An Interesting Exchange in Polaris
Apr 27, 2021, 8:39 am
#31
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Unlikely that he was a foreigner. US has the "snowflake" market pretty much cornered, I'm afraid.
Apr 27, 2021, 8:49 am
#32
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"I pay your salary" is one of the most obnoxious things you can say to someone. I don't care how true or not true it is; it's not cool. 
Apr 27, 2021, 8:56 am
#33
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Reading that makes me sick. You handled it well.
Worst I’ve experienced was last summer, some guy poked his head in the cockpit and said “Just fly the ####ing plane” and threw my thank you for being a 1K business card back at me as he was exiting the plane.
That still bothers me to this day.
Worst I’ve experienced was last summer, some guy poked his head in the cockpit and said “Just fly the ####ing plane” and threw my thank you for being a 1K business card back at me as he was exiting the plane.
That still bothers me to this day.
Apr 27, 2021, 9:04 am
#34
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Apr 27, 2021, 9:11 am
#35
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Nope, we were in the United States at the time.
Apr 27, 2021, 9:13 am
#36
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Thank you for your service, thank you for thanking your fellow veteran for their service and thank you for putting that "jerk" in their proper place
Apr 27, 2021, 9:24 am
#37
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Reading that makes me sick. You handled it well.
Worst I’ve experienced was last summer, some guy poked his head in the cockpit and said “Just fly the ####ing plane” and threw my thank you for being a 1K business card back at me as he was exiting the plane.
That still bothers me to this day.
Worst I’ve experienced was last summer, some guy poked his head in the cockpit and said “Just fly the ####ing plane” and threw my thank you for being a 1K business card back at me as he was exiting the plane.
That still bothers me to this day.
I still enjoy being told the airplane flies itself, and I'm an overpaid button pusher. It's especially fun to hear after landing in a 40kt x-wind, almost down to minimums....
Apr 27, 2021, 9:32 am
#38
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The common theme in rude behavior these days seems to stem from people's inability to:
The way people interact with strangers (sometimes especially when traveling) can be horrifying. Be nice, keep your comments to yourself, stop interfering with people and conversations you have no business in.
- Mind their own business (you do not need to verbalize every thought that enters your mind about other people's behavior, conversations, life choices, etc.)
- Be polite and considerate of others (why unnecessarily go out of your way to put someone in a bad mood??)
The way people interact with strangers (sometimes especially when traveling) can be horrifying. Be nice, keep your comments to yourself, stop interfering with people and conversations you have no business in.
Apr 27, 2021, 9:44 am
#39
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There's a fine line between what's occurring in the "Please Recognize 1Ks" thread and...Wait, no...The line is not fine. It's the freaking 38th parallel between thanking a combat wounded veteran and all of the collective 'rest of us' whether we're 1Ks, Global Services or Ma/Pa Kettle.
Ridiculous.
Ridiculous.
Apr 27, 2021, 9:45 am
#40
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.... was fuer ein Vollidiot. Zum Fremdschaemen....
(sorry I can express my feelings best in German for this one)
(sorry I can express my feelings best in German for this one)
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Apr 27, 2021, 9:55 am
#41
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Apr 27, 2021, 9:57 am
#42
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There's a fine line between what's occurring in the "Please Recognize 1Ks" thread and...Wait, no...The line is not fine. It's the freaking 38th parallel between thanking a combat wounded veteran and all of the collective 'rest of us' whether we're 1Ks, Global Services or Ma/Pa Kettle.
Ridiculous.
Ridiculous.
Apr 27, 2021, 10:08 am
#43
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At first there was the part of me that was like "then everyone clapped" but then there was the part of me that's dealt with pax was overwhelming.
In sum, dude's a jerk.
In sum, dude's a jerk.
Apr 27, 2021, 10:17 am
#44
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Apr 27, 2021, 10:24 am
#45
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Thankfully I haven't experienced that one, but given I still have a few more years before retirement, the odds are I will.
I still enjoy being told the airplane flies itself, and I'm an overpaid button pusher. It's especially fun to hear after landing in a 40kt x-wind, almost down to minimums....
I still enjoy being told the airplane flies itself, and I'm an overpaid button pusher. It's especially fun to hear after landing in a 40kt x-wind, almost down to minimums....
That said -- I also drive a Tesla. I hear people complain all the time about how their Autopilot is "false advertising"... Nothing could be further from the truth. It's about the most perfect description possible. Keeps the course and speed, and it's up to you to monitor and correct. Same thing as in your cockpit! Most folks just don't understand what autopilot is.... Calling you a "button pusher" or "bus driver" is unbelievably insulting! The old "If it's so easy, why the hell don't you do it?" comes to mind ...