Turkey Dinner

mrivc211 · November 25th, 2005, 12:55

I don't know if this belongs here but oh well.

Two nights ago I fly a local trip out of LAX. I flew from orange county to LAX started my day, then flew back to orange county that night. On the ride over the flight attendant mentioned that they were overnighting in SNA(orange County) the next night(turkey day) and that it was too short of an overnight to go home. One lived in SLC, and the other two in SAN. Well that day I looked online to see who was overnighting in SNA to invite them over for t-day dinner because I knew #1 the crews from my base were doing the overnights this month and #2 a Flight attendant invited me and my crew over to her house last year in Imperial,CA(the second armpit of california(bakersfield is the first)).

So I invited them over for dinner. THey called the next day around 2pm saying they were going to make it. Keep in mind I don't know how to cook. Half the family is in Vegas, the other half in SFO. So I dashed to the market and grabbed three mini turkeys that were ready to serve. Stuck them in the oven at 200 degrees to keep them warm. Got all the veggies and desserts and all that. Turned out to be a great Thanksgiving dinner. The F/A's husband flew down from SLC and also had dinner with us.

I had remembered how nice it was for us not to be in our crummy hotel for thanksgiving last year so I wanted to return the favor and invite those crews this year to my house. I was supposed to be in vegas with my family but I didn't really wanna go.

I've done my good deed of the year. Now please god, let me win the lotto. HAhahahah.

scoobs · November 25th, 2005, 17:28

Where is Fresno is your ranking system? Imperial isn't that bad 9 months out of the year.

MQAAord · November 25th, 2005, 20:44

That was very decent of you to host dinner like that. It's kindness I'm sure they'll remember for a very long time.

I've done my fair share of holidays 'working', and the worst thing about it for me was the total lack of available food on holidays. It is darn near impossible to find something, ANYTHING, to eat on Christmas day!

aloft · November 25th, 2005, 22:01

Fresno is third. Although I'd have to say Barstow is tied with Bakertucky, actually.

Doug Taylor · November 25th, 2005, 23:40

Awesome. Pay it forward!

mtsu_av8er · November 26th, 2005, 23:51

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Awesome. Pay it forward!

I'm going to pay forward that Thanksgiving dinner I ate in the field. Ham slice, I think it was . . .

Or how about that Thanksgiving I ate in the chow hall in Japan . . .

Oh, yeah - I'm gonna pay it forward, alright!!!

Seriously, Good job!! FSM will reward you!!

Chris_Ford · November 26th, 2005, 23:51

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Originally Posted by mtsu_av8er

FSM will reward you!!

Ramen!

mrivc211 · November 27th, 2005, 00:55

I guess my good karma paid off. I logged onto our company website and checked out a section that I didn't know existed. I guess our CFO made an offer for employees to host dinner for crew members overnighting in that city. He offered to pick up the tab! Thats kewl!

Bigey · December 11th, 2005, 18:55

You know what would suck omar - you win the lottery but gotta split it with 100 people and the total outcome is 2 million.

November 25th, 2005, 20:44	#3
MQAAord Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 9,396	That was very decent of you to host dinner like that. It's kindness I'm sure they'll remember for a very long time. I've done my fair share of holidays 'working', and the worst thing about it for me was the total lack of available food on holidays. It is darn near impossible to find something, ANYTHING, to eat on Christmas day! __________________ PPL SEL 100-ish hours TT Former American Airlines F/A (12 months) Former Simmons/Eagle F/A (6 years) Former Eagle ground school instructor (1 year) Former Eagle IOE instructor (3 years)

November 25th, 2005, 22:01	#4
aloft Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop Posts: 6,998	Fresno is third. Although I'd have to say Barstow is tied with Bakertucky, actually. __________________ Commercial Pilot, ASEL/AMEL/IA 900+ TT/25 ME Mountain-qualified Search & Rescue/Disaster Relief Mission Pilot, Civil Air Patrol B.S., Psychology, Univ of Utah

November 25th, 2005, 23:40	#5
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,094 Blog Entries: 1	Awesome. Pay it forward! __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

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November 25th, 2005, 12:55	#1
mrivc211 Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,048	Turkey Dinner I don't know if this belongs here but oh well. Two nights ago I fly a local trip out of LAX. I flew from orange county to LAX started my day, then flew back to orange county that night. On the ride over the flight attendant mentioned that they were overnighting in SNA(orange County) the next night(turkey day) and that it was too short of an overnight to go home. One lived in SLC, and the other two in SAN. Well that day I looked online to see who was overnighting in SNA to invite them over for t-day dinner because I knew #1 the crews from my base were doing the overnights this month and #2 a Flight attendant invited me and my crew over to her house last year in Imperial,CA(the second armpit of california(bakersfield is the first)). So I invited them over for dinner. THey called the next day around 2pm saying they were going to make it. Keep in mind I don't know how to cook. Half the family is in Vegas, the other half in SFO. So I dashed to the market and grabbed three mini turkeys that were ready to serve. Stuck them in the oven at 200 degrees to keep them warm. Got all the veggies and desserts and all that. Turned out to be a great Thanksgiving dinner. The F/A's husband flew down from SLC and also had dinner with us. I had remembered how nice it was for us not to be in our crummy hotel for thanksgiving last year so I wanted to return the favor and invite those crews this year to my house. I was supposed to be in vegas with my family but I didn't really wanna go. I've done my good deed of the year. Now please god, let me win the lotto. HAhahahah.

November 25th, 2005, 17:28	#2
scoobs Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 678	Where is Fresno is your ranking system? Imperial isn't that bad 9 months out of the year.

November 27th, 2005, 00:55	#8
mrivc211 Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,048	I guess my good karma paid off. I logged onto our company website and checked out a section that I didn't know existed. I guess our CFO made an offer for employees to host dinner for crew members overnighting in that city. He offered to pick up the tab! Thats kewl!

December 11th, 2005, 18:55	#9
Bigey Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Socal Posts: 2,775	You know what would suck omar - you win the lottery but gotta split it with 100 people and the total outcome is 2 million.