Drama on an overnight

katbuad · 07-03-2008, 08:47 AM

Hubby had some drama on an overnight yesterday evening.

He was overnighting in Chattanooga, TN (so sorry to report this story about Chattanooga. Grew up very near. Chattanooga is really a nice tourist town with a lot of nice people, just not this person.) He and the rest of the crew took the free electric bus to dinner. On the bus on the way back a family with a service animal boarded the bus. Hubby said the driver was obvioulsy afraid of the dog, a big german shepard wearing a service vest. The driver quized the family about the dog, even asking for papers! Finally let the family take a seat but continued with quite a bit of attitude towards them. The family ended up getting off the bus to end the confrontation.

Hubby stood up and joined in with "that isn't right." (I am SO PROUD of him!) The bus driver (already heated up) started yelling at him. He asked to speak to the driver's supervisor and driver ended up kicking him off the bus calling him drunk and raceist (he was/is neither drunk nor racesist). On a bus full of other people! He ended up calling the police because the driver's supervisor wouldn't come down and talk to him.

The police filed a report for the family with the dog and another report for hubby (calling a pilot drunk on a bus full of other people while he is overnighting can't be good for the career). As the family with the dog and hubby and his crew were dismissed, the police were taking the statment from the bus driver and her supervior, who finally came down when the police called and ask them to come down. I asked hubby if he didn't want to wait around and hear the driver's story but he (already spent 3 hours there dealing with the situation) said that the driver was yelling and screaming at the police and in no way appeared creditable or even sane.

Imachickadee75 · 07-03-2008, 09:39 AM

Yikes! Good for him standing up for that family! So many people would have just looked the other way!

Jackie

Hokuspocus · 07-03-2008, 10:39 AM

Good for him for standing up for that family! But what an awful bus driver, to do that!!

Brenda · 07-03-2008, 11:02 AM

Good for him to stand up to the bus driver!

Mrs.Alchemist · 07-03-2008, 04:33 PM

Good for your Hubby!!!!

Amanda · 07-03-2008, 04:46 PM

DITTO!!!

AnnaRose · 07-03-2008, 10:18 PM

Wowsa! That was great of your hubby to do the right thing!

jr_lenz · 07-03-2008, 10:30 PM

reminds me of the datelines "what would you do". why to stand up and not back down.

HeffsRah · 07-03-2008, 10:51 PM

omg. thats crazy!! You should be proud! Thats so great he stood up like that, it's unbelievable how ignorant people can be!!!

ccbegay · 07-04-2008, 08:55 AM

YAY! for your husband, we need more people like him!
Like all those accounts of people being harassed/hit-n-run and not a single person around them did a thing! I am surprised how a person could just sit through that, way to go for you husband he did the right thing!

07-03-2008, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
katbuad Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville, TN USA Posts: 654 Recipes: Thanks: 9 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Drama on an overnight Hubby had some drama on an overnight yesterday evening. He was overnighting in Chattanooga, TN (so sorry to report this story about Chattanooga. Grew up very near. Chattanooga is really a nice tourist town with a lot of nice people, just not this person.) He and the rest of the crew took the free electric bus to dinner. On the bus on the way back a family with a service animal boarded the bus. Hubby said the driver was obvioulsy afraid of the dog, a big german shepard wearing a service vest. The driver quized the family about the dog, even asking for papers! Finally let the family take a seat but continued with quite a bit of attitude towards them. The family ended up getting off the bus to end the confrontation. Hubby stood up and joined in with "that isn't right." (I am SO PROUD of him!) The bus driver (already heated up) started yelling at him. He asked to speak to the driver's supervisor and driver ended up kicking him off the bus calling him drunk and raceist (he was/is neither drunk nor racesist). On a bus full of other people! He ended up calling the police because the driver's supervisor wouldn't come down and talk to him. The police filed a report for the family with the dog and another report for hubby (calling a pilot drunk on a bus full of other people while he is overnighting can't be good for the career). As the family with the dog and hubby and his crew were dismissed, the police were taking the statment from the bus driver and her supervior, who finally came down when the police called and ask them to come down. I asked hubby if he didn't want to wait around and hear the driver's story but he (already spent 3 hours there dealing with the situation) said that the driver was yelling and screaming at the police and in no way appeared creditable or even sane. Last edited by katbuad; 07-03-2008 at 11:46 AM.

07-03-2008, 09:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Imachickadee75 Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 577 Recipes: Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Drama on an overnight Yikes! Good for him standing up for that family! So many people would have just looked the other way! Jackie __________________ Welcoming baby #3 this spring!

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Hokuspocus Jetgirls Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: ABQ Posts: 273 Recipes: Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Drama on an overnight Good for him for standing up for that family! But what an awful bus driver, to do that!! __________________ http://spyviewacres.blogspot.com/ <----The house is finally done! Now for the Barn!

07-03-2008, 11:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Brenda Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: EVV Posts: 1,186 Recipes: Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Drama on an overnight Good for him to stand up to the bus driver! __________________ - Brenda, wife to Eric, Capt for Shuttle America.

07-03-2008, 04:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mrs.Alchemist Jetgirls Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anaheim Posts: 390 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Drama on an overnight Good for your Hubby!!!! __________________ Mrs. Alchemist AKA Sarah http://www.myspace.com/sarah_and_lola

07-03-2008, 04:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Amanda Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PHL suburbs Posts: 2,085 Recipes: Thanks: 12 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Drama on an overnight DITTO!!! __________________ Amanda Loving wife of Nick, an Int'l FO for Continental flying the 757/767 based in EWR!

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AnnaRose Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 263 Recipes: Thanks: 6 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Drama on an overnight Wowsa! That was great of your hubby to do the right thing! __________________ "A person travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it..."

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jr_lenz Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 823 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Drama on an overnight reminds me of the datelines "what would you do". why to stand up and not back down. __________________ He wasn't sure he wanted a baby sister, but he loved her the moment he saw her.

07-03-2008, 10:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
HeffsRah Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 302 Recipes: Thanks: 27 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Drama on an overnight omg. thats crazy!! You should be proud! Thats so great he stood up like that, it's unbelievable how ignorant people can be!!! __________________ Sarah & Jeffrey (F.O. for PDT in MDT)

07-04-2008, 08:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
ccbegay Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 1,617 Recipes: Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Drama on an overnight YAY! for your husband, we need more people like him! Like all those accounts of people being harassed/hit-n-run and not a single person around them did a thing! I am surprised how a person could just sit through that, way to go for you husband he did the right thing! __________________ <-------Kenzie's wild weekend on a boat in SC... ~Great Love and Great Achievements involves Great Risks~ CASSIE

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