phill1174
Well-Known Member
If we’re thinking about the same person I didn’t know he was a Phoenician. If anything in retirement involves me commuting or being gone more than 3 days I’m out!
Hawaiian airlines is cutting free in-flight meals, moving to pre-paid menu
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Well to be fair, chocolate thunder is already trademarked
I feel like that myth is how all those fu*king geezers fell for that sales pitch. If I could retire tomorrow, nay, right this second, I would. Flying? Are you serious? Isn't that something I pay people to do for me? Tell me that kinda lie, and I'll do anything you want. These guys just can't hang it up. I don't think it's the flying. I think it is the 3rd house, 5th wife, 2nd alimony payment, and the god damn dog/3rd plane and it's annual. I would be less judgey if it were really about their enduring love of flying.
Yeah, he does — admittedly — have all that going on.
It seemed like a fun time right before reality slapped me in the face.
I enjoy flying, but not enough to bid, commute, and deal with factory-fresh copilots that say crap like "OMG, do you know how old I was when you retired from SouthernJets?"
Golf Hotel?
phill1174
Well-Known Member
The person I’m thinking of is V.S. Must be a few retirees over there.
I'm sure! With a major airline's hub here, I'm sure there's a lot orbiting about the 91 carriers.
MOONWOLF
Well-Known Member
You forgot HAL was 8 hrs bottle to throttle, now Alaska is 10hrs. It's hampered my ability to drink beers.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Also no drinking on deadheads or company business travel, we been with no duty scheduled after the flight.
We can drink on COBUS but not deadheads. I don’t care either way as it’s not that important to me, but some pilots just spend hours bitching about it.
Roger Roger
I am le tired
Man, given how common alcohol issues are in this industry, I kinda lean in favor of more restrictive rules.
But, I don’t really drink much anymore.
Skåning
Well-Known Member
Mushrooms before jumpseating should be avoided too...so I hear
scooter2525
Very well Member
you sound stressed senior to me pilot. retire early and enjoy all the time off..
Karnage
I-am-a-pirate. I do not need credentials!
I just got to listen to a four hour rant against lazy FAs that don’t wanna do their job anymore. Totally ruined my “I got rerouted and from that alone I’m gonna make more than I did in a month as a gate agent” buzz. Time to go drink and fuel my rage…
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
I don't drink at all. But for a lot of guys, not being able to have a glass of wine with dinner on a 10 hour deadhead flight, when you are going into 24 hours of rest when you get there anyway, is a bit of a disappointment.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
There would be an uprising here if they didn't allow drinking on our passenger deadheads.
There are your future HIMS candidates.
Roger Roger
I am le tired
I understand that not everyone will agree with me, but it just isn’t something I’m willing to expend negotiating capital on. Not that I have any say in it anyway.
///AMG
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I feel like 8 hrs could be pretty aggressive. But then again, I feel like neither rule is gonna keep you safe if someone really decides to tie one on. Which I think is the scenario generally, when someone makes the news.
Makes you wonder about people who just absolutely cannot go without that drink or alcoholic beverage or glass of wine, can’t simply delay it to later, as if their life depends on it. To the point it makes them emotionally angry and laser focused on something that’s pretty trivial in the big scheme of things like one’s career. Definition of an addiction. Makes you truly wonder if these are the future people who are going to end up on the news for showing up to work with some degree of inebriation. Same with heavy smokers who absolutely cannot go even an hour without a cigarette.