Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
You sure are making a bunch of assumptions. Could it be that not every person fits neatly into your world of stereotypes? Carl doesn't need me to defend him... but I will say that he has been extremely consistent over the years in the views he expresses here.
And thanks for the little jab about "avoiding the right seat." What a bunch of crap. Did it ever occur to you that, at age 52 and having lost the retirement I was counting on half way through my career, I might need to make as much money as possible to rebuild that retirement? Do you think I've enjoyed being on reserve for the past 5 years? And on a side note, have you seen me complaining about it?
Keep slinging that mud, Sink r8.
Working backwards...
1) You're opposed to jabs, but this "ALPA official or afficionado" thing is fine?
2) I'm not personally attacking Carl, I'm attacking the proposition that he is credible as a Scope Hawk. Specifically, I'm asking the people that consider the myth of Carl as a Scope Hawk whether that squares with their observations about pilot behavior for that demographic. When it comes to stereotypes, one has to be careful. And yet, fairness doesn't preclude judgment.
3) I'm not arguing consistency: Carl has been riding the Scope issue consistently.
4) I
am making assumptions, and observations. I don't think I hold exclusivity on stereotypes, by the way (see #1, above).
5) As a 52-yo, having lost your retirement, you're behaving in exactly in the manner that most people in your demographic group might act. You used the argument yourself to explain how your predicament justifies your outlook. It could be argued you're stereotyping yourself. And why not? Your behavior is only rational.