The Object is Near

Yesterday I was heading into Greensboro North Carolina, and everyone got off the plane when the rampers started going all crazy. Our crew found out the president was coming. I've seen Air Force two other times and it is still exciting. We got out of the aircraft (since the airport was closed and we weren't going to go anywhere) we saw the helicopters hovering at the runway, and secret service driving around in there big scary SUVs. One of the ramper was joking that another ramper should walk out with a bag scanner and point it at the plane so we could see where the snipers were. The pilots always laugh when Air Force One is flying because Air Traffic Control won't tell them what it is. Greensboro was calling it the object.

The most interesting part was watching every worker come out of the airport to watch it land. The usual comments were made that they didn't like Bush and this was a waste of taxpayer money, blah blah. I couldn't help but notice that even though everyone felt that way they were still lined up to see him come in. It surprised me because the press gives him such a bad wrap and we as Americans don't really give him the respect that his office deserves (aka all the bad jokes comments and down right crazy talk that he has generated). Yet, the everyday American lined up with excitement to see the President of the United States plane. I felt like I was in a parade, and we didn't even get to see him! When Air Force One landed, we all stood quiet and one of my pilots whistled at the nice landing. I didn't think with all the talk, that Americans respected the office of the President, but all those employees showed a huge amount of respect even though they didn't like him. I am glad that some patriotism of how this country was set up is left.