[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I had a bad dream last night. [/FONT]In it was the FAA, Crew Scheduling, airline management, self-serving union, broken airplanes, changing weather, not enough dispatch fuel, ever-changing procedures, endless flight manual revisions, aircraft cram courses, upgrade class, six month simulator pro checks, procedural memorization, annual recurrent training days. Lost pension, gestapo check airmen, line check, noise violations, deadheading in the middle seat, broken luggage, lost luggage, nasty passenger agents, jump seating, crabby flight attendants, continuous duty overnighters, sleep deprivation, mergers, seniority squabbles, company threats, food poisoning, no food, cold crappy coffee, bidding, away from home for days at a time, fleabag hotels, late cabs, maniac cab drivers, hotel crew bus, bidding vacation, waiting for gates, turbulent routes, Low Vis approaches, Low Vis T.O., de-icing, below 0 degrees, pre-flights in the snow, commuting in sh*tty weather, medicals, parking lot from hell, parking lot buses, inter-terminal buses, spring break,
Christmas rush, Thanksgiving loads, Easter rush, drug & alcohol testing, customs lineups, TSA, security passes, rude security personnel, terrorism threats, pay cuts, rush hour traffic, that infernal alarm clock, dry cleaning, crash pads, catching cold away from home, lackadaisical crew members, sexual harassment threats, flight attendants, co-pilots implying [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]they're [/FONT]god's gift to aviation after 3 [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]years[/FONT], back biting, gossip, cell phones, beepers, and a message to call the chief pilot.
Then I woke up and joyously found myself still retired!
Christmas rush, Thanksgiving loads, Easter rush, drug & alcohol testing, customs lineups, TSA, security passes, rude security personnel, terrorism threats, pay cuts, rush hour traffic, that infernal alarm clock, dry cleaning, crash pads, catching cold away from home, lackadaisical crew members, sexual harassment threats, flight attendants, co-pilots implying [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]they're [/FONT]god's gift to aviation after 3 [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]years[/FONT], back biting, gossip, cell phones, beepers, and a message to call the chief pilot.
Then I woke up and joyously found myself still retired!
