Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2007 (19. évfolyam, 1-50. szám)

2007-03-16 / 12. szám

If On a Winter's Night a Traveler... (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) As I mentioned last week, upon arrival to the hotel in Philadelphia/Chester, we discov­ered that our room on the 6th floor had not been made up. So back down to the reception to get clean sheets. By now the room prices went even higher, I heard the receptionist say on the phone the only room they had cost $179... There was no housekeeping person around at this hour, but the help­ful maintenance man came upstairs and meticulously made our beds. We used every bit of the emergency supplies I always carry with me and hardly ever need, including the half-used piece of soap from Holiday Inn. I was pat­ting myself on the shoulder. Julius fell asleep immediately, but I stayed up to watch the Oscars, and write in my notebook. I took a masochistic pleasure in watch­ing the 11 o’clock news, especially the weather report. Although the snowstorm was not as bad as the infamous “Valentine’s Day storm”, there had been dozens of accidents, and Wilmington, Dela­ware got the worst of it. Highway 95 (the road to Philadelphia) was all snowed in. On highway 202 (the one we take) there was a downed power line which- caused traffic to stall for several hours. Thank God we talked Tim out of coming to take us back to their house for the night! From here on, everything worked like magic. Two girls, who were there the night before, received us at the gate in Terminal D and asked how it worked out for us. They were so nice and helpful, we had to tell them everything, show them the HÍRLAP, and we took pictures together. One was like a freshly picked flower, with her bright smile and Ori­ental mystique. The other, like a healthy all-American country girl, rosy-cheeked, with red hair and freckles. Time seemed to fly, our aircraft came in on time from Orlando, Florida, and soon we were on our way to Chicago Midway. The plane was less than half full, only 55 passengers, and lots of room to stretch our limbs. Here again, the flight attendants were extremely friendly, and since we were sitting in the front row, we were able to talk a lot as they were sitting facing us, seat­­belts fastened, through takeoff and the long climb to cruising altitude. They were interested in my experiences as a flight atten­dant of the “Heroic Age pf Hun­garian Aviation”. That’s what we, stewardesses of the first 30 years, were called in a book put together by our former supervi­sor, Ibolya Gerőfi, something all of us who were flying in those days hold in the highest esteem. Full of pictures and anecdotes, it commemorates and preserves our collective memories of the old days. And what a difference look­ing at the flight attendants now! That’s one of the things about Southwest Airlines that I like, they are dressed so casually, in mix-and-match skirts and tops and pants, not like the rigid uniforms we had to wear in the beginning. One of the girls, Tracy, was actu­ally sporting shorts, and I was wondering if she wasn’t a little bit too lightly dressed for the season, but she seemed all right. Only when they were get­ting out in Chicago did I venture to ask her if she wasn’t cold, and she con­fessed that she was freezing, but there was nothing she could do about it: she forgot her uniform long pants when she packed her bag, and even the loose dress code of SW has its limits, she could not wear her civilian clothes for the trip. We landed on time in Chicago, and we stayed in the aircraft while they cleaned up and boarded the new passengers. That was the only time on the whole trip that I was really cold, as they opened the main door on the left and the catering door on the right, and the freezing fresh air almost blew us away. But momentarily they closed the doors and we were on our way to LAX. There is only one more thing I need to mention. Our luggage was waiting for us at baggage claim, and we were out of there before everybody else. Southwest did well for us - again - and I can hardly wait to fly with them again. SUSAN JANCSO BIRDIE. PHOTOS: by Susan and Julius Jancso Allis and San from Southwest, checking out the Hírlap Our reason for going on this winter trip: a happy family reunion. Grandson Spencer (5), Granddaughter Joy (7 1/2), “Gaga” Jancso, Daughter Susan, and the youngest: Gracie (1 1/2) San, originally from Cambodia, the helpful and charming South­west girl with Susan under the departure sign Flight attendants on the PHL-Chicago leg of the trip: Tracy (bare knees) and Kelly, seat belts duly fastened. 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CÍM: 2320 West Clark Ave., Burbank, CA 91506 Internet: www.HungarianDeli.com E-mail: HungaryHu@aol.com Tel: (818) 972-9327 * (818) 845-0433 Fax: (818) 845-8656 * Toll Free: 800-791-2030 Nyitva: hétfőtől szombatig de. 10-től Szállítunk a világ minden területére! UPS, FEDERAL EXPRESS, AIR-BORN, POSTAHIVATAL, STB. Sok szeretettel várjuk a kedves vevőket: Ottó, Edith, Erika, Erik, és Thomas (Tamás) Március 16, 2007

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