip to New York and had to take a red-eye in order to save a few hundred dollars for the company. The flight left at 11:00 p.m. and I arrived at the gate just a…
IN THE BLUE ROOM
I was flying to San Francisco for a girls weekend. My best friend, Megan, was leaving the following weekend for Europe for 2 1/2 months. The flight left at 8:45 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive 10:10 p.m. – a…