Thankful Thursday #2

[thatcrazycajun]

I am thankful this first Thursday of April, 2008 for the following:

• That I'm not flying Southwest Airlines anywhere, nor will I anytime soon. As this NPR story reveals, they'd rather maintain their profits than their planes...and passengers' safety (and whistle-blowing employees' livelihoods) be damned.
   
• That I work for a really great boss and supervisor. (Need some printing?)
    
• That my rent and water bills were paid in full and on time the day before yesterday. Now to see about the others...
    
• That my sweetie singing_phoenix, traveling in Tanzania this week, was able to at least get away for awhile from the office in Nairobi to which a truly insane overload of work has largely confined her of late.
   
  
• That tomorrow is Friday and the weekend beckons. (I would be a lot more thankful for that if FilkOntario and I-Con weren't both happening this weekend...with half my f-list going to one or the other and me unable to afford either one.)
   
  
• That this weekend's edition of the annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival was able to find a new location after being kicked out of Piedmont Park. (City parks have been put off-limits to all large-crowd events until further notice due to drought conditions.) Though it does seem ironic that it's being held in an area where there's a lot more concrete and asphalt than grass or dogwood trees.

What are you thankful for today?

Comments

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

It's not just Southwest that's doing funny business with the Fed, it's probably all of them. Matter of fact, I would expect there to be about two of the big boys that would *not* be doing such things: AirTran, and Alaska. And that because of accidents (Alaska's was their fault; AirTran's was NOT) that have placed them under scrutiny alreddie.

[magicwoman.livejournal.com]

That it's not snowing.

That my rent is also paid on time. And utilities.

That I have lovely Gerber daisies on my desk.

[gorgeousgary]

I think I'm glad I'm driving to the next four cons I'm attending! (FKO, Balticon, Contata, Confluence).

Although I do need to fly to Vancouver & Dallas for late-April business trips.

[jannyblue.livejournal.com]

I am thankful I got OUT of the I-CON staff.

I am thankful that there was a moderately-priced London Broil at the Safeway, and that my beef jerky machine dehydrator still works.

I am thankful that I've just today gained some insight into some things that have been bothering me for well over 20 years.

I am also thankful for chocolate, but that's a given.

[hms42]

I am thankful I got OUT of the I-CON staff.

You did a great job last year and I do appreciate it. I had a good time. (I understand now why you don't want to ever do it again. Besides, running a track from 300 miles away is VERY hard. )

[terriwells.livejournal.com]

I am thankful that the love of my life had a happy birthday today. :-)

[hms42]

That tomorrow is Friday and the weekend beckons. (I would be a lot more thankful for that if FilkOntario and I-Con weren't both happening this weekend...with half my f-list going to one or the other and me unable to afford either one.)

I-CON.... I am running filk there (Why do I keep hearing "A SMOF too Blue" going thru my head.....) Its going to be an interesting con...

I don't know who is running filk next year (Guest tentatively lined up), but I can make suggestions to I-CON and other cons who do ask me "Who would you recommend". I just had one of those tonight. :)

[mshollie.livejournal.com]

I've flown Southwest frequently without any problems. And I will continue to do so. The only time I've flown AirTran, we had a problem with lost luggage which wasn't recovered until 16 hours later.