A few years back I had a traffic watch gig out of SLC. One morning right after the daylight savings switch I was having a hard time staying alert. I arrived at the airport and went through my normal pre-flight check list thinking to myself that this was going to be a long morning. I received my clearance and taxi instructions and taxied to the run-up area. After the run-up I called the tower and half awake I told them I was cleared for take-off. Just as I finished speaking I realized my error I called them back and told them I was ready for take-off. The tower cleared me and off I went. Just as I was making my turn towards the south the tower calls me with a telephone number to right down. I wrote it down and asked them what this was for as my heart was starting to beat really fast. The tower responded that it was the number to the nearest Starbucks and they should be able to help me stay awake for the next few days! I didn’t have any more problems staying alert after that!
