Confessions of a Hostie 3 by Danielle Hugh

Author:Danielle Hugh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: airline, flight attendant, flight attendants travel secrets, flight attendants, airline attendant, flight attendant travel tips, flight attendant careers, airline stories, flight stories, airline stewardess
Publisher: Danielle Hugh

sometimes sleep can come at a cost

Dreams continue to be a subject of poolside discussion. Julia sometimes has the weirdest dreams after having a sleeping tablet. She does not elaborate, yet confirms the dreams have nothing to do with aircrafts or flying. I must admit there was one prescription sleeping tablet I tried which gave me strange dreams. I stopped taking them, preferring more natural products.

All five of us admit to taking sleeping tablets. I can't vouch for all international flight attendants, but I'd be surprised if most didn't take something to get some sleep or dull the effects of jetlag. Some of my flying friends swear by melatonin, a naturally produced chemical in the body, available in tablet form in some countries. It doesn't work that well for me. I keep relaying that everyone is different; what works for some doesn't work for others.

I am no goody two-shoes, yet I am not really into prescription drugs. I'll avoid them if I can. If my doctor says I need to take a course of antibiotics, I'll take them if I need to, but my preference is to dodge them. The word drug is loosely defined. I drink alcohol and guzzle coffee, however I have never, nor ever will, indulge in anything that might be found on a list of banned substances. Crew can be drug-tested. It rarely occurs. This is not the sole reason I am anti-drugs. It is a personal choice. I have seen the devastating effects some drugs can have, not just physically, but emotionally. Ok, that's enough of Danielle the anti-drugs campaigner, let's get back to sitting around the pool with four other likeminded people discussing everything from being naked in hotels to sleeping habits:

Julia tells a story of taking a sleeping tablet four hours before her scheduled wake-up call - or so she thought. She had misread her wake-up call time. What she thought was 16:00, being 4 p.m., was actually 14:00, being 2 p.m. Two hours may not sound much, but when you have just taken a pill which knocks you out for four hours and the phone rings... I'll let Julia tell the story...

'The phone rang. I was in gaga land. I must have picked up the phone and put it back down. I have no idea. Later the phone rang - and it was our boss. How long will you be Julia? he asked, the crew are on the bus. Oh god, I screamed - I didn't get my wake-up call. He said yes you did; the hotel has a record of it, but don't panic. We will go to the airport. You'll need to catch a cab and pay for it yourself. How long do you need to get ready? I was still dopey from the sleeping tablet. I stupidly said I could be ready in ten minutes. I'll have a cab ready for you in 15 minutes then, he calmly told me. So we'll see you on the plane. Why did

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