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I was flying
from San Francisco to Los Angeles. By the
time we took off, there had been a 45-minute
delay and everybody on board was ticked.
Unexpectedly,
we stopped in Sacramento on the way. The
flight attendant explained that there would
be another 45-minute delay, and if we wanted
to get off the aircraft, we would re-board
in 30 minutes.
Everybody got
off the plane except one gentleman who was
blind. I noticed him as I walked by and
could tell he had flown before because his
Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath the
seats in front of him throughout the entire
flight. I could also tell he had flown this
very flight before because the pilot
approached him and, calling him by name,
said, "Keith, we're in Sacramento for almost
an hour. Would you like to get off and
stretch your legs?" Keith replied, "No
thanks, but maybe my dog would like to
stretch his legs."
Picture this,
all the people in the gate area came to a
completely quiet standstill when they looked
up and saw the pilot walk off the plane with
the Seeing Eye dog! The pilot was even
wearing sunglasses. People scattered. They
not only tried to change planes, they also
were trying to change airlines! |
