DON’T JUDGE A PILOT BY HIS DOG…
July 19th, 2005
In these days when flying has become humorless, here’s a short
tale that may make you smile.
A buddy of mine was flying from Seattle to San Francisco.
Unexpectedly the plane stopped in Sacramento along the way. The
flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if
the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft, the plane would
re-board in 30 minutes.
Everybody got off the plane except one gentleman who was blind.
My Buddy had noticed the man as he walked by and could tell the man
was blind because his Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath the
seats in front of him throughout the entire flight.
He 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?”
The blind guy replied, “No thanks, but maybe the dog would like to
stretch his legs.”
Picture this: All the people in the gate area came to a complete
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, but they were
trying to change airlines!
Have a great day and remember things aren’t always as they appear?