Yup the world is truly smaller than we all think! As a Loadmaster, I ran into several friends in High School in some of the weirdest places:
-At the Aviano,Italy Snackbar.
-As a paratrooper in line to load up onto my plane at Pope AFB.
-On a little tiny island called Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
I noticed Bob, just like he said, but did not believe it was him. When he set his bags on the jetway to head for cockpit permission, I had the chance to snoop at his nametag on his suitcase -ExpressJet- Bob !
You know a guy who is happy with his job when he just NEVER stops smiling, even when he is just deadheading home! I swear people, Bob is one of the happiest people I have ever met! As someone who is a similar career changer to Bob(Well...I am still a wannabe), I can say that his happy demeanor reinforced my desire to become a pilot more than ever. I felt bad for keeping him from getting home, and even offered him a beer, but instead he walked me to my gate and we chatted for some time.
Alot of people here bill Bob as an ATP recruiter of some sorts. I just don't believe that. The school worked VERY WELL for his needs and he shares that, and also gives liots' of info on ATP, but he has also given me alot of information about all sorts of paths. Just like he says in his posts here, make sure you research all sorts of schools and paths. What works for one person may not work for another. People like Bob give a great service to this field IMHO, and I truly appreciate it. Cheers Bob!
Frog, a few more months of paying stuff off and I need to pay a visit to GKY....We should meet for lunch or something! I gotta hear the Cuba story anyway! hehe.
, Ryan actually talked to me for a while though, and I talked to DesertDog on the phone and he sounded EXACTLY like I imagined him to.
