In the beginning… I started working for United Airlines at FSD, the regional airport in Sioux Falls, SD in February of 2000. I spent two weeks in Houston for ramp training, learning how to load 737s and 757s, and how to drive the pushback tractor to move (push) the aircraft away from the gate. After … Continue reading My Stint in the Airline Biz Part 1
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Winter in South Dakota
Just call me Nemesis... Unless you live in eastern South Dakota, you have no earthly idea of what winter is like. Us “East River” South Dakotans call “West River” the banana belt. Oh sure, they may get nasty blizzards and some of them have been downright tragic. An October blizzard a few years ago killed … Continue reading Winter in South Dakota