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[Captain_Oblivious]

Probably not the greatest phrase to pick when we are talking about a virus, but it does seem somewhat disruptive.

I was stating my opinion before I really understood what he was talking about. It's something we Americans do quite well.

Gotta be low and slow. Maybe over mesquite with some slaw.
I'm sure there's a Star Wars joke in here about him being a little Chewie, but I've got way too much class to go there.

Apparently not so much. Traffic levels in Canada are down 85-95 percent. I presume tit's similar in the US and worldwide.

You WHAT?? That seems extremely presumptuous.

My job title is Air Traffic Operations Specialist.
I ensure that air traffic data is correct and also disseminated correctly. I also have numerous other functions ranging from initial search and rescue coordination/initiation to liasing with and assisting pilots in flight planning and airspace reservations.

I always pictured you as this guy:

Any more word on the job numbers your company so helpfully informed you about?

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

...levels in Canada are down 85-95 percent. I presume tit's similar in the US and worldwide.

I’m sure they are. And Happy Hump Day To All!

 

[declansdad]

Morning

 

[pkondz]

You WHAT?? That seems extremely presumptuous.

Best typo ever? Surprised the DIS didn’t flag that.

I always pictured you as this guy:

I may have actually done that once. Seriously.

Any more word on the job numbers your company so helpfully informed you about?

Not yet, other than more cuts are supposed to happen.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

As little as possible.

I think we all do as little as possible. My boss is out today, and the stockroom guy just left for a dentist appointment....how much do you think I'm going to get done in the next hour?

Oh...you were asking him.
Never mind.

Ok, Doc, you feel left out? Let me ask you: What do you do for a living?

It's my Friday today. Actually, my "weekend" starts in about 30-45 minutes.

I wish it were my Friday.

But not too soon.

Nooo, I'm hoping to have a very long life. Remember, turtles can live to be over 100 years old and look how fast, er I mean, slow they move.

My job title is Air Traffic Operations Specialist.
I ensure that air traffic data is correct and also disseminated correctly. I also have numerous other functions ranging from initial search and rescue coordination/initiation to liasing with and assisting pilots in flight planning and airspace reservations.

I wanted to be an Air Traffic Controller when I was in high school. So one year at the air show in my hometown, I went to the FAA tent and signed up for a class to learn how to take the exam to get into Air Traffic Control school, that made my head spin. Anyways, I missed it by 1 point. 1 lousy point! "Oh well," I thought. "I'll move on to other things." When I got out of the Navy, I didn't know how to go about getting into Air Traffic Control school, so I never pursued it. Had I been smart and retaken the exam and gotten in, I could have over 20 years in by now. Oh, well, next life.

This too is correct and a much shorter answer.

But your answer was so much more fun to read.

Of course you did. Who doesn't love watching them bounce?

Yes, I did. I also got to work with the feature of the week, many of whom had been in, well, shall we say a certain gentleman's magazine.

I always pictured you as this guy:

Ok, now that's how I see him.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Best typo ever? Surprised the DIS didn’t flag that.

I didn't even catch that. That's hysterical!

 

[londontime]

I always pictured you as this guy:

See, I had Ponzie as this guy


THEY'RE COMIN RIGHT AT US.......

When I got out of the Navy, I didn't know how to go about getting into Air Traffic Control school, so I never pursued it.

Just think, if you'd have done it in the Navy, you could have been this guy.....


and got to say, "Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full"
(I know I'm conflating 2 completely different jobs there, but they are in the same ballpark for bad comedy)

 

[CapeCodTenor]

See, I had Ponzie as this guy
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THEY'RE COMIN RIGHT AT US.......

Now there's a good one, though I prefer the other one.

Just think, if you'd have done it in the Navy, you could have been this guy.....
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and got to say, "Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full"
(I know I'm conflating 2 completely different jobs there, but they are in the same ballpark for bad comedy)

True, but you are correct, they are in the same ballpark.

 

[londontime]

Now there's a good one, though I prefer the other one.

Totally, I think Johnny(?) is one of the most underrated characters in that movie

 

[londontime]

Yes, I did. I also got to work with the feature of the week, many of whom had been in, well, shall we say a certain gentleman's magazine.

I had a less glamourous exposure to that world. All my family are locksmiths which means that half of them fit locks for the police and the other half are banged up. My old man had a shop in Soho, which in the 80s was like Times Sq was in the 80s, full of nefarious establishments. As an 11/12/13 year old I used to go and put the locks back on all the backstreet strip club doors after the law had kicked them off. It was, as you can imagine, a real eye opener. All of them.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

I had a less glamourous exposure to that world. All my family are locksmiths which means that half of them fit locks for the police and the other half are banged up. My old man had a shop in Soho, which in the 80s was like Times Sq was in the 80s, full of nefarious establishments. As an 11/12/13 year old I used to go and put the locks back on all the backstreet strip club doors after the law had kicked them off. It was, as you can imagine, a real eye opener. All of them.

That's actually pretty cool. I'm sure while you were helping your dad by re-installing all those locks, you had a look or two....I know I would have. My dad owned an auto parts store, so nothing exciting there, however, in the back of the store was a large box filled with a certain gentleman's magazine that may or may not begin with a "P" and end in a "Y." I spent many an hour in the back of the store looking through that box.

 

[AirGoofy]

Morning all. Not much new from me, other than lots of alfredo sauce. The next scheduled day off is October 17. Not sure I'll make it that long. I told HR that I wasn't taking training pay when working solo, and if they didn't have it corrected on Friday's check, then I'm done.

I got another job offer yesterday for the 2nd place I interviewed with, but I already planned on turning it down. Too disorganized, less money, and on call requirements.

If the tell you to throw out some gold bars or stacks of cash, send 'em my way.

I remember at the grocery/ deli/ bakery, there was a lot of damaged donuts and bread that had to be "thrown out" along with "damaged" ice cream and other food products. I didn't pay much of anything for groceries those years.

Really!
How many has he caught so far? How does one serve Big Foot?

He hasn't caught any yet. But, he gets calls from other people to identify strange footprints. He also hangs cameras outdoors in the woods where there is a suspected siting, and then reviews the video.

We reach that point every so often. I think we finally gain the ruthlessness due to sheer exasperation. Usually that's when I can't walk around the garage without tripping on something.

I'm one of the few people on my block that can get both vehicles in thr garage. I do have a small storage building outback for the lawnmower, my tools, and whatever DW has back in there.

I think that goes if you are on keto or not my friend.

True. I didn't want to give up everything I enjoyed though. But, it's great to see quick results. It's like the joke about the guy who sees his doctor and asks the secret to a long life and the dr says no alcohol, tobacco, desserts, red meat, pizza, dole whips, bacon, or having sex. And the guy asks what's the point of living then.

Shut the front door. That's awesome. Is Bigfoot in Kentucky then? I don't really know that much about it, apart from he lived with the Hendersons for a while.

I don't know if there is a single Bigfoot that migrates or there is a family of Bigfoots that had a feud and all went their separate ways. I'm just not concerned enough to ask him.

Hope the ending is awesome.

That's what she said.

I wanted to be an Air Traffic Controller when I was in high school. So one year at the air show in my hometown, I went to the FAA tent and signed up for a class to learn how to take the exam to get into Air Traffic Control school, that made my head spin. Anyways, I missed it by 1 point. 1 lousy point! "Oh well," I thought. "I'll move on to other things." When I got out of the Navy, I didn't know how to go about getting into Air Traffic Control school, so I never pursued it. Had I been smart and retaken the exam and gotten in, I could have over 20 years in by now. Oh, well, next life.

What once was, now shall never be.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Best typo ever? Surprised the DIS didn’t flag that.

Me too!

I may have actually done that once. Seriously.

Ok, it sounds like there's a story here.

Not yet, other than more cuts are supposed to happen.

Ugh. Hope the bark is worse than the bite.

See, I had Ponzie as this guy

THEY'RE COMIN RIGHT AT US.......

Surely you can't be serious!

Totally, I think Johnny(?) is one of the most underrated characters in that movie

Johnny is the ideal movie role. He pops in, says something hysterical, and heads off. You could make a career out of that.

I remember at the grocery/ deli/ bakery, there was a lot of damaged donuts and bread that had to be "thrown out" along with "damaged" ice cream and other food products. I didn't pay much of anything for groceries those years.

Is this heaven? I guess not if you're on keto.

I'm one of the few people on my block that can get both vehicles in thr garage. I do have a small storage building outback for the lawnmower, my tools, and whatever DW has back in there.

Instead of one big garage door, my house was built with two separate doors side-by-side. They're the smallest doors the builder could get away with. I tried parking my minivan in the garage once, and it took a good 5 minutes to inch through the doorway without hitting anything. Obivously that wasn't worth the effort.

 

[declansdad]

I had a less glamourous exposure to that world. All my family are locksmiths which means that half of them fit locks for the police and the other half are banged up. My old man had a shop in Soho, which in the 80s was like Times Sq was in the 80s, full of nefarious establishments. As an 11/12/13 year old I used to go and put the locks back on all the backstreet strip club doors after the law had kicked them off. It was, as you can imagine, a real eye opener. All of them.

Dan as as kid.

 

[londontime]

Dan as as kid.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Morning all. Not much new from me, other than lots of alfredo sauce. The next scheduled day off is October 17. Not sure I'll make it that long. I told HR that I wasn't taking training pay when working solo, and if they didn't have it corrected on Friday's check, then I'm done.

Good for you. If you're working solo then full pay, not that training pay crap.

I got another job offer yesterday for the 2nd place I interviewed with, but I already planned on turning it down. Too disorganized, less money, and on call requirements.

Even though you plan on turning it down, that's great! Gives you good vibes knowing there are jobs out there that want you.

That's what she said.

What once was, now shall never be.

This is true.

 

[docsoliday1]

Ok, Doc, you feel left out? Let me ask you: What do you do for a living?

I wasn't actually feeling left out....tried to be funny. Failed as per usual.

According to DW I'm a geek.
I'm an IT guy.

I prefer nerd....although no pocket protector.

I normally tell folks I'm a computer programmer since very few non-computer people (and even many computer folks) can understand what I actually do, so that's the closest/easiest way to describe.

 

[pkondz]

I wanted to be an Air Traffic Controller when I was in high school. So one year at the air show in my hometown, I went to the FAA tent and signed up for a class to learn how to take the exam to get into Air Traffic Control school, that made my head spin. Anyways, I missed it by 1 point. 1 lousy point! "Oh well," I thought. "I'll move on to other things." When I got out of the Navy, I didn't know how to go about getting into Air Traffic Control school, so I never pursued it. Had I been smart and retaken the exam and gotten in, I could have over 20 years in by now. Oh, well, next life.

I don't know what the success rate is there, but here it's very, very low. Like around 5-10%.

Yes, I did. I also got to work with the feature of the week, many of whom had been in, well, shall we say a certain gentleman's magazine.

Popular Mechanics?

See, I had Ponzie as this guy

THEY'RE COMIN RIGHT AT US.......

They both fit.

Totally, I think Johnny(?) is one of the most underrated characters in that movie

I had a less glamourous exposure to that world. All my family are locksmiths which means that half of them fit locks for the police and the other half are banged up. My old man had a shop in Soho, which in the 80s was like Times Sq was in the 80s, full of nefarious establishments. As an 11/12/13 year old I used to go and put the locks back on all the backstreet strip club doors after the law had kicked them off. It was, as you can imagine, a real eye opener. All of them.

That sounds pretty cool, actually.

He hasn't caught any yet. But, he gets calls from other people to identify strange footprints. He also hangs cameras outdoors in the woods where there is a suspected siting, and then reviews the video.

So has he come to terms with the fact he's never seen one, yet?

Ok, it sounds like there's a story here.

Yup.
Places where I used to work, I controlled Runway and Taxiway lighting. Fairly common for pilots to request RWY light intensity turned up or down. One time, I accidentally turned them off. Whoops! (Just for a second and not at a critical time, so no big deal.)

Ugh. Hope the bark is worse than the bite.

Time will tell. If traffic starts coming back, then the crisis should be averted. But right now... no revenue. Or almost none.

Surely you can't be serious!

Dan as as kid.

I prefer nerd....although no pocket protector.

Doc's Xmas wish list. Pocket protector.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Mornin', Gents! Another beautiful day in the neighborhood is in the history books with nothing major to report. We did have quite the storm blow through last night with lots of wind and torrential downpour for a good half-hour. Otherwise it was a normal day. Still no word from the bank on the position, but I do have an interview next week, this is for another law firm that I was supposed to have the interview this past Monday but got pushed. Well, have a good day all, and we'll chat along the way.

TTFN

I wasn't actually feeling left out....tried to be funny. Failed as per usual.

When I read this, I instantly thought of "The Martian" by Andy Weir. In the book, there's a spot where they're trying to get an old Martian probe to talk to a Rover, and there's this computer guy Jack who's trying to explain it to Dr. Venkat Kapoor, this is a shortened quote: “Jesus, what a complicated process,” Venkat said. “Try updating a Linux server sometime,” Jack said. After a moment of silence, Tim said, “You know he was telling a joke, right? That was supposed to be funny.” “Oh,” said Venkat. “I’m a physics guy, not a computer guy.” “He’s not funny to computer guys, either.” “You’re a very unpleasant man, Tim,” Jack said.”

According to DW I'm a geek.
I'm an IT guy.

I prefer nerd....although no pocket protector.

I normally tell folks I'm a computer programmer since very few non-computer people (and even many computer folks) can understand what I actually do, so that's the closest/easiest way to describe.

My dad wore a pocket protector with his work shirt for years. It honestly did protect his shirts from getting pen markings all over it.

I don't know what the success rate is there, but here it's very, very low. Like around 5-10%.

That low? Wow. I would have loved to have been an ATC...I love aviation.

Popular Mechanics?

Yesss...that's the magazine.

 

[declansdad]