Thread: A day of LUV

While walking through the office Wednesday I was approached by one of our supervisors. She wanted to know if Joey & I wanted to go to the Cubs game the next day. Well, of course! I got the day off and she gave me 2 tickets that she was unable to use due to a last minute schedule snag. Cubs tickets have always been a precious commodity and this year is no different. Each week our office of nearly 300 receives only 2 tickets to raffle off to 1 lucky employee. Similar scenes take place in other departments here in Chicago. Tickets are in such high demand that they aren't given out upon request. The raffle seems to be the most fair way of spreading the luv. So Thursday we set off for Wrigley and watched the Giants defeat the Cubs in extra innings. While the loss was disappointing we both had tons of fun at the game.

Coincidentally that same night was one of Southwest's famous hanger parties. After leaving the game we drove to MDW and joined the festivities. For a $5 cover you had all the beer, wine and food you could handle. Two fellas from the Southside smoked up some superb BBQ. A local band charged the air with music and a mechanical bull provided lots of laughs as employees and guests insisted upon climbing aboard and humiliating themselves. Later on in the evening when the last keg ran dry a fork lift from provisioning loaded with cases of beer drove in the hanger doors to the cheers of hundreds of party-goers.

Outside the wide open hanger doors a crowd of aviation enthusiasts mingled and watched aircraft coming and going. Last night's landings had most aircraft taxiing in front of the hanger to their gates. And of course every time a Southwest plane went by we all waved.

Days like these remind me how fortunate I am to be working for such a great company - as if job security, annual profit sharing and a yearly raise weren't evidence enough.