Welcome... to V's Place

[brieze]

One last drink for the road I suppose.

Leaving?

 

[GoldDust Woman]

One last drink for the road I suppose.

I'm not the appointed bartender, but, I sure know how to mix drinks! What will you have?

 

[USF Sam]

One last drink for the road I suppose.

*slides a Rogue Hazelnut Ale *



Going somewhere? We kinda need you and Ana around for Baseball season.

Besides... this is like a kidney stone... it too shall pass. It'll hurt, but it'll pass. :cool

 

[brieze]

this is like a kidney stone... it too shall pass. It'll hurt, but it'll pass. :cool

So not looking forward to these =[

 

[retro]

*slides a Rogue Hazelnut Ale *



Going somewhere? We kinda need you and Ana around for Baseball season.

Besides... this is like a kidney stone... it too shall pass. It'll hurt, but it'll pass. :cool

She hates baseball, so you're out of luck there. :24:

*downs the beer*

okay, now can I get a bottle of Pyrat 1623 and a glass?

 

[retro]

oh, and yes... kidney stones hurt like a bitch

 

[retro]

Oh, and people that might be leaving me reps... I can't read who they're from for another couple of days.

 

[GoldDust Woman]

*slides a Rogue Hazelnut Ale *



Going somewhere? We kinda need you and Ana around for Baseball season.

Besides... this is like a kidney stone... it too shall pass. It'll hurt, but it'll pass. :cool

Ooooh, I bet kidney stones bite the big one! :eek

Check yer rep.

 

[GoldDust Woman]

Oh, and people that might be leaving me reps... I can't read who they're from for another couple of days.

Well doesn't that just figure. :willy_nilly:

Guess you're gonna have to stick around so you can read them in a few days. :24:

 

[USF Sam]

She hates baseball, so you're out of luck there. :24:

*downs the beer*

okay, now can I get a bottle of Pyrat 1623 and a glass?

GOOD MAN!

*wipes away a proud tear*


As far as Ana hating baseball goes... if I can teach Leah how to play the game you can teach Ana how to appreciate it.

 

[retro]

GOOD MAN!

*wipes away a proud tear*


As far as Ana hating baseball goes... if I can teach Leah how to play the game you can teach Ana how to appreciate it.

I've tried for the better part of four years now. :24: I even took her to a Cubs spring training game a few years back.

 

[retro]

So, since I can't start new threads yet either...

I borrowed my dad's truck last night to get rid of my Christmas tree since I had slacked off on getting rid of it until now. But they've stopped taking Christmas trees at the designated drop-off spots. So... I drove out into the country a few miles and chucked it into a walnut orchard. :24:

 

[retro]

Southwest Airlines pilot holds plane for murder victim’s family

January 10, 2011

It’s easy to be an airline industry critic in an era of “no waivers, no favors” and fees on top of fees. It’s easy to paint airlines as heartless corporations that treat us like self-loading cargo.

But every now and then, you hear a story that turns you into an adoring fan. Like Nancy’s story.

Before I continue, I should mention a few things: Nancy is a faithful reader of this site, and I agreed to use only her first name because of the brutal nature of the crime and the age of the victim. Second, I’m not an emotional, John Boehner-type, but I can’t read her story without getting a little teary.

So you’ve been warned: Grab a tissue.

Last night, my husband and I got the tragic news that our three-year-old grandson in Denver had been murdered by our daughter’s live-in boyfriend.

He is being taken off life support tonight at 9 o’clock and his parents have opted for organ donation, which will take place immediately. Over 25 people will receive his gift tonight and many lives will be saved.

This morning, after only a couple hours sleep, my husband and I began to make all arrangements to get him to Denver to be with our daughter. He is currently on business in LA and is flying Southwest.

While his employer, Northrop Grumman, made arrangements to get his ticket changed so he could get to Tucson today (which he had to do in order to not spend any extra money) I called Southwest to arrange his flight from Tucson to Denver so he would be stepping off one plane and getting on another.

He has several free flights with them so I couldn’t really do it on the website. The ticketing agent was holding back tears throughout the call. I’m actually her step-mother and it’s much more important for my husband to be there than for me to be there.

In LAX, the lines to both check a bag and get through security were exceptional. He got to the airport two hours early and was still late getting to his plane.

Every step of the way, he’s on the verge of tears and trying to get assistance from both TSA and Southwest employees to get to his plane on time.

According to him, everyone he talked to couldn’t have cared less. When he was done with security, he grabbed his computer bag, shoes and belt and ran to his terminal in his stocking feet.

When he got there, the pilot of his plane and the ticketing agent both said, “Are you Mark? We held the plane for you and we’re so sorry about the loss of your grandson.”

The pilot held the plane that was supposed to take off at 11:50 until 12:02 when my husband got there.

As my husband walked down the Jetway with the pilot, he said, “I can’t thank you enough for this.”

The pilot responded with, “They can’t go anywhere without me and I wasn’t going anywhere without you. Now relax. We’ll get you there. And again, I’m so sorry.”

My husband was able to take his first deep breath of the day.

I don’t know any other airline that would have done this.

http://www.elliott.org/blog/southwest-airlines-pilot-holds-plane-for-murder-victims-family/

*cry*

 

[Leah Love]

http://www.elliott.org/blog/southwest-airlines-pilot-holds-plane-for-murder-victims-family/

*cry*

So so sad - I got teary eyed too

 

[USF Sam]

Very nice, Retro...

I know that the TSA CAN'T care because if they show any, you know... HUMANITY... that it'll only be a weakness that will be exploited. But that pilot was very cool. And keep in mind, the tower had to give him permission to sit there for 12 minutes longer as well. There are more heroes in this story than we know about.

 

[retro]

Very nice, Retro...

I know that the TSA CAN'T care because if they show any, you know... HUMANITY... that it'll only be a weakness that will be exploited. But that pilot was very cool. And keep in mind, the tower had to give him permission to sit there for 12 minutes longer as well. There are more heroes in this story than we know about.

Or he could've said, "tower, this is pilot x of flight y, I'm having a personal bathroom emergency, we're going to be delayed"

:24: :24:

 

[Leah Love]

Or he could've said, "tower, this is pilot x of flight y, I'm having a personal bathroom emergency, we're going to be delayed"

:24: :24:

LOL that could work too, I guess.

 

[USF Sam]

Or he could've said, "tower, this is pilot x of flight y, I'm having a personal bathroom emergency, we're going to be delayed"

:24: :24:

True... or just "Tower, I lost the keys. It'll be a few minutes. I think they are in my other pants." :24:

 

[retro]

Another deep thought from retro

How in God's name does :24: equate out to : 24 :

What's the correlation there?

 

[GoldDust Woman]

Hey retro... can you read-send PM's right now?