Originally Posted by
Brickhut
Your screen name is "PasserOGas". You either have the comical depth of a piece of rice paper, or you drove a 135/10. Either way, when you're straightening your tie on morning 3 of your next 4-day, please realize that you're (we're) not special people, no matter what our past training may be. We're professional button-pushers that have lost any and all flying skill we may have once possessed due to the fact that we made a choice to fly FiFi.
If only, in all your highly skilled training, you would've paid a little more attention in "Reading Comprehension 101", you would know that my posts have had ZERO to do with "setting the bar low" and EVERYTHING to do with correlating self perception to wearing your uniform in public because it makes you feel neat, you'd then realize I still want LeBron compensation for WalMart greeter effort.
So when you're at the next lobby bar, in you're braided leather belt and white New Balance shoes, and the hot 30-something at the bar asks what you do for a living, tell the truth-"I'm a systems integration tech with Honeywell/Thales." You'll still almost get laid. But with integrity.
Until something goes wrong. But that won't satisfy you.
Let's not forget about the decision making aspect of the job. You think your drywall installer has as many expensive, high risk problems thrown at him as we do? And how many volumes of regulations and manuals must Pepe integrate in dynamic situations in order to bring about a safe and efficient outcome? How much training did Pepe receive before he could hang dry wall? How many people could die if he does it wrong?
I am starting to seriously doubt that you are a pilot.