You know which one, they just bought Hawaiian
Regarding older folks you might meet along the way, be careful defining them without actually knowing them (this post is not for you Bob, it's more for the younger folks). Back in the dirty, oily, hot and sweaty late nights working on the Bearcat at Van Nuys when it was still 100F at midnight there was an older guy who'd just hang out and watch outside the door of our T-hangar. I had no idea who he was, my perception was that he was what was then called an "airport rat" and I thought he lived in his van. He was always full of opinions but not very many stories and I thought he might be a bit of nuisance and although I was cordial I never got to know him very well. After he passed away I learned he would sleep in his van at the airport because he was flying cargo at odd hours and was a very accomplished aviator, he was Clay Lacys co-pilot in the DC-7 for the 1000 mile race at Mojave. In hindsight I regret not taking advantage of the opportunity to get to know that man better. Quiet waters run deep.IDK, man.
We are what we are, by choice or definition.
I only knew one airline captain personally; Mr. Davis, our next door neighbor years ago who flew for TWA. I was a kid who had a "place" in those long-ago days but he treated me well as I visited in his home. Didn't know much more about him but was a tangential part of his too-short life. I didn't get to go to his funeral although my parents did. We were shielded from that kind of thing ages ago as children, although I doubt now that was a healthy practice.
Doubt I'll ever fly again but I still hold airline captains, and first officers too, in high regard, along with cops and firefighters and those who serve in EMS. Just me, I suppose, but I grew up with men who won a world war and flew over a nation after in many cases. It might be corny now, but there was a time they mattered. They flew to new places and were more than systems' managers, once upon a time.
Not that it really matters, but I care that @derg and @cherokeecruiser and others are airline pilots, and that there are still pilots who deliver the plastic dog poop, or whatever, into remote places on stormy nights.
I think it matters as much as you rigging and fitting a plane so they can do it
Why would you tag me about douchebag pilots? I've had one personalized plate in my entire life and it was sort of an explanation of what the car was. It was a '67 Austin Mini Cooper S 1275, the plate was MNICPRS, this was before the remake of the Italian Job movie and the new Mini launch. It was a rare classic car appreciated by only a select few aficionados and I thought the plate was appropriate. Custom plates or license plate frames are distasteful and I'm embarrassed I got caught up in my enthusiasm. I remember bumper stickers (that might be a bit before your time) when people had all kinds of things to say and used their rear bumper to let you know any number of things about how they liked to get down.
You are one of those people. It is what it is.
I don't care. Call yourself whatever you like, don't get angry when others decide to choose their own definition. Stand up for what you believe in. But you won't because you're a coward, your parents figured out your marriage and financed your life thus far. I'm jealous and pragmatic. If life wasn't hard I'd be weak, you're weak.Ohhhh. I get it now. This due to me calling a certain segment as Corpies. To be fair, I also call ourselves One Twenty Weenies.
I will only observe that knowing people - but a cup of coffee or a breakfast and talk, more than once - is far more important and enduring than anything that can occur in a forum.
I guess, based on experience, that I can find the good in most people.
Wife and I were looking at houses in Leesburg in 2020. We were the first people to see the house. As we were leaving, the agent told us by the way we have 6 offers on this house already. Ended up selling 80K over asking price.
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You're one to lecture about privilege or hard work, you inherited commercial real estate. Pot meet kettle.
Some of the ecoboost fusions can make like 400hp with just a tune. Complete sleeper.
