A little "on reserve" story telling..

Tram

Tram

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Well guys..

I am searching around the house to find pointy objects that I can heat up and stick under my fingernails, I am so bored.. So.. I'm gonna waste some time and tell you all a story..

The title of the story is..

The Corner of Poplar and Massey - A No No Zone!

Ok, so I drive up to Memphis for my 5 days of reserve.. Meet up with a buddy of mine who is also wasting his life away on RSV.. We decide to go get some breakfast.. Well, while dreaming of the over easy eggs I am soon to eat, my traveling companion, let's call him - Mike, says he needs to pull into the Wallgreens and get some head cold medicine - of course, FAA approved meds.. ;) So, we spot a Wallgreens, corner of Poplar and Massey.

"Mike" and I go waltzing into the Wallgreens, both dreaming of Over Easy eggs, biscuits, etc..

We make our way to the FAA approved head cold remedies aisle and he picks his weapon of choice. A nice lil' knock off of Claritin - D.. We pay for the narcotics and ease out of the Wallgreens, on the corner of Poplar and Massey. As we saunter back to the truck I notice that the window that I had previously rolled up, upon arrival at the Wallgreens - on the corner of Poplar and Massey - is no longer in the truck.. "That doesn't look right..."

"Ummm.. "Mike" I think we've been robbed..."

Sure enough! We have been burgled!

"Mike (that's what we're calling him)" eases out of a few choice words then we begin to survey the scene.. What is missing? What is not missing? We notice a cell phone is gone.. I must give some props and shout outs and dap to my boy.. "Mike" as he suggested I take my cell in with me, just in case the evil skCREWed's calls.. His phone is gone.. Not a huge deal, as he is big pimpin' and carries duo, dos, two phones..

Well, we continue the recon of the truck. His Ping I3's are still in the back and it appears nothing else is amiss. The glove compartment is opened, but nothing is gone..

Looks like all that is missing is a cell phone.. No biggie..

"Mike" calls the Po-Po, the Fuzz, the... FIVE OHHH.. They take a report over the phone and we decide to head back to the house and start getting this window fixed..

Once we get to the house - the worst is realized.. The brand new Scott's Flight bag - Gone. The brand new Purty Neat roller bag - Cianara - Gone!

"Mike" has indeed been burgled!

Boze headset - Gone
Oakleys - Gone
Passport - Gone
Pilots License - Gone
Medical - Gone
Manuals - Gone
Jeps - you guessed it.. Gone
Underwear - See ya!

Well.. needless to say.. "Mike" is not having a good day.. He begins the process.. Starts recovering from such a bad deal.. We totally forgot about the Over Easy eggs!!

Well, let's skip forward, mainly because I'm tired of typing..

Kathy the lady at Glassmasters sends Jim out to fix the window.. As Jim is doing the deed "Mike's" phone rings..

Crew Skeds... "Riight.. they're going to call me to fly?"

No folks, no.. This is the best phone call from skCREWed you can get!

Some old ladies seem to have found some of "Mike's" belongings..

We dispatch, roll out, cruise, drive to the locale we are told his items are at...

We get there... and what do we find..

1 - Scotts Flight case.
1 - Purdy Neat Roller Bag
1 - Oakleys
1 - Boze headset

Basically, I am even more tired of typing than I was before, so I'm cutting it even more short.. ;)

He got everything back.. Passports, the whole nine..

Cop told us in 13 years as a keeper of the city, he's never seen someone get their property back..

"Mike" - 1
Stupid criminals - 0

The end...
 
If you were smart, you would have taken your truck into the Walgreens with you, because I mean let's be honest here, crime can happen anywhere and a truck is pretty valuable! You wouldn't want to just leave it sitting around would you!? Somebody might come by and steal it. Just like your roller and flight kit. I woulda taken that out of the truck and into the store with you, while your friend drove the truck into the Walgreens. You can never be too safe, even in Memphis...

Ok sorry to rant on your thread :)

Glad you got your stuff back maing! That woulda sucked to lose all that crap! I can't imagine losing everything I drag around behind me, that crap ain't cheap!
 
:sarcasm:Maybe it was a 1st year FO trying to offset his income. Once he realized it was another pilot, he felt bad enough to return the items?? :sarcasm:

Soon as I saw the street corner, I knew no good was to come!
 
Wow. . .now I know why everyone told me not to move to Memphis.

So the city is really that bad huh. . .any of the burbs have decent?
 
Much of the south is a hell hole. The fine parts of the region are very difficult to find, but once you do. . .you feel like a one million dollar bill.
 
as someone who was recently burgled, can sympathize with you guys!! Unfortunately I was not as lucky as mike to get my stuff back and it's been a PITA dealing with the system here...
 
Man, how long you been on reserve? I thought RSV at Pinnacle is like 3 weeks right now?
 
Not to get off your terrific story, I haven't been called in almost a month. The last time I flew was August 12th. Reserve is great when you live in base. Don't worry all this luxary ends 10/31/07.
 
I know somebody who jinxed themselves tonight!:crazy: I have to listen to crew sched bitch and moan aaaallll day looooooong! Booo Hooooo!:panic::rolleyes:
 
No jinxxx. I've got the power of the Moo-Jooo over Crew scheduling.:nana2::bandit::nana2::bandit::nana2:
 
It's working this month and hopefully the next. But I know when i get to JFK, the vacation is over. Did you get a chance to see the new -900?
 
Soul Brotha' said:
It's working this month and hopefully the next. But I know when i get to JFK, the vacation is over. Did you get a chance to see the new -900?
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Yeah I was here when they flew it in from Bombardier. I had all that weekend to check it out. I'm used to the 86 seaters from when I was at Mesa. They had it on display for everyone over at Term 1 last Tuesday for everyone else. They're going to do that again this Tuesday as well and will fly some media the 20 lottery winners and employees that were picked by the different departments around the area. The 2nd -900 will be here tomorrow night from Bomabardier.
 
Hey Tram,

I'm glad Mike got all his stuff back!

BTW I really enjoy reading your stories. Maybe you should become a part time writer.

Nice job telling us the story!
 
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