We're sitting in the SEA RCC waiting to board our flight for Chicago, connecting to a flight to Quebec City.
We just saw our special RCC front-counter friend, Patty, probably for the last time, since she just received notice of the transfer back to Boise that she applied for two years ago. She promised to post here after she arrives and maybe we'll carry through on our "threat" to make a quick trip to BOI to see how she's doing at a station without the RCC. She's confident she won't be working the ramp at least.
The Seattle Red Carpet Club is known as one of the friendliest clubs in the system, despite its windowless location. The employees have the "old-time" UA sense of service, and that extends to the front counter, the gate and to SEA-based flight attendants.
We'll miss Patty but fortunately there are a lot of other great people here at our "home" airport.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.