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American Airlines Flight Delayed Because of Starbucks · The Cubby and Christine Morning Show

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  Speaker 1: Six point seven Light FM. Good morning, it is Jack
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  Speaker 1: and Christine. All right, Christine, we're stuck on the tarmac.
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  Speaker 1: Are we de icing? Are we refueling? Why are we
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  Speaker 1: waiting here?
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  Speaker 2: We're starbucking. If you think you've got a coffee addiction,
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  Speaker 2: this is pretty serious. This was a pilot on American Airlines.
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  Speaker 2: The flight was going from Charlotte to Costa Rica and
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  Speaker 2: it was delayed because the pilot, Captain d Wault, was
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  Speaker 2: held up in line at a Starbucks. He needed it
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  Speaker 2: to power up before he got on the flight.
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  Speaker 1: Was he checking his watch or you know? Did he
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  Speaker 1: kind of like wave to the barista saying got a
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  Speaker 1: plane to catch. Not only I got a plane to catch,
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  Speaker 1: I have a plane to drive.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, you would kind of think that baristas would almost say, oh,
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  Speaker 2: you're a pilot, let you know, like let him go now,
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  Speaker 2: you know. But well apparently not and I According to
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  Speaker 2: passengers on the flight, the pilot didn't seem too concerned.
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  Speaker 2: He was kind of just like, hey, yeah, well I
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  Speaker 2: don't know get my starbucks.
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  Speaker 1: Well here we are. I know how you are, Christine.
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  Speaker 1: So would you not relate and say, look, I'd rather
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  Speaker 1: him have his Starbucks and be late than having him
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  Speaker 1: fly to Costa Rica needing that cost.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, I guess if it's going to keep him alert
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  Speaker 2: and it's what he needs to do, we're going to
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  Speaker 2: give him a pass.
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  Speaker 1: We want them to be happy, Yes,