Working in a restaurant has its advantages in many ways. As the wine buyer at a reputable restaurant I have gained many contacts within the wineries of California and have been offered room and board at a lot of them.
An opportunity finally arose for me to go out there. After a very successful year I convinced my manager to have a contest to send me and one of the servers to Napa. He agreed to fly us out as long as I could arrange the room and board. As a contest we had a wine sales contest for one month. The server who sold the most would win the trip to go there with me. By the end of the month a cute little vixen named Winnie won. I was excited that at least I would have some eye candy with me.
I met Winnie at the airport two hours before our plane was to take off. While we were waiting in line to get through security I was singled out by the scanners and taken back for a search. After getting that hell over with I met Winnie at our gate and waited for the boarding call. As Winnie and I talked I found out that this was her first plane flight and first trip out of the state. We continued talking as the boarding call was made. We made it to our seats and awaited take off. I never realized how close the economy seats sat together this could be an uncomfortable trip. As the plane sped down the runway, Winnie in a stat of fright grabbed my arm; perhaps the flight wouldn't be so bad after all. Winnie finally started calming down after the flight attendant came by and gave her a rum and coke. The rest of the flight was uneventful and we made our descent into San Francisco.