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03-08-2019 | 06:42 AM

#11541

freezingflyboy

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From: 7ER B...whatever that means.

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Originally Posted by 4runner

It’s called respect and it is a professional title. It’s also earned. I think it’s weird that someone would call from a company, identify themselves as from the CP’s office, and not correct me. Then call me suspicious in an arrogant tone. Maybe nurses can start promoting themselves to doctor and replace that valve I need taken care of.

Without question. Some of us earn it through experience, numerous checkrides and years spent crisscrossing the airways conveying our passengers safely and efficiently to their destinations. Others really earn the title through service to our country, and those folks truly have my gratitude and respect. Still others have the title bestowed upon them by simply calling up Pilot Applicant 4runner and identifying themselves as from XYZ Airlines. It's just shades of grey I guess.

Listen, I'm not gonna tell you how to live your life, but if it were me I wouldn't make a habit of addressing anyone by a rank they didn't introduce themselves with first. It really puts you in an awkward spot.
And if you do commit that faux pas, I wouldn't double down on it by acting like THEY are the tool because they didn't correct YOUR mistake. But that's just me.

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Originally Posted by 4runner

A previous poster said it well when they described smug FO’s prancing around job fairs with an air of superiority while the Captains are chill and humble. Ze best were the Gulfstream FO’s in fitted shirts at S FL job fairs in the mid 2000’s.

And a wise man once said "Sometimes the things we hate about others are really the things we hate about ourselves."

Peace!

03-08-2019 | 06:46 AM

#11542

freezingflyboy

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From: 7ER B...whatever that means.

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Originally Posted by deadseal

I don’t like this argument I’ve seen here a couple times now. This is a ridiculous statement. I think it’s childish , near sighted, and distracts from the real issues. You can be an airline pilot and still feel that we as humans need to work towards a greener future. Quitting won’t stop that airplane from flying.

Why is there no middle ground? What the hell happened to reasonable compromise? This is the problem with our country.

Preach! I don't know why you can't be a pilot AND want to work towards a better planet for your kids than the one your parents left you.

03-08-2019 | 06:47 AM

#11543

ToddChavez

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From: FL

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Originally Posted by at6d

What did socialists use before candles?

Electricity.

As demonstrated last night in Venezuela.

Not the same. Nice try tho.

03-08-2019 | 06:52 AM

#11544

ToddChavez

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From: FL

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Originally Posted by Poser765

yeah, things sure are a nightmare in Denmark as well.

You're a tool if you believe Denmark is socialist.

03-08-2019 | 07:53 AM

#11545

tomgoodman

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From: 767A (Ret)

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Originally Posted by Vincent Chase

Has NOBODY seen any tools lately? This thread has gone off the rails.

We allow a bit more latitude on this thread than on others, because some people need a place to vent their personal frustrations. It’s like a rubber room, with no sharp objects permitted.

03-08-2019 | 07:54 AM

#11546

Vincent Chase

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From: I got into this business so I wouldn't have to work.

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Originally Posted by tomgoodman

We allow a bit more latitude on this thread than on others, because some people need a place to vent their personal frustrations. It’s like a rubber room, with no sharp objects permitted.

I thought that's what the "latest and greatest" threads were for. My mistake. I was just looking for a laugh, not drama. Kinda like when I tune in to ComedyCentral instead of Bravo.

03-08-2019 | 08:01 AM

#11547

at6d

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Originally Posted by ToddChavez

Not the same. Nice try tho.

Come on Todd, we can’t make socialism jokes now? Or wait, is that redundant?

And correct, a market economy doesn’t equal socialism. The capitalist free market in the Scandinavian countries must exist to provide the taxes to fund the social programs.