Sunday, February 05, 2012

Airline with a sense of humour


Don’t  miss scrolling all the way down to  read the flight attendants comments to the passengers. Very  good!
This  is from one of the most hilarious e-mails, EVER....would love to fly with this  bunch of loonies.

Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline  that doesn't take itself too seriously. Check out their new livery! And  have a read about their Customer Relations. 











WHAT  A PITY KULULA DOESN'T FLY INTERNATIONALLY - WE SHOULD SUPPORT THEM IF ONLY  FOR THEIR HUMOUR - SO TYPICALLY SOUTH AFRICAN.

Kulula is an  Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg .  Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety  lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. 

Here  are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

On a  Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you just sit where you want)  passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight  attendant announced,
"People, people we're not picking out furniture  here, find a seat and get in it!"

---o0o---

On another  flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot  said,
"Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will  be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance  the appearance of your flight attendants."

----o0o---

On  landing, the stewardess said,
"Please be sure to take all of your  belongings.. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's  something we'd like to have."

----o0o---

"There may be 50  ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this  airplane." 

---o0o---

"Thank  you for flying Kulula. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much  as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."

---o0o---

As the plane  landed and was coming to a stop at Durban Airport ,  a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: 
"Whoa,  big fella. WHOA!"

---o0o--

After a particularly rough  landing during thunderstorms in the Karoo ,  a flight attendant on a flight announced,
"Please take care when  opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure  as hell everything has shifted."

---o0o---

From a Kulula  employee: 
"Welcome  aboard Kulula 271 to Port  Elizabeth .  To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull  tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't know  how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public  unsupervised."

---o0o---

"In the event of a sudden loss of  cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab  the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling  with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are  travelling with more than one small child, pick your  favorite."

---o0o---

"Weather at our destination is 50  degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before  we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more  than Kulula Airlines."

----o0o---

"Your seats cushions can  be used for flotation; and in the event of an emergency water landing,  please paddle to shore and take them with our  compliments."

---o0o---
"As you exit the plane, make sure to  gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed  evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or  spouses.."

---o0o---

And from the pilot during his welcome  message:
"Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of  the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them  are on this flight!"

---o0o—

Heard on Kulula 255 just after  a very hard landing in Cape  Town :  The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, 
"That  was quite a bump and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you  it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the  flight attendant's fault, it was the  asphalt."

---o0o—

Overheard on a Kulula flight into Cape  Town ,  on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the  Captain really had to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the  Flight Attendant said,
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Mother  City. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the  Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the  gate!"

---o0o—

Another flight attendant's comment on a less  than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain  Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."

---o0o—

An airline  pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into  the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first  officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give  them a "Thanks for flying our airline". He said that, in light of his bad  landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking  that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off  except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said,
"Sir, do  you mind if I ask you a question?"
"Why, no Ma'am," said the pilot.  "What is it?" 
The  little old lady said,
"Did we land, or were we shot  down?"

---o0o—

After a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg ,  the attendant came on with,
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in  your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a  screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and  the warning bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick  your way through the wreckage to the  terminal.."

---o0o—

Part of a flight attendant's arrival  announcement:
"We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today..  And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the  skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of Kulula  Airways."

---o0o—

Heard on a Kulula flight:
"Ladies and  gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is  on the wing.. If you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Buying fresh fish in Barbados


A task turns into an adventure.

Starts out with Yellow bus ride to Paynes Bay, we prefer the Yellow private busses, yes loud music but they stop for you and let you off at your destination not the bus stop and you don't have to keep guessing if you are there yet!

Seaside Government controlled fish market open from 7am to 7 pm, we arrived t 10:20 am - no fish in yet, walked around a bit still not in, we were forced to have a beer at a small roadside bar. 11:40 fish are in. Woman in front of us starts conversation with us and then tells us to go first. We ordered about 6 servings of filleted dolphin fish also called Mahi Mahi or Dorado. Head back to get the bus home and decided to stop at the Roti Hut we had passed by during our wait. Bought a couple of chicken Roti for lunch. Flagged down a Yellow bus, got off in Holetown and walked the 2 blocks up the hill to home - total adventure time 2:30 hrs. Worth every minute, cause we got our fresh fish!

Monday, November 07, 2011

Want to buy a boat?


This is just crazy!!
Think about this "island yacht", and make sure I should be invited to its inaugural sailing...

Yes you read it right, a whole amazing island built right on a beautiful yacht. Created by UK-based yacht design company Yacht Island Designs, bringing a whole island onto a yacht.

The design as you can see is inspired by tropical islands, with huts, a pool and to top of that, a whole volcano that is sure not to erupt. Since this is a yacht, it comes packed with special VIP rooms, arcades, gym, lounges, spas and even a helipad. The volcano adds a lot of beauty to the whole look of the yacht, it also happens to have water flowing out of it onto the pool creating this amazing river complementing the whole tropical look.

The back of the yacht has a retractable beach deck where structures float on the sea making the sea accessible to swim in and of course grant access to various water activities such as wake boarding and jet-skis. The whole concept is pure genius and the result looks even better. (sent to me by a friend)









Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Annderosa Doggy Day Care

If you are in the Peterborough area and loking for a great Doggy Daycare, 
Check out Annderosa.com
Annderosa is the Volhard Dog Nutrition Canadian Distributor
and you can purchase Volhard products online at Annderosa.com  

Monday, May 23, 2011

Montreal - Pointe Claire Reunion

Great 3 days with friends from back in the 60's

From Mtl gang

Monday, May 16, 2011

Dylan going Annderosa Doggy Day Care

Dylan - is looking forward to a couple of days at Annderosa Doggy Day Care

From Dylan Dec 2010

He will be hanging out with a pack like this happy bunch - I'm sure he will have fun and make many new friends

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Video of the week - for me

Truly amazing - loved how quickly he recovered from the dropped stick and how he got more comfortable closer to the end. Very good.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Contempt of Parliament and the Canadian People

PM Harper claims that this election is all about the economy. It’s not. The economic record speaks for itself. It was a Liberal government brought in surplus after surplus & managed the economy extremely well.
This election is about a government that is secretive, controlling & disingenuous, using the Politics of Fear in simplistic slogans like “Hug a thug” to garner votes. Most importantly is this government’s total contempt and disrespect of the basic tenants of our democratic processes. If they are willing to act this way in a minority position, what would happen with a majority?

Playing the politics of slogans and fear:


1) Contempt of Parliament - Despite what PM Harper says - Contempt of parliament is not something to be taken lightly, it is a serious threat to our democratic parliamentary system.

2) Harper government falls in historic Commons showdown

3) In Contempt of Parliament and the Harper Government

4) Prorogation redux: Harper in contempt of Parliament

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Busy Day on the Ice

Last week when it rained, the lake was left looking like a gaint rink - smooth ice everywhere. then the Temperature dropped back down to -5 C and there was a like snow fall (less than 2 inches). All it took for a neighbour to build a rink was 1/2 hr with a snowblower.  Let the game begin.  In background Ice fishing - only 2 year since made legal on our lake.

From Hipstamatic Ipod photo
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Friday, January 07, 2011

Coming soon ....

We will be going from:
From Hipstamatic Ipod photos

To this:
From 2010 Barbados