Kyle The Snow Warrior
Well, it’s finally November and we’re finally starting see cooler temperatures. Unfortunately, the cold temperatures came while I was traveling for two weeks in New York…. And I had no jacket… and I brought mostly short sleeve shirts. Brilliant.
So, I spent the first week on Long Island, where I did a mostly uneventful installation or two. All I knew was that my second week was totally up in the air, as the company had plans for me, but the customer wasn’t ready. So, I got pushed into an opening in Albany. This means I had to fly out of NYC on a puddlejumper (see left) with a whopping 19 seats in the whole plane. Man did I feel safe in that. HA!
Facts:
- This massive aircraft seats a whopping 19 passengers, plus two crew members, there is no stewardess on this flight
- This modern marvel of technology is so old that the Wright Brothers probably helped to build it.
- If you are 3 feet tall or taller, you must bend over to walk down the aisle.
- There are two, count them, two, “TURBOProp” Propeller based engines. The slightest wind gust makes the plane shift left and right…. making even the strongest stomach sick. Good thing they remembered the airsick bags!
- If I stand at the top of the stairs, my belt is even with the top of the plane
- The picture of the plane is taken from ground level. Note that the people are as tall as the wings are high.
- There is no cockpit door on this plane, however the crew still makes their announcements on the overhead radio.
The highlight of my trip was being able to travel over the weekend to see my relatives in North Jersey. I got to see my aunt and uncle and my grandmother, all of whom I haven’t seen in a couple of years. We spent the weekend sightseeing, eating well, and shopping. I wound up buying a coat while I was in Jersey…. It kept getting colder and I had nothing to keep me warm. I enjoyed spending my time in Jersey and hope I get to go back soon.
While in north Jersey, I finally got to put my Verizon Wireless cell phone to the test. It seems that nobody is able to get good coverage here. When my father was up here a month ago, his Cingular phone couldn’t be heard for much than every other word. But everywhere I checked my Verizon phone had at least two bars of digital service… I made some calls with it too and I can finally say with certainty… “Yes, I can hear you now.”
Another thing I’ll say about north Jersey, it sure is beautiful up here. Might be a nice place to live if it wasn’t so darn expensive to buy a house here. There’s no way I could afford something nice on my salary.
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