Thank you David from Southwest Airlines

I have flown on many airlines across the country and across the world.  Most people nowadays have.  Therefore we generally tune out the safety speech they give you identifying the exit rows and how the oxygen masks will fall from the storage overhead, blah, blah, blah.  I am usually one of these tuner-outers but I could not ignore David's safety speech even at 7:00 a.m.

Here are some excerpts.

"Good morning everyone, I am going to review the safety features of our 737.  While I do that, it would be awesome for you to keep your chatter to a roar and pretend like you are listening... Review the safety card in the seat back pocket in front of you.  It's full of pretty, colorful pictures with a terrible story line.  None of those situations ends well...  Should there be a change in cabin pressure (which none of us expects or we wouldn't have shown up to work today), oxygen masks will fall from the overhead compartment.  Keep in mind that even if your mask doesn't inflate, your neighbor's will.  If you have small children, be sure to secure your mask before assisting any children.  If you have more than one child, start with the one that has the most potential and work your way down from there...  We have exits at the front, rear, and center of the plane, just follow the fancy disco lighting to guide you... Federal law prohibits the tampering with or disabling the smoke detectors, security cameras, or two-way mirrors in the lavatories...  As we are getting ready to take off, please be sure that your items are shoved and kicked completely under the seat in front of you and your seat is completely upright in the most uncomfortable position possible...  To improve the appearance of the flight crew we are going to dim the lights at this time.  Enjoy the flight..."   

When we arrived:

"Please wait until we come to a screeching halt at the gate and the captain says it's okay to take of those seat belts.  If you leave something on the plane, be sure to check for those items later on eBay..."

There was a lot more but this is the stuff I remembered.  When I got off the plane I told him that he made my day and that he was my favorite flight attendant.  He winked at me and said, "Oh no, you're my favorite!" 

Thank you David.