De-icing

Every time there is even a small coating of frost on the plane, we have to de-ice (spray glycol on the plane).
We have a rule that the first person that comes in, (4:30am) goes outside and starts up the de-icer so that the fluid warms up. If it is just a little frost and not snowing, we just spray before the crew or the passengers get there and it saves us a lot of time.

Donnie was the first one in. No matter how many times we have told him to do this, he forgot. Keep in mind that Donnie has been working with us for 5 years. He was more concerned about getting the computer entries done, (entries which can be done after the flight).

We would just have to spray the aircraft after the flight was boarded.

Al gets up in the bucket to spray and Donnie is driving. I am up in the jetbridge watching. Al starts spraying the wing, then I hear him yelling in the radio, "Donnie turn it off!" He is holding the hose away from him and it is still spraying. I hear again "Donnie turn it off!.... Turn it off!!!!."

Donnie finally gets out and walks up to the deicer and moves the handles around.... (not the ones that turn it off).

Al: "No!, turn off the switch!".... the fluid is still spraying all over him from the side of the hose, I can see now that the hose has a leak.

Donnie finally turns off the fluid.

I call another airline to come and spray our plane, after I stop laughing.