MY FUN WORK LIFE AT ALASKA AIRLINES!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

SPRING 2019 HAS ARRIVED AND IT WAS A VERY WARM WINTER IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

AND I DECIDED TO SHARE MY FUN WORK LIFE AT ALASKA AIRLINES AND YES THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SELFIES OF ME, YOUR FAVORITE "DEBONAIR TRAVELER" & "CERTIFIED CUDDLER"

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BACK IN 2015 I WAS HAVING LUNCH WITH MY BROTHER AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT IN BETHEL, ALASKA.  WE WERE CELEBRATING MY BROTHER'S 28TH BIRTHDAY.  THE OWNER OF THE RESTAURANT GREETED US AND ALSO WAS OUR WAITER, I RECOGNIZED THE OWNER AT ALASKA AIRLINES WHEN I FLY OUT FROM TIME TO TIME SO I ASKED HIM IF HE CHANGED CAREERS AND HE SAID HE IS STILL WORKING AT THE AIRLINES AND OPENING UP HIS OWN RESTAURANT WAS SOMETHING HE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO.  I CONGRATULATED HIM AND WE DEFINITELY ENJOYED OUR MEALS AS IT WAS BOTH OUR FIRST TIME EATING HERE.  WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PAY UP, THE OWNER MENTIONED TO ME THAT ALASKA AIRLINES WILL BE HAVING AN OPENING SOON AND SAID I SHOULD APPLY.  I TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE A FULL TIME JOB AND IT MIGHT CONFLICT WITH SCHEDULING, BUT HE SAID TO APPLY ANYWAY AND I CAN DECIDE THEN IF I GET THE OFFER.

SO THAT NIGHT I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND I LOOKED UP THEIR WEBSITE ON EMPLOYMENT AND VIEWED THE BENEFITS AND PERKS.

AND I DECIDED TO APPLY ONLINE AS SOON AS IT OPENS UP AND SEE WHERE IT GOES.

A MONTH LATER THE OPENING WAS OUT AND I APPLIED ONLINE, SUBMITTED MY RESUME. AND MY CURRENT EMPLOYMENT.

A FEW WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THEM WITH A QUESTIONAIRE TO FILL OUT.

AND SEVERAL MORE WEEKS AFTER THAT I RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN MY APPLICATION AND WANTED TO CONDUCT A PRE-INTERVIEW BY PHONE.  I HAPPILY ACCEPTED AND A WEEK LATER I DID MY PHONE INTERVIEW AND THEY IMMEDIATELY WANTED TO SCHEDULE ME AN INTERVIEW IN A FEW WEEKS AT THE ALASKA AIRLINES BETHEL STATION.

AND FINALLY I'M IN FRONT OF THE STATION MANAGER AND THE RECRUITER WHO FLEW IN FROM ANCHORAGE.  I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN 17 YEARS SINCE MY LAST JOB INTERVIEW...  LOL!!!  BUT I WAS COMFORTABLE AND I KEPT MY ANSWERS VERY SHORT AND DIRECT.  I WAS VERY STRAIGHT TO THE POINT, THEY LAID OUT THE SCHEDULE SYSTEM AND THE REQUIREMENTS THAT NEEDS TO BE MEET IF I'M OFFERED THE POSITION.  I AGREED TO ALL OF IT AND THEY WILL GET BACK WITH ME IN A DAY OR SO IF THEY DECIDE TO OFFER ME THE JOB.

AND 24 HOURS LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE RECRUITER OFFERING ME THE JOB, I HAPPILY ACCEPTED AND IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED MY DRUG TESTING AND ORIENTATION TRAINING THAT WILL BE HELD IN SEATTLE AND ANCHORAGE.

AND AFTER THAT... LIFE HAS BEEN GREAT!!!

     

OUR AWESOME CARGO JETS TRANSPORTING A ENTIRE DOG TEAM!!!

MY PROFESSIONAL LOOK.

I DO HAVE OCCASIONAL PASSENGERS STALKING ME AND TAKING PICS OF ME...  WHAT CAN I SAY??? 

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND!!!

     

THE "SPIRIT OF THE ISLANDS" JET VISITS BETHEL EVERY NOW AND THEN, MY FAVORITE JET!!!

WE DO IT ALL FROM PASSENGERS TO CARGO TO DELIVERIES.  FROM BEAUTIFUL SUMMERS TO EXTREME ARCTIC WEATHERS IN THE WINTERS, WE ENDURE IT ALL TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.  

SOME OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES ARE FLYING IN SLED DOG RACE TEAMS FOR THE ANNUAL KUSKOKWIM 300 DOG RACE.  SEASONAL BULK SHIPMENTS OF FLOWERS FOR VALENTINES DAY AND MOTHERS DAY.  AND THE MOOSE ANTLERS THAT GETS SHIPPED OUT FROM BETHEL AFTER MOOSE SEASON IS OVER.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF INTERESTING CHALLENGES THAT PUTS US TO THE TEST AND WE'VE ALWAYS PREVAILED AND ALWAYS LEARN FROM THEM!!!

HERE ARE SOME COOL VIDEO CLIPS FOR ALL OF YOU!!!

 

AND ANOTHER ONE FROM ONE OF MY NUMEROUS WEEKENDS FLIGHTS TO ANCHORAGE!!!

THIS COMING SEPTEMBER I'M COMING UP TO MY 5 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH ALASKA AIRLINES AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS TOWARDS WORKING WITH AN AMAZING AIRLINE!!!

I LOVE MY CREW AND STATION MANAGER BECAUSE THEY TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND THAT IS WHAT MATTERS TO ME THE MOST.

LOYALTY!!!

TO MY AWESOME TEAM AT THE BETHEL, ALASKA AIRLINES STATION,THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY LIFE HAPPIER ONE FLIGHT AT A TIME!!!

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BACK IN ALASKA WITH MORE FUN!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

SO I'M BACK IN ALASKA STAYING BUSY AND WORKING BOTH JOBS FOR ALMOST A MONTH SINCE MY RETURN FROM NOLA AND IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER FUN WEEKEND IN ANCHORAGE!!!

MET UP WITH MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER AND HEADED FOR HUMPY'S FOR SOME WHISKY TASTING OR WHISKY SHOTS!!!

DAMN!!!  I WAS GETTING LIT UP AND WE STILL HAD TO MEET UP WITH FRIENDS FOR DINNER!!!

AFTER 3 DOUBLE SHOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHISKY...  I NEEDED FOOD!!!

SO WE HEADED TO "HAUTE QUARTER GRILL"

LINK--->HAUTE QUARTER GRILL

AND MET UP WITH ANABEL, KIMBER, AND CLINT.

LOVE THESE FOLKS TO THE MOON AND BEYOND!!!

     

AFTER DINNER WE HEADED TO THE "HARD ROCK CAFE"

LINK--->HARD ROCK CAFE ALASKA

      

MY FRIEND JAMIE, ONE OF THE SUPERVISOR AT HARD ROCK CAFE

I LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS ST. PADDY DAY WEEKEND!!!  HOW THE HELL DID I NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT???

AFTER SOME VODKA SHOTS AND BEERS...  WE HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER STOP BEFORE THE NIGHT ENDS!!!

OF THE 3 IRISH PUBS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, I ENJOY GOING TO

"MCGINLEY'S IRISH PUB", LINK--->ALASKA MCGINLEY'S IRISH PUB

WHICH IS JUST A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE "HARD ROCK CAFE".  HOW CONVENIENT IS THAT!!!

AND I HAD TO MAKE A LAST MINUTE INVITE CALL TO A FRIEND... 

MY FRIEND, LYNDSEY!!!  THE COOL GAL I MET IN NOLA SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE!!!

WE HAD A BLAST AND ENDED THE EVENING WITH A LOT OF IRISH DRINKS AND SPIRITS!!!

AND THAT IS ALL I COULD HANDLE!!!

STAY TUNED FOR MORE BLOGGING!!!

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BACK IN ALASKA FOR A WEEK AND THEN ONWARD TO NEW ORLEANS FOR A DURAN DURAN CONCERT!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

AND YOU'RE PROBABLY SAYING TO YOURSELF, WHAT THE FUCK???  HE JUST GOT BACK FROM BERLIN AND NOW HE'S HEADING OUT TO NEW ORLEANS???  AND TO GO SEE "DURAN DURAN" IN CONCERT???

WELL I HAD A WEEK TO SPEND IN BETHEL, SO IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST "TOUCHED AND GO", OR MAYBE I DID...  OH WELL.  I SIMPLY LIFE MY LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND WHY THE FUCK NOT???

ANYWAYS, BACK TO WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY... 

 AFTER UNPACKING AND GIVING OUT THE SOUVENIRS TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND ESPECIALLY THE CHOCOLATES TO MY MOM JUST BEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY (HAPPIEST MOM EVER), IT WAS GOOD TO BE BACK AT WORK TOO!!!

     

BEAUTIFUL AND CHILLY FEBRUARY SUNDAY MORNING WAITING FOR THE FREIGHTER TO ARRIVE!!!

BUT ONLY FOR A WEEK BECAUSE...

30 YEARS LATER AFTER I FIRST SAW THEM IN THE 80'S ON MTV, I FINALLY GET TO SEE THESE GUYS PERFORM LIVE!!!

ON MY WAY TO NOLA BABY JUST FOR A FEW DAYS!!!

     

BETHEL - ANCHORAGE - SEATTLE - NEW ORLEANS!!!

RAINING IN NOLA!!!

THE DEBONAIR TRAVELER HAS ARRIVED IN NOLA!!!

IT WAS DEFINITELY WAS MUGGY AND TOO HOT FOR ME, BUT LUCKY FOR AIR CONDITIONER IN MY RENTAL CAR!!!

HEADED STRAIGHT TO MY HOTEL, SHOWERED AND CALLED MY GOOD BUDDY NICK FOR SOME SOUL FOODS!!!

NICK TOLD ME TO MEET HIM AT

"NEW ORLEANS FOOD & SPIRITS"

LINK--->NEW ORLEANS FOOD & SPIRITS

     

CRAWFISH CHOWDER & CHARBROILED OYSTERS!!!

NOW THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD OF AND ATE "CHARBROILED OYSTERS", AND YES THIS IS MY 3RD VISIT TO NEW ORLEANS AND I FELT LIKE AN IDIOT FOR NOT EVER NOTICING THAT THIS IS A POPULAR DISH AMONG THE PO BOYS SANDWICHES, GUMBO, JAMBALAYA, GRITS, CRAWFISH, ETC.

AFTER EATING A DOZEN OF THESE BAD BOYS CHARBROILED OYSTERS...  I DIDN'T WANT TO EAT MY FRIED SHRIMP PO BOY...  LOL!!!

MY DEAR AND GREAT FRIEND/BROTHER, NICK!!!

THANK YOU BROTHER FOR DINNER!!!  I GOT THE NEXT ONE!!!

AFTER THAT AMAZING DINNER, I HEADED OVER TO SURPRISE MY OTHER FRIENDS UNANNOUNCED...

IF YOU KNOW...  YOU KNOW!!!

TRACEY'S IRISH PUB!!!

LINK--->TRACEY'S IRISH PUB

AS SOON AS I WALKED IN...  I CALLED OUT TO MY BUDDY JUSTIN WHO'S BARTENDING AND HE LOOKS AT ME LIKE HE'S SEEN A GHOST AND I FLASHED HIM THIS...

FUCKER LOOKED STRAIGHT DOWN AT IT LIKE A

"DEER IN HEADLIGHTS"

GOT HEEEM!!!

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AND I GOT MY GUINNESS SERVED ON THE SPOT, WHILE MAKING SURE JUSTIN DIDN'T PUT ECSTASY OF SOME SORT IN MY BEER, AND MET MIRANDA AND HER DOG PORTER.

     

MY MAN JACOB TOO!!!

MAN I GOT SO WASTED AND I DIDN'T EVEN TAKE PICTURES OF ALL THE SHIT THAT WAS GOING ON!!!  I STAYED TIL CLOSING AND THANK GOD FOR UBER OR WAS IT LYFT???

SO OF COURSE I WOKE UP WITH A NASTY HANGOVER BUT I KNEW THE PERFECT PLACE TO GO...

CAFE DU MONDE, BITCHES!!!

LINK--->CAFE DU MONDE

AND I LOVE BAND MUSIC AT THE FRENCH QUARTERS, THEY ARE SO FUN TO LISTEN TO.

NEXT...

     

YOU DAMN RIGHT I WENT AND GRABBED SOME OF THEM SPICY CAJUN HOT SAUCES AND SPICES TO BRING BACK!!!

C'MON...  I DON'T LOOK THAT HUNGOVER!!!

AFTER MY LATE MORNING CRUISE AROUND THE FRENCH QUARTERS, IT WAS TIME TO FOR ME TO HEAD BACK TO THE HOTEL AND THEN GET READY FOR DINNER AT...

"COCHON"

LINK--->COCHON RESTAURANT

     

MY AWESOME KREW, JEFFERY, JUSTIN, AND MARY!!!

COCHON IS ANOTHER FIRST TIME PLACE FOR ME, STRICTLY CAJUN AND I MEAN GRITS, CATFISH, ETOUFEE, ALLIGATOR MEAT, ETC.

AGAIN FOLKS, THANK YOU FOR DINNER!!!  THIS IS GONNA BE MY LAST VISIT WITH THEM BECAUSE I FLY BACK TO ALASKA THE MORNING AFTER.  AND I PROMISED THEM I'LL RETURN FOR "MARDI GRAS 2020!!!"

AND NOW...  "IT'S TIME!!!"

     

I'M AT THE "HARRAH'S" SUPER EXCITED!!!

I WENT TWO HOURS EARLY TO BEAT THE LINES AND HOPE TO BE AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET AT THE FRONT OF THE STAGE.  WELL OBVIOUSLY I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME IDEA!!!

BUT I MANAGED TO GET AS CLOSE AS I COULD AND I WAS MAYBE  ABOUT 10 YARDS AWAY, SO NOT TOO BAD.  I WAS ON MY 3RD DRINK THE DJ WAS PLAYING A MIX OF 80'S AND CURRENT HIP HOP JAMS, THE CROWD WAS GETTING EXCITED AS MUCH AS I WAS AND THEN THE LIGHTS WHEN OUT...

DURAN DURAN STILL GOT IT!!!

FROM WILD BOYS, HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF, SAVE A PRAYER, REFLEX, A VIEW TO A KILL, RIO, AND MANY OTHERS AWESOME HITS...  DURAN DURAN DELIVERED AND ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER CHILDHOOD DREAM HAS BEEN FULFILLED!!!

I LOVED HOW THEY ENDED THEIR CONCERT WITH 2 OF MY FAVORITE SONGS AND THEN A FUCKLOAD OF CONFETTIS STARTS RAINING DOWN HARD AND THE CROWD IS ON FIRE!!!

BY THEN I WAS PRETTY PLASTERED AND EITHER I PISSED MY PANTS SOON OR HIT THE RESTROOM AS SOON AS THE CONCERT ENDS...  LOL!!!

I'M BACK AT THE HOTEL AND I'M PRETTY DRUNK WITH ONLY 5 HOURS LEFT TO GO BEFORE I HEAD BACK TO THE AIRPORT...  FML!!!

OKAY OKAY OKAY, SO MY ALARM GOES OFF, AND I'M A TAD BIT BETTER THAN 4 HOURS AGO...  UGHHH!!!

HIT THE SHOWER TO WAKE MY ASS UP, PACK UP, WHICH WAS EASY SINCE I ONLY STAYED FOR 3 DAYS.  DRIVE BACK TO THE AIRPORT, RETURNED THE RENTAL CAR, USE MY TSA PRE-CHECK TO SKIP THE LINES (BECAUSE I'M JUST THAT AWESOME!!!), ARRIVED AT MY GATE...  

FLIGHT DELAYED, MECHANICAL ISSUES!!!

WELL FML AGAIN!!!

SO I TOOK A NICE 2 HOUR NAP AND THEN WAS WOKEN UP WITH AN UPDATE, 6-8 HOURS DELAY WITH A FREE MEAL VOUCHER.

THE GAL IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS CHATTING UP AND LATER TO FIND OUT SHE LIVES IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.

BOOM... NEW FRIEND, NEW LUNCH DATE!!!

     

     

     

AFTER THAT BAD ASS AND LAST TASTE OF THE SOUTH...  IT WAS BACK TO ALASKA FOR THE BOTH OF US!!!

TO MY AWESOME BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN NOLA, THANK YOU FOR TREATING ME OUT TO DINNERS, TO THE TRACEY'S KREW...  I'LL BE BACK FOR AS PROMISED!!!

AND IT WAS LOVELY MEETING YOU, LYNDSEY!!!  LETS MEET UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHEN I VISIT ANCHORAGE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

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