Unfortunately my time with my new best mate was short lived,i had to depart Halifax for my final destination (not my final destination ever).Charlottetown is where im heading on the beautiful island of Prince Edward,so i boarded a dash 8 propeller aircraft i know these aircraft well as it happens,many years ago i started working at manchester airport loading and unloading the planes with the catering and stores etc,you worked with a partner one would drive the other would open the doors etc i had only been there a couple of weeks when we got the job of servicing one of these dash 8 planes, me being new and not knowing anythi
ng and my partner Horsey a long timer with loads of experience i would leave the decision to him what door to open,WRONG WRONG WRONG he opened the rear door, yep the emergency exit door and it fell to the tarmac with a right thud have you ever tried to pick one of these doors up i suppose you haven't really, let me tell you they are heavy unfortunately we couldn't cover our tracks due the the massive dint in it,so if you were flying out from manchester a few years ago on a brymon airways flight and it was cancelled sorry it was our fault,anyway back to my flight i am now seated next to this door rembering how easliy it came away, i think i will close my eyes and go to sleep.On returning from the land of nod we touch down at Charlottetown terminal 1 as you can see its not he biggest airport in the world but its nice,i gather my bags after a little chuckle to myself and grabbed a cab to my new home for the next few months.Shown to my room by Brian the caretaker/handyman he didn't have to walk far it was next door to his,how lucky am i "anything you want give us a shout"he said "i've always got beer in the fridge"he said "Well" i said "it would be rude not to have one" so there i was with yet another new best friend, a couple of beers later it was time to say my goodbyes and get some sleep 22hours after leaving manchester ive finally manged to get to bed.
Unfortunately my time with my new best mate was short lived,i had to depart Halifax for my final destination (not my final destination ever).Charlottetown is where im heading on the beautiful island of Prince Edward,so i boarded a dash 8 propeller aircraft i know these aircraft well as it happens,many years ago i started working at manchester airport loading and unloading the planes with the catering and stores etc,you worked with a partner one would drive the other would open the doors etc i had only been there a couple of weeks when we got the job of servicing one of these dash 8 planes, me being new and not knowing anythi
ng and my partner Horsey a long timer with loads of experience i would leave the decision to him what door to open,WRONG WRONG WRONG he opened the rear door, yep the emergency exit door and it fell to the tarmac with a right thud have you ever tried to pick one of these doors up i suppose you haven't really, let me tell you they are heavy unfortunately we couldn't cover our tracks due the the massive dint in it,so if you were flying out from manchester a few years ago on a brymon airways flight and it was cancelled sorry it was our fault,anyway back to my flight i am now seated next to this door rembering how easliy it came away, i think i will close my eyes and go to sleep.On returning from the land of nod we touch down at Charlottetown terminal 1 as you can see its not he biggest airport in the world but its nice,i gather my bags after a little chuckle to myself and grabbed a cab to my new home for the next few months.Shown to my room by Brian the caretaker/handyman he didn't have to walk far it was next door to his,how lucky am i "anything you want give us a shout"he said "i've always got beer in the fridge"he said "Well" i said "it would be rude not to have one" so there i was with yet another new best friend, a couple of beers later it was time to say my goodbyes and get some sleep 22hours after leaving manchester ive finally manged to get to bed.
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