feeling rested, check-in not before 8am, end of duty not after 10pm. something tasty to eat. ground ops running smoothly, yet without rush. no slots. not too much jabber on the air. getting one of the new aircrafts with the window blinds and those noise-reducing thingies on the nose. no proceedings before or after.
happens once a year.
usuall day: getting up btw midnight and 3am. feeling miserable. for the rest of the day. (next day will be late, ending btw 11pm and 2am) some kind of ####-up with documentation, security, missing pax, loading, slot, maintenance, crew meals, whatever. breakfast is what u brought yourself. endless mindnumbing ATC-blah done by people, who pretend to speak english and the background roar of air. somehow putting the ship down under poor wx and or atc conditions. totally screwed ground-ops, no stairs/busses, no fuel, wrong loading sequence, wrong load sheet, only one pusher on the whole airport. on the way back the sun is up and frying me. [...] after the flight some more hassle with this and that. proceeding seat reserved, but tix not booked. or taxi driver trying to kill us all. [...] complains, complains, complains