From jgray6@midsouth.rr.com Fri Sep 12 02:44:50 2003 From: jgray6@midsouth.rr.com (Gena Sager) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:44:50 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Jokes for :Fwd: Plane ride (thought you'd like this) Message-ID: <20030912014450.95737.qmail@web20914.mail.yahoo.com> --0-943779910-1063331090=:95731 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > > Don't Delete, Read it. > > > > I sat in my seat of the Boeing 767 waiting for everyone to hurry > and > > > > stow their carry-ons and grab a seat so we could start what I was > > sure to > > >be > > > > a long , uneventful flight home. With the huge capacity and slow > moving > > > > people taking their time to stuff luggage far too big for the > > overhead and > > > > never paying much attention to holding up the growing line behind > > them, I > > > > simply shook my head knowing that this flight was not starting out > very > > > > well. > > > > I was anxious to get home to see my loved ones so I was focused on > "my" > > > > issues and just felt like standing up and yelling for some of these > > > clowns > > > > to > > > > get their act together. I knew I couldn't say a word so I just > thumbed > > >thru > > > > the "Sky Mall" magazine from the seat pocket in front of me. You > know > > it's > > > > really getting rough when you resort to the over priced, useless > sky > > > > mall crap to break the monotony. With everyone finally seated, we > just > > >sat > > > > there with the cabin door open and no one in any hurry to get us > going > > > > although we were well past the scheduled take off time. No wonder > the > > > > airline industry is in trouble I told myself. Just then, the > attendant > > > > came on the intercom to inform us all that we were being delayed. > The > > >entire > > > > plane let out a collective groan. She resumed speaking to say "We > are > > > > holding the aircraft for some very special people who are on their > way > > > > to the plane and the delay shouldn't be more than 5 minutes. The > word > > > > came after waiting six times as long as we were promised that "I" > was > > > > finally going to be on my way home. Why the hoopla over "these" > folks? I > > >was > > > > expecting some celebrity or sport figure to be the reason for the > hold > > > > up.........Just get their butts in a seat and lets hit the gas I > > > > thought. The attendant came back on the speaker to announce in a > loud > > and > > > > excited voice that we were being joined by several U. S. Marines > > returning > > > > home > > > > from Iraq!!! Just as they walked on board, the entire plane erupted > into > > > > applause. The men were a bit taken by surprise by the 340 people > > > > cheering for them as they searched for their seats. They were > having > > their > > > > hands > > > > shook and touched by almost everyone who was within an arm's > distance > > > > of them as they passed down the aisle. One elderly woman kissed the > hand > > > > of one of the Marines as he passed by her. The applause, whistles > and > > > > cheering > > > > didn't stop for a long time. When we were finally airborne, "I" was > > > > not the only civilian checking his conscience as to the delays in > "me" > > > > getting home, finding my easy chair, a cold beverage and the remote > > > in my > > > > hand. > > > > These men had done for all of us and I had been complaining > silently > > > > about "me" and "my" issues. I took for granted the everyday > freedoms I > > >enjoy > > > > and the conveniences of the American way of life I took for granted > > > others > > > > paid the price for my ability to moan and complain about a few > minutes > > >delay > > > > to "me" those Heroes going home to their loved ones. I attempted to > get > > > > my selfish outlook back in order and minutes before we landed I > > suggested > > > > to the attendant that she announce over the speaker a request for > > everyone > > > > to remain in their seats until our hero's were allowed to gather > their > > > > things and be first off the plane. The cheers and applause > continued > > until > > > > the > > > > last Marine stepped off and we all rose to go about our too often > taken > > >for > > > > granted everyday freedoms......... I felt proud of them. I felt it > an > > > > honor and a privilege to be among the first to welcome them home > and > > > > say Thank You for a job well done. I vowed that I will never forget > that > > > > flight nor the lesson learned. I can't say it enough, THANK YOU to > > > > those Veterans and active servicemen and women who may read this > and a > > > > prayer > > > > for those who cannot because they are no longer with us. GOD BLESS > > > > AMERICA! WELCOME HOME! AND THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE !!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > This is a ribbon for soldiers fighting in Iraq. Pass it on to > everyone > > >and > > > > pray. > > > > > > > > Something good will happen to you tonight at 11:11 PM. This is not > a > > > > joke... Someone will either call you or will talk to you online and > say > > > > that they love you. Do not break this chain. > > > > > > > > Send this to as many people as you can in the next 15 minutes. Go > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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> >
> > > Don't Delete, Read it.
> > > > I sat in my seat of the Boeing 767 waiting for everyone to hurry
> and
> > > > stow their carry-ons and grab a seat so we could start what I was
> > sure to
> > >be
> > > > a long , uneventful flight home. With the huge capacity and slow
> moving
> > > > people taking their time to stuff luggage far too big for the
> > overhead and
> > > > never paying much attention to holding up the growing line behind
> > them, I
> > > > simply shook my head knowing that this flight was not starting out
> very
> > > > well.
> > > > I was anxious to get home to see my loved ones so I was focused on
> "my"
> > > > issues and just felt like standing up and yelling for some of these
>
> > clowns
> > > > to
> > > > get their act together. I knew I couldn't say a word so I just
> thumbed
> > >thru
> > > > the "Sky Mall" magazine from the seat pocket in front of me. You
> know
> > it's
> > > > really getting rough when you resort to the over priced, useless
> sky
> > > > mall crap to break the monotony. With everyone finally seated, we
> just
> > >sat
> > > > there with the cabin door open and no one in any hurry to get us
> going
> > > > although we were well past the scheduled take off time. No wonder
> the
> > > > airline industry is in trouble I told myself. Just then, the
> attendant
> > > > came on the intercom to inform us all that we were being delayed.
> The
> > >entire
> > > > plane let out a collective groan. She resumed speaking to say "We
> are
> > > > holding the aircraft for some very special people who are on their
> way
> > > > to the plane and the delay shouldn't be more than 5 minutes. The
> word
> > > > came after waiting six times as long as we were promised that "I"
> was
> > > > finally going to be on my way home. Why the hoopla over "these"
> folks? I
> > >was
> > > > expecting some celebrity or sport figure to be the reason for the
> hold
> > > > up.........Just get their butts in a seat and lets hit the gas I
> > > > thought. The attendant came back on the speaker to announce in a
> loud
> > and
> > > > excited voice that we were being joined by several U. S. Marines
> > returning
> > > > home
> > > > from Iraq!!! Just as they walked on board, the entire plane erupted
> into
> > > > applause. The men were a bit taken by surprise by the 340 people
> > > > cheering for them as they searched for their seats. They were
> having
> > their
> > > > hands
> > > > shook and touched by almost everyone who was within an arm's
> distance
> > > > of them as they passed down the aisle. One elderly woman kissed the
> hand
> > > > of one of the Marines as he passed by her. The applause, whistles
> and
> > > > cheering
> > > > didn't stop for a long time. When we were finally airborne, "I" was
> > > > not the only civilian checking his conscience as to the delays in
> "me"
> > > > getting home, finding my easy chair, a cold beverage and the remote
>
> > in my
> > > > hand.
> > > > These men had done for all of us and I had been complaining
> silently
> > > > about "me" and "my" issues. I took for granted the everyday
> freedoms I
> > >enjoy
> > > > and the conveniences of the American way of life I took for granted
>
> > others
> > > > paid the price for my ability to moan and complain about a few
> minutes
> > >delay
> > > > to "me" those Heroes going home to their loved ones. I attempted to
> get
> > > > my selfish outlook back in order and minutes before we landed I
> > suggested
> > > > to the attendant that she announce over the speaker a request for
> > everyone
> > > > to remain in their seats until our hero's were allowed to gather
> their
> > > > things and be first off the plane. The cheers and applause
> continued
> > until
> > > > the
> > > > last Marine stepped off and we all rose to go about our too often
> taken
> > >for
> > > > granted everyday freedoms......... I felt proud of them. I felt it
> an
> > > > honor and a privilege to be among the first to welcome them home
> and
> > > > say Thank You for a job well done. I vowed that I will never forget
> that
> > > > flight nor the lesson learned. I can't say it enough, THANK YOU to
> > > > those Veterans and active servicemen and women who may read this
> and a
> > > > prayer
> > > > for those who cannot because they are no longer with us. GOD BLESS
> > > > AMERICA! WELCOME HOME! AND THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE !!!!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This is a ribbon for soldiers fighting in Iraq. Pass it on to
> everyone
> > >and
> > > > pray.
> > > >
> > > > Something good will happen to you tonight at 11:11 PM. This is not
> a
> > > > joke... Someone will either call you or will talk to you online and
> say
> > > > that they love you. Do not break this chain.
> > > >
> > > > Send this to as many people as you can in the next 15 minutes. Go
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________
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