I was picking up litter around the property when a circa 1930 bi-plane flew over. This was not out of the ordinary, as there is a small airfield a quarter of a mile away, which has many old small planes.
The cool thing was, that as I was watching it ascend, something flew out of it's open cockpit and came fluttering down towards the ground! That's when I realized that the wind was just right and it was coming right at me. Well it landed about a hundred feet from me, so I walked over to see what it was.
Apparently, a seat cushion had blown loose. The pilot's cockpit is in the rear of this plane and the passengers sit up front. It's a tour plane.
So, I called the airfield and they were ecstatic that I had recovered the cushion and a lovely blond with the license plate "Fly Girl" came right over to pick it up, she was very grateful. I thought I should have held the cushion ransom for a free ride, but my conscience told me that being a good neighbor was sufficient.
Well, within an hour, the owner of the plane showed up to thank me in person and and gave me free "Thrill Ride" tickets. Wow! I've always seen that plane flying over and often wished I could one day go up and take the tour, but it's very expensive! Now I'm going for free!
It pays to be a good neighbor!
The cool thing was, that as I was watching it ascend, something flew out of it's open cockpit and came fluttering down towards the ground! That's when I realized that the wind was just right and it was coming right at me. Well it landed about a hundred feet from me, so I walked over to see what it was.
Apparently, a seat cushion had blown loose. The pilot's cockpit is in the rear of this plane and the passengers sit up front. It's a tour plane.
So, I called the airfield and they were ecstatic that I had recovered the cushion and a lovely blond with the license plate "Fly Girl" came right over to pick it up, she was very grateful. I thought I should have held the cushion ransom for a free ride, but my conscience told me that being a good neighbor was sufficient.
Well, within an hour, the owner of the plane showed up to thank me in person and and gave me free "Thrill Ride" tickets. Wow! I've always seen that plane flying over and often wished I could one day go up and take the tour, but it's very expensive! Now I'm going for free!
It pays to be a good neighbor!
