The novelty of the topic wore off after a while; but one day a female student showed up with a small pendant hanging from her neck on a gold chain: a set of small gold wings with a cloisonne' panel in the center, bearing the numbers "5280.The novelty of the topic wore off after a while; but one day a female student showed up with a small pendant hanging from her neck on a gold chain: a set of small gold wings with a cloisonne' panel in the center, bearing the numbers "5280." A second, and then third, pendant soon appeared on other necks. Although none of us had the nerve to ask, it appeared that the mile-high club was more than talk. My turn to fly the Atlanta run came up one Thursday. I usually got to the field after work, about two hours before the cargo would be ready in Miami, and had "dinner" -- which is stretching the term, from the vending machines in the lounge. |