By now you may have heard the story of Steve Slater, flight attendent with Jet Blue airlines. One of the passengers on a flight he was working got up during the taxi out and tried to get something out of the overhead. Steve asked him to sit down, he didn't and during the exchange the bag in the overhead hit Steve on the head.
What happened next will probably become legendary. Steve proceeded to get on the intercom and fill the cabin with an expletive laced tirade directed at the misbehaving passenger. He then opened the door, popped the escape chute and was on his way. But not before grabbing a beer from the beverage cart. He calmly grabbed an air taxi to get his car and drive home to Queens. He was apprehended before he could leave the airport.
I am going to root for Steve, not because he endangered people on the plane, but because I am sick and tired of self centered dickheads that think the airline rules don't apply to them. You know who you are. Steve will lose his job of over 20 years, but grabbing a beer and popping the chute sounds like a fun way to say, "Take this job and shove it".
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