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 thirty 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. Would you take
him for me please?"
Now 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 a seeing eye dog! The pilot
was even wearing sunglasses that day. People scattered not only trying to change planes
but also trying to change airlines!
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