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greenstorm) wrote2022-03-15 10:51 am
greenstorm) wrote2022-03-15 10:51 am
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On the plane down there was an Indigenous guy next to me. The plane is 4 rows across, with an aisle down the middle, so it was me, him, aisle, his wife, his daughter. He was visibly nervous and holding hands with his wife across the aisle when he could and smelled a little like booze so I gave him an eye-smile above the mask and we chatted a bit.
Turns out it was his first time flying in an airplane.
Turns out he'd spent a lot of hours in helicopters and loved them.
Turns out he was going down to take his brother off life support, but he had to fly because he had a funeral this morning up here and there wasn't enough time to drive down in between.
Turns out he's had someone die pretty much every week for the last two years.
Turns out he's a hunter.
Turns out he's from the land just up north of where I live, pretty much from my town!
Turns out he knows my coworker!
Turns out we could have some overlap at work this summer!
Turns out they're looking for a pig and could butcher and have some moose to trade!
Turns out the security guys at the airport confiscated his beer and bullets (he'd forgotten about the bullets). Thank goodness he'd gone through our little airport and not a big one.
Turns out you can buy someone a beer on an airplane.
Turns out an hour flight can go pretty quick.
Turns out he made it through his first flight and we didn't crash.
There are some things I really love about the North, and the warmth of the people is a big part of that.
Turns out it was his first time flying in an airplane.
Turns out he'd spent a lot of hours in helicopters and loved them.
Turns out he was going down to take his brother off life support, but he had to fly because he had a funeral this morning up here and there wasn't enough time to drive down in between.
Turns out he's had someone die pretty much every week for the last two years.
Turns out he's a hunter.
Turns out he's from the land just up north of where I live, pretty much from my town!
Turns out he knows my coworker!
Turns out we could have some overlap at work this summer!
Turns out they're looking for a pig and could butcher and have some moose to trade!
Turns out the security guys at the airport confiscated his beer and bullets (he'd forgotten about the bullets). Thank goodness he'd gone through our little airport and not a big one.
Turns out you can buy someone a beer on an airplane.
Turns out an hour flight can go pretty quick.
Turns out he made it through his first flight and we didn't crash.
There are some things I really love about the North, and the warmth of the people is a big part of that.