Originally Posted by
Sink r8
I love the clip, but I was thinking the same thing. "Living the dream" has always been an expression to summarize everything that's in the clip. You'd see another pilot, do a quick "howwyoudoin'", they'd do a "Livin' the Dream", grin, grin, and everything was said, from "the Captain that's right behind me is a douche", to "I hate my schedule". Satisfying, understandable, efficient.
Now what do we do, if we're too cool for "Living the Dream"? Do we start describing our apolitical feelings about things not work-related, or do we go all "DTW", and pretend we don't see each other?
Is awkervsation even a word?
We need one that is an APCF codeword. I mean I know there is a hand signals but you can't go flashing shockers around in every setting.
Maybe, "I'm just a line pilot." Or the ATL version "golly, I'm just a line pilot."
Maybe "I'm just trying to backdoor my schedule." Use it all month. or "I'm sneaking in the backdoor." As in I'm lucky to be here.
