Ha.. That's actually pretty spot on.
Derg is famous!
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desertdog71
Girthy Member
saxman
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Looks like the thread was taken down. 
Seriously though. Reading APC will bring you down. I stopped reading it for about two years and it was amazing how happier I was. Of course now I'm back to just to see what is going on at the majors. Can't wait to move on and then never have to read it again.
Seriously though. Reading APC will bring you down. I stopped reading it for about two years and it was amazing how happier I was. Of course now I'm back to just to see what is going on at the majors. Can't wait to move on and then never have to read it again.
Hacker15e
Who am I? Where are my pants?
Years ago I used to have a website where I journaled about going through the process of applying for, getting selected for, and going through USAF pilot training (www.militarypilot.net if any of you want to check it out on archive.org from back around 2000). It was basically a blog before there was such a thing as a blog.
At the time I was applying to fly for the USAF, there was very little information out there about the process, so I decided that I would document what I had to do in order to help out other folks wanting/trying to go through the process too -- much in the same spirit that JC operates.
My internet writing, too, attracted some negative attention from similar people (established USAF pilots, mostly) who thought my mere act of documenting and publishing my experiences and thoughts as a student pilot made me arrogant or cocky or uppity in some way. Some of them threw spears my way and tried to make some kind of negative impact on my life/training/career.
Although that negative attention sucked, it was far, far, FAR outnumbered and outweighed by people who appreciated what I'd written/documented/collected, and said that it helped them in some way achieve their own goals of following in my footsteps. Still today I meet USAF pilots who said they read my journal and were assisted or inspired by it, and they thank me. Although the negative attention had some minor negative career impacts for me, it was overall quite worth it now that I can assess it in hindsight.
So, not that you need any additional motivation to do so, but please keep doing what you are doing @Derg and all of the rest of you (us?) at JC who love aviation, love being aviators, love being in the community of aviators, and want to help others join the club -- regardless of the folks who will point, giggle, laugh, and think themselves "too cool" to put themselves out there and offer a hand like you all have.
At the time I was applying to fly for the USAF, there was very little information out there about the process, so I decided that I would document what I had to do in order to help out other folks wanting/trying to go through the process too -- much in the same spirit that JC operates.
My internet writing, too, attracted some negative attention from similar people (established USAF pilots, mostly) who thought my mere act of documenting and publishing my experiences and thoughts as a student pilot made me arrogant or cocky or uppity in some way. Some of them threw spears my way and tried to make some kind of negative impact on my life/training/career.
Although that negative attention sucked, it was far, far, FAR outnumbered and outweighed by people who appreciated what I'd written/documented/collected, and said that it helped them in some way achieve their own goals of following in my footsteps. Still today I meet USAF pilots who said they read my journal and were assisted or inspired by it, and they thank me. Although the negative attention had some minor negative career impacts for me, it was overall quite worth it now that I can assess it in hindsight.
So, not that you need any additional motivation to do so, but please keep doing what you are doing @Derg and all of the rest of you (us?) at JC who love aviation, love being aviators, love being in the community of aviators, and want to help others join the club -- regardless of the folks who will point, giggle, laugh, and think themselves "too cool" to put themselves out there and offer a hand like you all have.
Jimflyfast
lurker first class
Can you say "throw a spear" and @Derg in the same sentence without being labeled.....
(Dougie, you know I am just joking)
Hacker15e
Who am I? Where are my pants?
Screaming_Emu
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amorris311
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I watch stupid reality like teen mom. @L-16B and I love that show. Does that make us jack wagons?
Screaming_Emu
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Yes. Doug and I have chucked enough spears charging and taking enough hills out there in the day, that its all good.
So, where's the replies in that thread? I'm interested. There's just the cached OP post.
Roger Roger
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Cptnchia
Dissatisfied Customer
I believe that thread and the sickout thread were taken down by Vagabond, who is one of the moderators over there.
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I see what you did there.
PeanuckleCRJ
Poodle Wrangler
I closed the Derg thread- it's still there (unless she baleeted it), just no one can post in it.
The sick out threads are a legal liability and vagabond pulled them.
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
What a bunch of dummies. Actually, for both threads.
L-16B
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First off we watch teen mom 2 not teen mom. Secondly when 4 grown men share a hotel room you are allowed to do these things. It started up again yesterday no?
amorris311
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I'm sorry I forgot the 2. Yes it did. I can't wait to get home and watch it. According to the slingbox it is in the que waiting for me.