Flying in sandals.. Opinion?

dasleben said:
Big sneaker sets and all kinds of walled up. Paddled out, got caught inside a couple times, and called it a day before I got myself in trouble. I went out this morning on the longboard and caught some good ones, though. :)
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Sneakers are not easy to read and react to well. You can get pooped in a hurry trying to work your way out of the inside of them and get over the crest. Was there a decent decent rip happening as well? They have killed a lot of people and are nothing to screw with. You think things are nice and calm and them wham......you are caught off guard. They are even more dangerous when they hit the shore. Could be coming from a distant storm out somewheres and/or just a mix of converging swells and waves angled at one another. Hopefully, they'll just die out soon and you can go back out mañana. Check to see if they are still hanging around.
 
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A Life Aloft said:
Sneakers are not easy to read and react to well. You can get pooped in a hurry trying to work your way out of the inside of them and get over the crest. Was there a decent decent rip happening as well? They have killed a lot of people and are nothing to screw with. You think things are nice and calm and them wham......you are caught off guard. They are even more dangerous when they hit the shore. Could be coming from a distant storm out somewheres and/or just a mix of converging swells and waves angled at one another. Hopefully, they'll just die out soon and you can go back out mañana. Check to see if they are still hanging around.
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Yep, we're picking up a combo SW swell today, and along with the onshores, we're seeing overhead+ sets that are walled up and messy messy. I like mellow longboarding, and I'm not afraid to admit that. ;)

Now, back to your regularly scheduled thread about...flip flops. :D
 
ppragman said:
But why?
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I thought I was using enough smiley emoticons... Regarding the sub-topic at hand, I probably got it from my father. He's a mechanic and wears a pressed white shirt. Keeps it clean all day too somehow. I haven't figured that one out yet...

I figure if he can look more professional than what most picture in their head when they think "mechanic", so can pilots. Like I said earlier, I don't MAKE anyone wear anything except what's approved and that's is clean. I only encourage the normal uniform with the tie. Most pilots for air carriers down here are also wearing ties too btw, that's part of it as well. Dude in a friggen shorts can wear a tie, so can we. :)
 
UAL747400 said:
I probably got it from my father. He's a mechanic and wears a pressed white shirt. Keeps it clean all day too somehow.
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Awesome. We need more like him, and less guys trying to pass off black sneakers as dress shoes.
 
UAL747400 said:
I thought I was using enough smiley emoticons... Regarding the sub-topic at hand, I probably got it from my father. He's a mechanic and wears a pressed white shirt. Keeps it clean all day too somehow. I haven't figured that one out yet...

I figure if he can look more professional than what most picture in their head when they think "mechanic", so can pilots. Like I said earlier, I don't MAKE anyone wear anything except what's approved and that's is clean. I only encourage the normal uniform with the tie. Most pilots for air carriers down here are also wearing ties too btw, that's part of it as well. Dude in a friggen shorts can wear a tie, so can we. :)
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Just don't fall into the trap of assuming that because something you think is right and appropriate, that is in line with what everyone else is doing, and falls into some kind of historical paradigm you think of fondly, it's actually a good idea and is healthy for your organization. Know what your people think, know what your customers think, and do what's best for your company and your people. Leave opinon and emotion out of the equation. If wearing ties makes your people feel good and attracts customers then you're doing the right thing. If it's pissing them off and the customer doesn't care then you aren't. If it's some combination in between then make the rules but explain the rationale behind them. Nothing irritates type A people more than being told to do something "just because". Try using surveymonkey to get some actual data you can use instead of just going off what you think. Do you still fly the line every day?
 
milleR said:
Just don't fall into the trap of assuming that because something you think is right and appropriate, that is in line with what everyone else is doing, and falls into some kind of historical paradigm you think of fondly, it's actually a good idea and is healthy for your organization. Know what your people think, know what your customers think, and do what's best for your company and your people. Leave opinon and emotion out of the equation. If wearing ties makes your people feel good and attracts customers then you're doing the right thing. If it's pissing them off and the customer doesn't care then you aren't. If it's some combination in between then make the rules but explain the rationale behind them. Nothing irritates type A people more than being told to do something "just because". Try using surveymonkey to get some actual data you can use instead of just going off what you think. Do you still fly the line every day?
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Oh trust me, I'm not hugely up-tight about it. They wear it on their own. What's funny, is that it was one of the FOs that did it first. Not one to allow someone to out-dress me, I tried it the next day and the rest followed. It really isn't any more uncomfortable with a cut-above shirt. Hot is hot down here. Now that we do it, I do find the other uniform combos even more poor looking and will joke about it with the "offender". Encouragement. :)

Unfortunately, I do fly everyday at the moment. 3 months straight now. UGH! :)
 
UAL747400 said:
Oh trust me, I'm not hugely up-tight about it. They wear it on their own. What's funny, is that it was one of the FOs that did it first. Not one to allow someone to out-dress me, I tried it the next day and the rest followed. It really isn't any more uncomfortable with a cut-above shirt. Hot is hot down here. Now that we do it, I do find the other uniform combos even more poor looking and will joke about it with the "offender". Encouragement. :)

Unfortunately, I do fly everyday at the moment. 3 months straight now. UGH! :)
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Down in SJU with Cape Air, we never wore ties. Worked good, lasted long time. @milleR knows. :)
 
UAL747400 said:
Oh trust me, I'm not hugely up-tight about it. They wear it on their own. What's funny, is that it was one of the FOs that did it first. Not one to allow someone to out-dress me, I tried it the next day and the rest followed. It really isn't any more uncomfortable with a cut-above shirt. Hot is hot down here. Now that we do it, I do find the other uniform combos even more poor looking and will joke about it with the "offender". Encouragement. :)

Unfortunately, I do fly everyday at the moment. 3 months straight now. UGH! :)
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Sounds like you're doing it right.
 
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