I stepped in from the aisle and caught my hose on a piece of metal on the seat. (I’m pretty sure they build them into the design. There are probably all sorts of specs on the part: Flight Attendant Snag-Makers. It may be a no-go item.)
I looked down and even though they're pretty thick and tough tights. (Such as are intended to avoid just this scenario.) But they didn't just have little snag...that had a full on hole in them...that was growing as I looked at it. A man coming on sympathized with my predicament.
He was one of the first passengers on so I was able to get back to the back of the plane, get into my bag, dig around a little, and retrieve another new pair. I went in the bathroom and made like Clark Kent.
The old pair was off and tossed in the trash, and the new pair was on in no time. The lav. measures about 2’ x 2’, but in under three minutes I was back in the aisle helping passengers.
That is a legit flight attendant super power.
Here are some others:
-Being able to get up, showered, made up, coiffed, and dressed in random and varied hotel environments, in random and varied time zones. We can also get re-packed, down to the lobby, get on the hotel van, to the airport, through security, boarding a plane full of passengers, and fly half-way across the country: without actually waking up.
-Reading lips. For some reason people don’t want to speak up. Yes. We’re losing hearing. Yes it’s loud on planes but, seriously, even when I’m dead-heading and sitting right next to someone...often I can't hear them. In an attempt not to disturb anyone around them...they will just mouth the words. We learn to identify a wide range of drinks just by watching people's lips.
This is all I can think of...but I'll add to the list when I notice others.
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