Uniform Shirts

Stone Cold said:
That’s what Incheon and Anchorage are for. Absolute max for me wearing a uniform shirt is 2 days, and that’s if it’s cooler out. Granted, I’m always hitting Anchorage or Incheon, but I’ve done my whites in numerous states over the years, as I’m not going to be “that guy.”

For the record, I make that work with 3 uniform shirts and 2 work pants, along with 5 undershirts.
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Now I never see either of those places except day one, or the last day. But to be fair I could be gone 17 days, and only have five operating legs. So my shirts don't get worn often.
 
ASpilot2be said:
Now I never see either of those places except day one, or the last day. But to be fair I could be gone 17 days, and only have five operating legs. So my shirts don't get worn often.
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I need that schedule. My last rotation was a split line, so I worked 1-6, and then 16-22 June. I flew 5 legs the first part, and 6 legs this last time out (7 days).
 
Why does Ginger Ale taste so good inflight? Because altitude dulls the senses.

Same with my shirt on a 5 day trip. Every plane already smells like 100,000 hours of lav floor pee, bad decisions, and cheese farts - my over deodorized pits are not even a data point. (This reminds me of the old DC-9 cargo birds I flew that still smelled like blue juice lavs in the back even though the lavs were ripped out years and years ago and we had to pee in a gator-aid bottle or HD bucket.)

Anyhoo... yy other argument is Florida. (or other swampy layover destinations) No matter how much I shower or prep myself - 30 sec out the door in FL and I am the sweat beast. And it doesn't help that our uniforms are wool and plastic blends. I might as well be wearing a couple of hefty bags.

The only reason we aren't all wearing flight suits is because Juan Trippe had a fetish.

Ok, maybe that last one was a bit too far, but I'm still not gonna spend my short overnights doing more laundry and ironing when I don't need to.

I keep a spare uni in the bag if something happens - otherwise I change shirts with pairing numbers usually.
 
ClearedForOption said:
(This reminds me of the old DC-9 cargo birds I flew that still smelled like blue juice lavs in the back even though the lavs were ripped out years and years ago and we had to pee in a gator-aid bottle or HD bucket.)
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The DC-9 family carries a very unique smell. I can't put my finger on it nor describe it, but you know it when you smell it.

When DFW still had the temporary "trailer park" high-C gates, the whole hallway smelled like Super 80 all the time (that's where they lived most days).
 
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