OK, I think we’re really done this time.
This was the fifth time that we put people on planes, but we’re calling this one flight 4.1.
Ominous Airline was contractually bound to give us 365 seats on our previous flight. They failed to do so. After they off-boarded 20-some people on their flight, they were obligated to come back and pick them up. Which meant yet another trip to the airport in a hazmat suit.
Guess who?
We didn’t have as many people this time, and they had been checked in already for the prior flight. So we didn’t need as many people this time, and we didn’t have to be at the airport as long. In fact, the plane left early this time. The fact that Ominous Airline didn’t use their own plane this time might have something to do with the efficiency.
I like how, from this angle, the U.S. flag looks like a necktie. Bonus points for anyone who can identify that yellow thing in my hand.
Although hundreds of people have since contacted us asking for help leaving the country, I think we’re done now. The state of the outbreak here is serious. The Embassy’s medical officer is more and more vocal that these airport adventures are dangerous for everyone, both passengers and Embassy personnel. We should not be exposing our people to the virus. I don’t disagree. I had a bit of a sore throat and a cough a few days after the flight, and even though it passed quickly, and I had no fever, it was still a scare.
I had to self-isolate at home for a week. Now I’m ready to get back to work.
Thanks for your service, Den! Hope you are feeling well.
Alexa Table Tennis racquet?
So proud and thankful for your service, and that you get some time to heal and stay safe.
Cheers from here! It seems that your “post” is transforming from “hardship” to a “hazardous.”
As a new-to-the-life EFM, I found this all really inspiring. It may a bit intimidating to think about packing it all up and leaving a good deal of it behind, but your posts make it seem like it will be worth all the effort. Thank you for your service, and please keep blogging!