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 reboard 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!
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