Seeing
Eye Dog
I was flying from San Francisco to Los Angeles. By the time we
took off, there had been a 45-minute delay and everybody on
board was ticked.
Unexpectedly, we stopped in Sacramento on the way. The flight
attendant explained that there would be another 45-minute delay,
and if we wanted to get off the aircraft, we would reboard in 30
minutes.
Everybody got off the plane except one gentleman who was blind.
I noticed him as I walked by and could tell he had flown before
because his Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath the seats in
front of him throughout the entire flight. I could also tell he
had flown this very flight before because the pilot approached
him and, calling him by name, said, "Keith, we're in
Sacramento for almost an hour. Would you like to get off and
stretch your legs?" Keith replied, "No thanks, but
maybe my dog would like to stretch his legs."
All the people in the gate area came to a completely quiet
standstill when they looked up and saw the pilot walk off the
plane with the Seeing Eye dog!
. . . . . . . The pilot was even wearing sunglasses.
. . . . . . . People scattered.
. . . . . . . They tried to change planes AND airlines!
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