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Flight Attendant Uses Inflatable Slide for Dramatic Job Walk-Out (Updated)

A JetBlue flight attendant argued with a passenger on the tarmac at JFK today. In a fit of rage, he activated the plane's inflatable emergency slide, slid out, and stormed off the job.

Among the great disappointments of modern life is the fact that something as fun as a giant inflatable slide springing from the side of a massive flying machine exists—but may only be used in near-death situations, when one is least inclined to enjoy it. Today, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater came up with a better use for the giant inflatable slide: a dramatic exit. The New York Times blog City Room reports that Slater argued with a passenger while the plane taxied near JFK Airport's Terminal 5, then "activated the inflatable evacuation slide... ran from the plane, got into a vehicle he had parked in the employee parking lot, and left the airport." The New York Daily News has a more colorful description of Slater's meltdown:

"To the passenger who called me a m—-f—er, f—- you," flight attendant Steven Slater ranted over the intercom, passengers said.
"I've been in the business 28 years. I've had it. That's it."

After activating the emergency exit and sliding down to the tarmac, Slater returned to pick up his bag and rode the AirTrain to his car parked the the JetBlue lot, cops said.

The Wall Street Journal Metropolis blog adds that Slater "grabbed two beers from the galley" before he slid away. According to his MySpace page, Steven Slater is a 38-year-old man from Flushing, Queens who enjoys fine dining, travel, and "semi-fabulous JetBlue Airways destinations":

Back flying after five years off the job and having a ball. If I am on the ground, I am probably in my humble home in the 'burbs doing something domestic and trite. like vacuuming.Or dining, as I just love to dine. Which leads to the gym, to offset the dining. Big fan of sand and sun, I am often found on the beach or in a park, anywhere I can catch some exercise and a few rays. My airline affiliation allows me amazing travel privileges, and I love to max it out with trips around the world, sometimes on a moment's notice! Let's go!

His idol is hero flight attendant Uli Derickson, who saved lives during the hijacking of TWA #847.

In his own little way, Steven Slater is a hero, too, for doing that which everyone who has traveled by airplane dreams. Unfortunately, his heroism may result in criminal mischief and trespassing charges. NBC New York reports he could be in jail for up to seven years.

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crookedhatinator45

lul how 'fabulous' is that guy

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The_Jester

Hell yea. I mean it's lame they like made this huge deal out of it but it does sound like a pretty cool way to quit a job except for the whole should of given the 2 weeks notice thing.

7 years in jail though, that's pretty, well insane. I mean they had to like fold up an inflate-able slide. I understand it's an inconvenience to business but come on man it's a recession people are going crazy, cut the dude some slack.

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Awesome upon awesome, now that prick who started this shit has to change planes because the one with the chute aint goin' anywhere.

And everyone else on the plane knew exactly who that fucker was and why they were late now.

Meanwhile, Mr. Slide isn't going to face any criminal charges, however there is gonna be a dent in his 401k I'm sure. What does it cost to repack a 727?

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hes a legand now.

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Dantastic

there isnt a jury in the world that would convict him of wrong doing, well maybe in texas.

Waves

truly, an hero

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Lloydy

that would have been funny until you realised you couldnt get where you were going
can just imagine him mincing up to the doors and firing the mechanism

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Grieves

mid-flight with a parachute would have been infinitely more reckless and badass...

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Parallax

it probably takes quite a bit of money to repack the slide on a big jet. im just guessing here, but i imagine its the same sort of thing as a car airbag, its designed to be used only once and then it gets replaced, because it uses a chemical reaction to inflate. the slide is like a thousand times the size of a car airbag and it has to be built to higher standards because its for a plane. like a couple hundred g's at least.


also being a stewardess is women's work and he also fucked over a bunch of people on that flight because they had to wait for another plane, so fuck this guy anyway

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This was a pretty cool way to quit a job too .

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Grieves

well he got one thing right, she is a hpoa...

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Cranky Flight Attendant Was Banging His Boyfriend When the Cops Showed Up

The tale of Steven Slater—the JetBlue flight attendant who became a folk hero by storming off the job via his plane's inflatable slide—keeps getting better. Gay sex, happy bragging, family tragedy, and a confused ex-wife ahead.

Yesterday we heard how the disgruntled flight attendant's altercation with a passenger (which was related to a suitcase and/or overhead bin bonking Slater on the head) culminated in him announcing over the plane intercom, "To the fucking asshole who told me to fuck off, it's been a good 28 years. I've had it. That's it," then grabbed two beers from the galley, activated the jet's inflatable slide, and bolted off the job. The content of Slater's rant remains in dispute: Some say he called the passenger a "motherfucker" instead of an "asshole," and others dispute who told whom to "fuck off." (And although he seemed to suggest he'd been working as a flight attendant for 28 years, he started working for the airlines 20 years ago.)

Either way, the word "fuck" occurred twice, and the act of fucking occurred once: As soon as the surly steward arrived at his beachfront home in the Rockaways, he jumped into bed with his boyfriend, and was mid-coitus when the police arrived to arrest him for reckless endangerment and trespassing. The New York Daily News reports the scene of the arrest:

He boasted to skeptical cops that he really did escape by chute with his carry-on luggage.

"Oh, yes, I did! I threw them down first and I went down after," he told cops, sources said.

He was grinning as police walked him in handcuffs to a squad car. "He left with a big smile on his face," said neighbor Curt Karkowski.
Slater remained in Port Authority police custody for several hours, during which he was photographed in a sage green t-shirt and madras shorts. Many outlets have noted that Slater's MySpace profile (which we raided yesterday) testifies to a history of "alcoholism and substance abuse." Did a life crisis predicate the haughty high-flier's mid-tarmac meltdown? We return to the Daily News:

"Slater's mother is dying," said Judy Rochelle, whose son Kenny lives with Slater. "She has lung cancer. She's had two chemos and the prognosis is not good. They were on their way out to California this weekend to settle her affairs."

Rochelle added that Slater "watched his father die of Lou Gehrig's disease not long ago. Slater's under a lot of pressure."

Judy's son Kenny appears to be the boyfriend that Slater was hooking up with when the cops showed. Kenny's brother John describes Slater as "an everyday ordinary guy, a nice guy."

Meanwhile, an interview with Slater's ex-wife and "great friend" Cynthia Susanne is interesting primarily for the revelation that Slater was once married. (Leave it to the "nice guy" flight attendant to marry his fag hag.)

What happens next to our dramatic folk hero? The Queens district attorney is moving ahead with criminal charges, which could be punishable with as many as seven years in jail, which would be a major bummer, since he's now an anointed hero of the recession's overworked underclass. Steven Slater as yet to break his silence. [NYDN, TMZ, NYPost, Slate]

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Waves

i think on every plane ride ive ever been on theres been at least one gay flight attendent

and they are usually the best at their jobs. must be something about male genetics that makes us want to fucking perform.

anyway im down with gays and gay flight attendants. they gets me my waterz and shitty plane foodz sooooo quicklieeez!

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Waves

lol everytime a gay person does something in the media they become perez's 'personal hero'

Slater, who is now officially the baddest bitch in the world and our personal hero, apparently got into an argument with an idiotic passenger who was attempting to take their luggage out of the compartment before the flight had completely landed at JFK. The luggage ended up hitting him in the face, and when the passenger refused to apologize for causing the incident, shit got ugly…and AMAZING.

JetBlue Diva! The Most Epic Resignation!!!! | PerezHilton.com

what do gay people think of Perez Hilton????

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