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Passenger 57 · August 9th, 2006, 12:26

I remember when I used to perform lav service during the winter as a ramp agent for a major airline and the blue juice (lav liquid) would sometimes be frozen when the plane arrived. Not entirely frozen, but just at the part where you hook up the hose to fill it with fresh blue juice. The only way to service the lav would be to empty it out and then to carry a bucket full of blue juice up the jetway steps or walk it up a belt loader through the rear provisioning door and pour the stuff carefully into the toilet. All of this while trying not to slip and fall on an icy ramp. Obviously, I would avoid doing this if I could. But when the ops agent calls repeatedly for lav service you kinda have to look like you're doing it. Not all airline jobs are by any means glamourous. Nothing like the smell of fresh blue juice in the morning.

August 9th, 2006, 12:26	#38
Passenger 57 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SoCal by way of STL Posts: 12	Re: Inoperable Lavatory I remember when I used to perform lav service during the winter as a ramp agent for a major airline and the blue juice (lav liquid) would sometimes be frozen when the plane arrived. Not entirely frozen, but just at the part where you hook up the hose to fill it with fresh blue juice. The only way to service the lav would be to empty it out and then to carry a bucket full of blue juice up the jetway steps or walk it up a belt loader through the rear provisioning door and pour the stuff carefully into the toilet. All of this while trying not to slip and fall on an icy ramp. Obviously, I would avoid doing this if I could. But when the ops agent calls repeatedly for lav service you kinda have to look like you're doing it. Not all airline jobs are by any means glamourous. Nothing like the smell of fresh blue juice in the morning.