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Winter......yeah, the clocks go back, or forward, no its definitely back

Oh my god.....Its winter. Vile. Probably the quietest time to operate as cabin crew. Its not a great time of the year to be flying, I'll be honest. The early morning starts are totally hardcore and the rain is so miserable. When you get on the plane though, its not so bad as you are out of all that horrible weather and in the warm! You can drink tea and the sun is always out above the clouds. That's probably one of the best things about this job....you always get to see the sun rise and the sun set above the clouds.
Alright, so no one particularly likes to get up to a frozen car and a bitter chill through the ear holes, but when you get going its not all bad, is it? What makes me laugh, is when you get up at 4am and set off in your little automobile, you notice all the late nighters crawling their way back from a heavy night on the tiles. Its an amusing sight, "you are gunna feel rough in a few hours" I say to myself, and my day has just started! I think its OK to be getting up at that time. Unnatural to begin with as your body clock is all over the place, but like I said before, you need to realistically give it 6 months to a year before you properly adjust to things. I think its nice to know that as you are getting up to start your day, the average 9 to 5 person still has 4 hours to get ready and out of their house. By this time, half of your duty is done and you'll be back at home and in bed by their lunch break-for some, their ONLY break!
Yea, the hours are totally random in this line of work. One minute you'll be getting up at 4am and the next, you'll be going to bed at 4am. But hey, isn't that what we signed up for?! I genuinely mean it when I say the hours are random. In a way, hard. It is never easy to get a proper eating plan mapped out, so you have to be sure that you do eat properly when you can. I usually take cereal and fruit with me so I am guaranteed to eat something substantial and healthy. If on the other hand you don't like cereal, take some bread and put it in the oven, toast! Bob's your uncle, fanny's your aunt! cant beat a bit of toast. You'll be surprised when you become cabin crew how many things you look out for that will benefit you at work. For instance, have you seen those individual marmite sachets you can get? like the ones you find in a hotel or in a restaurant in the mornings? Or the little pots of jam or honey? loads of crew bring those in! little treats to brighten up the day! all sounds very sad to you I'm sure, but soon enough, you'll understand what I'm talking about! Also, little empty bottles that are OK to take through security (100ml), fill them up with cordial and put it in your water to make it more interesting! OK OK OK I am a total loser for all of these guilty pleasure! But who cares?! if it makes me smile at 4am, I don't care!!!!!
Now when it snows that when this job gets really interesting! Oh sweet lord....If this country is sooo not catered for, its snow. Runways shut, crew cant get in to work, any layer of clothing you put on makes absolutely no difference to your overall temperature.....But that's what being cabin crew is, its the unpredictability. If you like to live a life of unpredictability and spontaneous action, then cabin crew is totally for you. Fun time Franky all day long!