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Speaker 1 (00:19):
Welcome to another
episode of Rideshare Road Talk
Conversations in Motion, apodcast where we create
unfiltered talk space thatexamines the meaningful lives of
my passengers while engaging inpersonal and topical
discussions.
I'm your host and driver, johnFondas, and we're cruising the
streets of Washington DC.
Buckle up, let's drive Anythingfun going on.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
I'm going to work
tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Oh, that's nice.
Well, depending on what you do,that doesn't.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
She's a.
That's my daughter.
She's a flight attendant.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Oh, that's fun.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Yes, okay.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Well, where are we
going tomorrow?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Sacramento and when I
mean we?
Speaker 1 (00:56):
I mean all three of
us.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Well, I'm going back
to California.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Okay, that's home for
you to california.
Okay, that's home for you.
Yes, whereabouts in california,uh, orange county, huntington
beach, nice, okay, yeah, yeah, Ihaven't been out that way in
quite a while, oh, but uh, Iknow I should.
I should because I got fishtacos written all over me.
Oh my god we have the best.
I love some good uh, likemexican too.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Oh, yeah, yeah, Very
much yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
So you're both coming
into DC just to visit?
Speaker 2 (01:30):
I work out of here.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Okay, cool.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
But she came to visit
.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
What's that like
being a flight attendant these
days?
Because, like you know, all Isee is like I'm name dropping,
all I see is the Spirit Airlinestuff and I'm like I'm not
getting on that joint, just fromthe people.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Yes, I feel like the
stereotype about Spirit is true.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
What is that?
What do you think that is?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
It's just cheaper
flights.
So it tends to just be likepeople who I'm, I don't like,
I'm not no, no, I get it, but Idon't know how to explain it.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Well, you know when
like flying used to be like this
this grand experience elegantthing and, like you know, I mean
I never wore a suit and tie ona plane, but there was always
this measured kind of cool.
Let's kick back and just enjoythe experience.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
And so you want to
leave DC.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
You want to leave
Washington?
Huh, I've been here my wholelife, outside of school, and I
think it's time.
Where do you want to go?
If I'm thinking out loud,probably North Carolina.
Ok, I stay in North Carolina.
We started doing Thanksgivingat a place called Pinehurst,
which is a very famous golfresort.
(02:40):
It's kind of like the Americanversion of St Andrews in
Scotland A lot of retirees,progressive, but it's got a nice
charm about it.
We did that for like 12, 13years.
It's the only Thanksgiving theyknew, because our families got
so big.
You can't have 70 people in onehouse, you know.
(03:02):
So we're like, let's bust outand do something different.
Um, and then you know, when yougo to some place, over and over
again, a little piece of itstays with you and I'm like,
wait a second.
I'm like 45 minutes fromraleigh, so I have all the um,
the culture and sports with theuniversities, the triangles
there for business and medicalis fantastic, with Duke and UNC,
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taxes are low, winters arechill and it's golf heaven.
So I'm like, honey, I don'tknow what you're going to do,
but I'm going to be fine downhere, and I guess that's the
compromise.
I don't know.
I'd say California.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Oh, I don't know, I
don't know.
I'd say California.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Oh, don't you dare,
but it's too expensive,
extremely.
I'm trying to get out of theremyself.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
It's way too.
Yeah, I'm trying to get out ofmyself Because it's way too.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Yeah, now your
family's been there in
California, were you there, justyou know.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Well, I was um my
family.
I have family in California andthen Pensacola, florida.
Oh, okay.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Well, it's two
opposite extremes, isn't it?
Speaker 2 (04:02):
I know, isn't it, but
I used to live in Georgia, so
Okay, okay.
In California.
Way too expensive.
I'm like get me out of here.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
I don't know how
people afford it.
It's I'm like get me out ofhere.
I don't know how people affordit.
I mean, I guess a lot of it'sold money and old properties
that people have had in the 40sand 50s that have been stuck
around in families and stufflike that.
How did you get into the flightattendant world?
Speaker 2 (04:39):
I always wanted to
try.
I had a sorority sister whosemom worked for delta okay and I
always wanted to travel and so Iwas talking to her mom about it
.
She's like, oh my god, she'd bea flight attendant, and it was
like a light bulb moment and Iwas like, oh no shit, they
actually I never like I was,like I never.
I don't know why I didn't thinkthat and so, um, I applied, like
while I was still in school,and I didn't get it, which I'm
(05:00):
glad I didn't, because I was notmature enough to.
Not ready for it, yeah, and sothen I applied like a year later
, and then I got with United.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Did it meet your
expectations of what you thought
versus what you're getting?
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Yes and no.
I mean I thought it was alittle bit more glamorous, you
know, and it has its moments ofglamour, but it is like the
flight.
Flying for free is nice whenyou can, that like all that's
nice, um, I think the byproductby default of just traveling is
the reward right, yeah, exactly,so that's nice to get those
(05:32):
experiences.
That's pretty special like likeI had a denver, like a 24 hour
long denver layover, and Icalled one of my friends it was
like during the middle of theweek at like 3 pm or something
and she's like I got to get backto work and I like hung up the
phone.
I was like, oh my gosh, Irealized that like she's, that's
her job and this is my jobwalking around Denver for 24
hours.
You know.
(05:55):
So stuff like that like wakesme up, just do whatever I want.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
That's great for me
for hours.
That's great.
That's great.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
No, and I don't have
any paperwork or emails or
anything like that, so it's niceyou probably see more of
humanity than I do in this car.
As far as people behavingpoorly, all kinds of people you
know, you see the clips on thenews when someone flips out
because someone has their feeton the, that's me.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
If someone's bare
foot came up on my armrest from
behind me, oh my God.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
I'm on.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
TMZ.
There's no doubt.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
No, yeah, that's
disgusting.
I've seen some crazy stuff.
I was actually I wasn't workingthis flight, I was just
traveling on it and the ladyacross from me she was in the
middle seat and the guy in theaisle was asleep and so, instead
of waking him up to like get goto the restroom, she climbed
over his seat and put her barelike sock foot on the aisle seat
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of the other person to likeclimb to get out the way.
And I'm thinking to myself whydidn't she just wake him up like
so you'd rather put your dirtyfoot on someone's shoulder, like
elbow, than wake this guy upfrom a nap.
Oh, that's crazy.
I thought that was sodisgusting.
I was like people are weird.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Yeah, I don't know
what happened to people.
I mean, I think there's justthere's more people now and by
default they're just more peoplewithout manners.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Maybe that's it there
are and I honestly, sometimes I
get it like you know, you pay alot of money for these flights
and you're stuck in this.
You know I sometimes I get it.
The seats are not ascomfortable as it used to be.
It's not enough room and yeahyou know, I I get some of it
like but it's just also like Imean there's there's nothing
(07:38):
that we can do as flightattendants to fix that.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Yeah, I mean.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
It's like punching
bags sometimes for people Right.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
You're just along for
the ride, unfortunately.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
But I've learned to
not let it affect me.
In the beginning I used to getreally worried up and now I just
walk away from people.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
I don't even go back
and forth you know, what I would
think was would be aninteresting polar opposite is
like when you find someone who'spleasant and conversational.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Like you, you'd want
to go the extra mile to make
their experience a little bitnicer, right right, yeah no,
because you give what you getright yeah, and then even like I
always tell people like, if youwant flight attendants to be
nice or get free stuff, bringthem like chocolate or cake.
Because we do that a lot, likewhenever passengers give us like
bring us gifts, we always arelike, oh, take care of 24 Delta,
(08:24):
they got us chocolates.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
I am 100% doing that.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
No, for sure.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
I'm bringing a big
old box of chocolates.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
You should.
And during Christmas, peoplegive like Starbucks cards and
stuff, which is super nice.
Yeah, that's a sweet touch,yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
I mean, if the
mailman gets a gift card, why
wouldn't the you know flightattendant?
Speaker 2 (08:44):
for sure, it's always
really nice A lot.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
Have you been to
Little Chicken?
Speaker 2 (08:49):
No, okay, run, run
towards that place.
It's right back there.
I did see that the thing islike Run towards that place.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
It's right back there
, I did see that it's so good,
it's so good.
My kids scream every time wecome near this place.
This arena stage has been thereforever.
It used to be a very smalllittle neighborhood theater and
then I'm not exactly sure, butyou can see what it looks like
(09:17):
now.
It was probably a hugeendowment or someone passed away
and said here's 100 million,and that's the result.
It's a beautiful, beautifultheater now Mostly stage and
musicals and things like that.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Yeah, it looks nice.
Yeah, it's real pretty.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
DC is one of those
cities that just shows itself
off at night really well.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Right, it's really
pretty and it doesn't need like
a lot of skyscrapers to do it,which is nice.
Like you know, a lot of othercities will have big, you know
buildings and all that.
I feel like DC just keeps itchill.
They do, don't they?
But it still looks nice.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
You're going to the
Pendry.
Speaker 2 (09:59):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
That's a hotel, right
.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Yes, okay.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
I mean, look what
this thing's doing.
It's telling us to go to theright and then another U-turn
and then back.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
You can make a U-turn
, sweetie, back this light.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
I'm about to break
the law for you, ladies.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
But you can make a
U-turn at this light.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Well, actually I
can't, but we're going to.
Oh, you can't.
This would be a business rightoff.
If I get a ticket, oh, no,don't you dare.
No, I don't care.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Yeah, don't you make
a U-turn.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
No, no, no, that's
okay.
I'm not going to jail for aU-turn?
No, no, you go around.
No, um, I just wanted to comedown and try to get a couple
people you know just to talk to,and why, oh, is that dude about
(10:43):
to get sick?
Don't do that dude here.
Look at him.
Yeah, easy, don't watch, ladies, it's gonna get ugly.
Oof.
See, I feel like.
I feel like I'm gonna die.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
It's not a good
feeling.
I have advice for him.
You know what?
Speaker 1 (10:59):
you do you take the
jacket off and you lay down on
that concrete.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
I know that's right.
Oh, that was the best.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
I remember that.
I remember that in college.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
I do not remember.
I do not like that stuff.
I'm like mm-mm.
Speaker 1 (11:14):
He definitely had a
moment, didn't he?
Speaker 2 (11:15):
He did, yeah, he did.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
He caught up to him.
He was like wait a minute, sowe're standing still for too
long.
Right, that's the worst.
That's when the world catchesup to you.
It does.
Okay, ladies, I feel like we'reon the sidewalk about to run
people over, like you know, likewe're someplace we're not
supposed to be.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
We can get out now if
it's easier for you.
Yeah, it's okay, because ourhotel's right to the left.
Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
I mean I've got to do
a little three-point turn
anyways.
What's this shady lady doing?
She's trying to get into theback door.
It's like, come on, she's alldone up.
But you're not that done up,Get the special treatment.
Oh, there's a cut-through righthere.
What are these people turningaround for?
Speaker 2 (12:03):
I think it's.
I don't know if it's one way,I'm not sure.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Well, we'll figure it
out, We'll figure it out.
Thank you, I could take it intothe lobby if you want.
Ladies, it was lovely chattingwith you.
You have a great night.
Thank you, I hope I see you.