Seven Hundred EightyNineth in the
Famous People (FP) Series -
Steven Slater |
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| A series caches dedicated to those who have enjoyed 15 seconds of fame. |
The mad-as-hell flight attendant's spectacular meltdown made him a folk hero among frustrated workers across the country. On Aug. 9, 2010 after a JetBlue flight from Pittsburgh landed at New York's JFK International Airport, Steven Slater repeatedly told a passenger to stop trying to get her luggage out of an overhead compartment while the plane was still taxiing. When a bag hit him on the head, Slater lost it, using the intercom to unleash a profanity-laced tirade capped by, "I've been in the business for 28 years. I've had it. That's it." He popped the plane's emergency-exit chute, grabbed a beer from the beverage cart and slid to freedom.
Fed-up workers applauded his dramatic departure. But popping the inflatable plastic chute could have killed or injured unsuspecting workers on the ground; Slater managed to avoid jail time by agreeing to undergo mental-health counseling and substance-abuse treatment. He also parted ways with JetBlue and has since taken full advantage of his working-class heroics, becoming a rapper-spokesman for Line2 in-flight texting.
Wow, talk about hitting rock bottom, this guy really did it right. But then came the bounce back. Line 2, a mobile app that allows in-flight texting on Wi-Fi-equipped planes, has enlisted Slater to be its spokesman. USA Today reports that Slater is a judge for the company’s Mile High Text Club promotion, which encourages submissions of crazy in-flight stories.
All caches in this series are located on City Of Mesquite property. Highly recommend using the parking coordinates and doing the caches in numerical order. There are 10 caches total plus 1 bonus cache. The coordinates to the bonus cache are posted in only 1 of the caches so check the lids carefully. Round trip hike could be a short as 2.5 miles and there are no trails to speak of. Some ATV trails may come in handy occasionally, but best bet is to pretty much follow the little red arrow between caches. Download the track map to follow the route that was used to place the series.
Avoid the use of acronym only logs and cut 'n paste logs. You must sign the log to claim the find. No exceptions, no excuses. Blank logs may be deleted without notice.