Museum of Flight Restoration Center & Reserve Collection — Attraction in Mukilteo

The behaviour of one of the employees of this place was truly shocking.

I showed up in the carpark of the museum of flight a couple of weeks back at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I had just driven down from Canada and the museum shares it's carpark with a aviation testing facility.

I was there to book an exam.

I pulled into the back of the car park where my truck would be in the shade as I had my golden retriever with me and it was a hot day. I let my dog jump out of my truck just so I could give her a drink of water. The carpark was deserted and my dog is well behaved so I did not put her on a leash which was a mistake. My dog did not stray more than 10 feet from the door of my truck I put a bowl of water down for her right next to the truck. I heard a man yell GET THAT DOG ON A LEASH from the air side of the fence. I immediately told my dog to get back in the truck and closed the door. My dog did nothing but get out and drink some water and get back into the truck.

An old man approached the fence and I went to see him. I said sorry I didn't put my dog on a leash I just wanted to give her some water and I didn't see anyone around. He said they have had problems with dogs and accused me of letting my dog out to go to the bathroom. I explained my dig did not use the bathroom and I just wanted to give her a drink. I said sorry for not putting her on a leash and explained she would not be getting out of the truck again.

He then went on to say that this was private property. I said ok I'm simply hear to book an exam at the flight testing facility. He didn't seem to take notice of what I had said. He said this is private property I think you should leave. I said hold on I'm here to book an exam at the testing facility and pointed toward the entrance some 25 feet from where I was parked. I asked him if he was an employee of the museum and he said he was. He then left without saying anything.

I thought that was kinda strange but maybe they have had problems in the past.

I went to the testing facility to find it had closed early. I then sat in my truck and started using my phone to Google a place to stay for the night.

Within a couple of minutes the same man sped up behind me in his car and started honking his horn. I got out of the car and approached his window. Another man came out of a side door and took a few steps toward me and then stopped (I am not sure what he wanted I think he may of been there to intimidate me or something). I asked the aggressive old man in his car what the problem was. He said if I don't get out of there he was calling the sheriff. I said as I explained earlier I was here to book an exam at the testing facility would you like to see me Canadian helicopter licence. He didn't answer me he just told me AGAIN to leave or he was calling the sheriff. I then walked back to my truck and grabbed my licence. The old man started to drive away. I ran after him and held my licence up so he could see it. He yelled I'm calling the sheriff the museum is closed. I said I'm not here to see the museum. Then he said there is no camping here. I said I'm not camping I'm here to book am exam. Then he sped off. I returned to my truck and searched for a local bed and breakfast for 10 mins. The sheriff never showed up.

I returned 2 days later and successfully completed the exam at the testing facility.

I never saw that aggressive old man again. I was nothing but polite throughout the entire incident and never in my life have I been treated with such disrespect. That guy...

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