A very energetic and engaging young man showed up this morning with my room service breakfast — and as he made a place for it on my desk here in my room — I commented that he could just put the tray in and amongst the various notes, conference programs, laptop,and other items scattered about.

As he said, “Oh, trust me. I’ve seen much worse.”

To which I said, “I’m sure you have lots of stories. When are you going to write your book?”

To which he replied, “Oh, well…I think most of my stories would come from my previous job. I was a flight attendant for four years.”

Me: “For whom?”

Him: “A small airline — Mesa Airlines.”

Oh boy. Needless to say, after I assured him I was quite familiar with his former employer,  I was treated to a fairly entertaining recap of several of his best stories.

And, in another case of how the airline world is a small one, guess who was speaking at the IABC dinner meeting last night in the room directly adjacent to where the Symposium was holding its closing dinner here at the Biltmore? Southwest Airlines’ SVP of Corporate Communications Ginger Hardage.

IABC is the International Association of Business Communicators — a great organization. I say that, of course, as the ex-President of the New York City chapter a few years ago. Yes, I’m biased.

It was great to see Ginger — who was off to San Francisco today to do some work regarding the airline’s new service there.

Meanwhile, the Symposium is over, and I am now packing up my things and heading over to US Airways, where I am scheduled to interview CEO Doug Parker later this morning.

More tidbits when I get resettled with connectivity later today.