[Rams1PlateSince1976]

I spent 10 years travelling the country for my former employer averaging about 180 nights a year in a motel and I never, ever missed a flight.

Of course I was born cursed with a work ethic and a sense of responsibility.

[ramsrams]

Funny missed flight story.

I was coming back here from Halifax one time when I ran into construction on the only highway leading to the airport. Missed the flight, and booked on the next one, only an hour later.

So we board, and nothing happens at departure time. Just sitting in our seats.

Twenty minutes later the flight attendant gets on the intercom and says “Ladies and Gentlemen, we apologize for the delay, the pilots are caught in traffic, and will be here as soon as possible.”

[safer]

Speaking of missed flights................I had booked last minute flights to get to Wichita after my Uncle Claude passed. I left LAX on United, and they were late, so I asked the stewardess to call ahead to my next flight, also with United.
After we landed I did the sprint thru the airport only to see my flight slowly backing away on its way to take-off. I told the lady at the counter that my last stewardess had called ahead (and told me I would make it)...and why didn't they wait?......she looked me in the eye and said "you don't really think she made that call, do you"? Seriously!! Sheittt--I was pissed. Wound up getting into Wichita just after midnight.
On top of that, they got me for about $1,350 due to my late bookings. Screwed me twice, and I didn't even enjoy it the first time! (:

[Elvis]

https://www.therams.com/video/fowler-on ... e-for-2019

[SWAdude]

Speaking of missed flights................I had booked last minute flights to get to Wichita after my Uncle Claude passed. I left LAX on United, and they were late, so I asked the stewardess to call ahead to my next flight, also with United.
After we landed I did the sprint thru the airport only to see my flight slowly backing away on its way to take-off. I told the lady at the counter that my last stewardess had called ahead (and told me I would make it)...and why didn't they wait?......she looked me in the eye and said "you don't really think she made that call, do you"? Seriously!! Sheittt--I was pissed. Wound up getting into Wichita just after midnight.
On top of that, they got me for about $1,350 due to my late bookings. Screwed me twice, and I didn't even enjoy it the first time! (:

Being in this business, this is the shit we have to deal with on a daily basis.

They have been "Flight Attendants" for about 30 years now.

Its a time machine. Its kind of sensitive. Its not always about YOU.

We do this amazing feat so well this is the expectations of too many.

Sorry about the loss of your Uncle.

[SWAdude]

https://www.therams.com/video/fowler-on ... e-for-2019

Good lord.

He needs football.

Maybe a brain fart but first son born in October and second in December of the same year?

I may have missed something he did mention a two year old. Third one?

[Elvis]

https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la- ... story.html

Dante Fowler ready to prove his worth to the Rams in ‘show-me’ season
By GARY KLEIN
JUN 03, 2019 | 7:35 PM

It did not take long for Dante Fowler to fall in love with playing for the Rams.

After the team acquired the edge-rushing linebacker in a trade-deadline deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars last season, star players such as defensive lineman Aaron Donald and cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters warmly embraced him. Coach Sean McVay and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips let Fowler be himself, and he helped the Rams advance to the Super Bowl.

Fowler liked the situation so much, he opted not to test the market as an unrestricted free agent. In March, he signed a one-year, $12-million contract with the Rams.

Now he is preparing for the 2019 season, and he acknowledged Monday that it will be a “show-me” situation over the course of a full season to prove he is worthy of a long-term extension.

And if he were to receive an offer from the Rams?

“Damn right, I will be signing that paper,” he said, chuckling, after going through a full-squad organized-team activity workout at the team’s practice facility in Thousand Oaks.

Fowler, 24, is part of a defense that underwent an offseason shuffle.

The Rams let lineman Ndamukong Suh become a free agent and released inside linebacker Mark Barron. They signed veterans in safety Eric Weddle and linebacker Clay Matthews, and drafted safety Taylor Rapp, cornerback David Long and lineman Greg Gaines.

But retaining the 6-foot-3, 255-pound Fowler — the third pick in the 2015 draft — might have been the Rams’ top priority before free agency began in March.

In eight games last season, Fowler recorded two sacks, four tackles for losses and several game-turning plays.

During overtime of the NFC championship game, Fowler pressured New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees into throwing a pass that was intercepted by safety John Johnson. The play set up the game-winning field goal that sent the Rams to the Super Bowl.

After the season, the Rams monitored pass rushers that might be available through free agency, trades and the draft. Rams general manager Les Snead said the best option was Fowler, who has 16 sacks in 47 regular-season games and 3½ in six playoff games.

“Dante was a priority for us to try to get back for the 2019 season at minimum,” Snead said a few days after he re-signed Fowler.

Fowler said it was not difficult to pass on free agency and sign for one year after his experience with the Rams. He said he knew within a few weeks of joining the team that the situation was “a perfect fit.”

“It just felt like everything I was asking for,” he said. “It was like my wishes were being granted.”

Fowler said he initially was absent from voluntary offseason workouts last month because he was tending to child-care issues in Florida. During last season, two of his children were born.

Fowler participated in two workouts last week and was on the field Monday. He thanked McVay for his understanding.

With the benefit of an offseason and training camp with the Rams, McVay expects Fowler to be even better than last season.

“What he was able to do coming in in the middle of the year and being able to contribute the way that he did really says a lot about how quickly he was able to pick things up,” McVay said. “But now I think you can get a little more intricate with some of the details, some of the nuances, really where you’re starting the right way from a foundational teaching standpoint.

“And I think that’s only going to help Dante play faster, play more decisive.”

Fowler concurs. He knows his future with the Rams is riding on it.

“I’m just going to go out there and bust my tail and try to be the best player I can be on and off the field so I can try to figure out a way to stay here,” he said.

Etc.

Running back Todd Gurley, who is not participating in on-field drills, and other proven starters almost certainly will not play in preseason games, as was the case last year, McVay indicated again Monday when asked about his plan. Starters are more likely to participate in scheduled practices against the Oakland Raiders and the Chargers during training camp. ... Receiver Cooper Kupp and linebacker Samson Ebukam are coming off knee surgeries and wearing red jerseys during workouts. On Monday, both participated in a full-squad drill that featured the starting offense against the starting defense. Players are not in pads and there is no live contact during offseason workouts.

[Elvis]

Good lord.

He needs football.

Maybe a brain fart but first son born in October and second in December of the same year?

I may have missed something he did mention a two year old. Third one?

Yeah, a bit confusing. I'm thinking his two year old has his birthday the same day Fowler was traded (not born on that actual day) but that's just a guess and, of course, the kids don't have to have the same mom...

[AvengerRam]

I’d suggest there are different moms.

...or they're twins, born of the same mother, after a prolonged (approximately 3 month) period of labor?

Yeah... probably not.

[Hacksaw_64]

I wonder what Orlando Pace would say if he if he was asked about the correlation of playing well on Sundays and the missing said training/OTA camp days.....