Taxied Past a Second Line Parade on the Way to the Runway and Genuinely Considered Abandoning the Flight Plan Entirely

Siobhan O’Donnell’s diary on New Orleans culture pulling at you even mid-checklist

Brass band, full second line, genuinely tempting enough that I sat at the hold line a full extra minute just watching. Professional discipline won out. Barely. There’s something about this city that makes even a pre-flight checklist feel like it’s competing against something more alive. Further diary entries continue at bohiney.com, with the original piece live at prat.uk.

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