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Visiting cardiologist Dr. Mark Lanzieri (SGUSOM '85) performs Grenada’s first-ever coronary angiogram at the island’s general hospital. Working to improve the limited availability of cardiac care in Grenada, the St. George’s University alumnus marks his 15th mission by completing a diagnostic procedure that was previously unavailable on-island. Read more about Dr. Lanzieri and SGU's Visiting Cardiology Program by visiting: www.sgu.edu/news-events/news-archives13-first-angiograms.....
Austerity no.71515 visted the Foxfield Railway for the annual steam gala in 2010. The Pontypool and Blaenavon based loco looks at home in a colliery environment.
Basking in the sun at Bridgnorth on Saturday 8th May 1993 is D1842, which was gearing up to work the 11:15 service to Kidderminster. The former 47192, visiting from Crewe, was used during all three days of the Severn Valley Railway Diesel gala.
Yumiko Gottlieb and I enjoyed such a wonderful time in such a significantly beautiful spot
{FRA trip 15-18SEP2014, Mainz, Germany layover – my first 4-day FRA ever! – Joe came with me, & my friend Yumiko took a train from Frankfurt to Mainz to join us: Joe got to meet her for the first time!}
Mainz, Deutschland
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Ruth's Career as a Flight Attendant – Happy Highlights –
The time has come for me to say a certain good-bye. I have decided to accept a Voluntary Early Out Program (VEOP) of the world's largest airline – saving another flight attendant from being cut involuntarily due to the corona virus pandemic – since our Company doesn't need 80% of us now. Upon leaving September 27, 2021, once exited, I turn into a retiree with full retirement benefits. So I worked my last trip March 1-4, 2020, not knowing – the Lord knew – it'd be my last, and very good.
My first flight to Germany, when I was a child, took 2 days, on a Constellation propeller aircraft in 1960 transporting military families like ours, hugging coastlines and stopping every so often along the way to refuel. Four years later, ending my father's tour of duty, I flew back to America on a jet airliner.
In working flights from the early 90's into 2020 I encountered unexpected joys, exceptionally difficult people, and potentially deadly situations; however, on 1 flight a passenger came to the jetbridge boarding door I was working on his hands... because he had no legs; he had to walk into the restroom on his hands, then ate his meals with those same hands. I said to myself that I wouldn't complain about anything ever again.
Never did any flight I was working on cancel; however, during one month of 4 transatlantic Frankfurt trips, the flight from the day before on 3 of my 4 return flights cancelled: we carried their relaxed, rested return (deadheading) crew, who had an extra full day in Germany to enjoy doing whatever they wanted to do, back over the ocean, working the totally filled flights while they sat, ate, and slept in passenger seats, 100% full airplane each time! I wished I also could have had an extra day, too, at least once!
In a quarter century I flew Germany about 1,000 times as Speaker (making the airplane announcements in German), usually once, sometimes twice, occasionally 3 times in a week, even worked – assigned as a reserve – 10 transatlantic flights in 15 days, 5 trips back-to-back non-stop; plus worked other international destinations, also 5 years domestic, mostly 3-day but a few 1-, 2-, or 4-day, and 1 prized 5-day trip. I will have accumulated 29½ yrs. seniority from my 20May1992 hire, acquiring lifetime memories, enjoying amazing friendships. This scenic journey down memory lane highlights my working trips of which I have pictures: 1 in 1994; 2 in 2001; 2 in 2010; after buying a smart phone, 252 the next day 11AUG2012 through 04MAR2020. Enjoy this mere 1% of a total of ~70,000 photos and occasional notes on working trips as a crewmember!
We visited my mother's parents on my "single day off" during the holiday season, and got to spend about five hours enjoying thier company.
We went to visit Uncle Dave today (May 30th). Born and raised on the farm, Uncle Dave worked from sun up to sun down on the farm. Whether it was working cows or farming the fields Dave was always on the go. If a friend was in trouble Dave never hesitated to help them but what he loved most was his family. He always calling his children to see what was new with them and he especially loved being papa to his grandchildren. Unfortunately Dave's heart just couldn't keep up with him and we lost him at the age of 57 in 2014. Dave was cremated and buried on the family farm. We miss him a lot but we know he is watching over us from above.
Teresa Barrie
Turton, SD
I was up in Letterkenny in Donegal for the weekend visiting a friend, and on the way back, I happened to get a tyre blow out on the M4 motorway (doing around 75 mph). It was the rear driver's side tyre that went, initially I didn't notice it at first, but I did notice the car's handling was a bit wobbly. I then noticed there was a heavy pull on the car, so I pulled over & was greeted with a smoking blown tyre. Had to change it on the side of the motorway, at night, in the rain! The Firestone tyre as you can see is a write off.
I was lucky though, if it had happened to one of the front wheels, I probably would have lost control of the car.
Photograph taken in Firhouse, Dublin, Ireland, February 2011.
The Xpedition team visited Pasaia, a neighbour village that has traditionally looked at the sea and that has been a commercial and industrial centre for the area.
Mushrooms and fungi. I missed seeing the tiny mushroom at the bottom as my pain was at a peak and my thoughts were about returning to our vehicle to reduce my pain.
Geoffrey found that F. Scott and Zelda were buried in nearby Rockville. We had some time to kill, so we took the metro out and grabbed a few shots. Does anyone know why there are pennies on the tombstone?
Our UdG colleague Pedro took us to meet a fascinating group of people at this Guadalajara Laboratory experimenting with new kinds of material science. Learn more about their open laboratory approach at inmateriis.com/