BTW, if this isn't ironic. I went to DTW yesterday. They hooked up the air but it had two kinks and a twist in it so no air. I called. They fixed it. I won't try and re-invent the wheel, unless I find it necessary. They fixed it when we asked. Talked to a mechanic, confirmed that when he was with Piedmont/UsAir, if a mechanic parked a plane then the teamsters rampers could claim 4 hours of pay for not being used. I think it must be a teamsters contract thing throughout their system.

Went through the crew room looking for New, Carl and Ferd:



but no luck. Still the nicest terminal in the system by far, nice crewroom.

But I have a question and I am being serious. In some northern airport ramps, DTW (southeast A side) and CLE for instance, there is a smell of rotten garbage while you're walking around. Is that de-ice fluid or something from years gone by? I was based in CLE for years and never asked. It was super strong there. I just figured it was CLE.

I realize I'm opening myself up for some creative answers, but its really an honest question. The smell is usually in places where you have deicing but you don't deice at the gates in either place but thats where you smell it. Summer or winter.