Rep Retirement Lodge 87: As All Hallow's Eve Approches.....

[Sloe Gin]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 87: As All Hallow's Eve Approches.....

I am sure it does. Is it common for all pilots in the cockpit to catch some z's at the same time? What strikes me as odd regarding this situation is that the pilots failed to respond to repeated requests via communication from MPLS, Denver and NWA for 75 minutes?

if we're tired, we can catch 10-15 minute snoozes at a time. One person stays awake and the other sleeps. Normally, what I will do if the other person wants to sleep is I let them sleep. I very rarely need to sleep up there, so I can stay awake. I'm guessing they were out cold. I mean, whammo!

I can't speak for how it is in the cockpit, but I know that EVERY time I'm on a flight, I fall asleep within a half hour, max. That white noise is like a valium and a bunch of bong hits rolled into one. My daughter sat beside me on a flight to London a few years ago, and she was in awe of how fast I fell asleep. I was out for about five hours on that flight.

sure, the flight deck is pressurized to 8,000 feet just like the cabin. Pilots that are based around sea level (think Minneapolis, which is 844 feet ASL) might be more prone to being affected by that. And if it's the tail end of a 4 day trip, in which the pilots didn't get a lot of sleep the nights of the trip...you got a recipe for disaster.

If you're bothered by this, write your congressmen and tell them you want pilots to be treated better and paid better. Please?

 

[bostonewe]

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I can't speak for how it is in the cockpit, but I know that EVERY time I'm on a flight, I fall asleep within a half hour, max. That white noise is like a valium and a bunch of bong hits rolled into one. My daughter sat beside me on a flight to London a few years ago, and she was in awe of how fast I fell asleep. I was out for about five hours on that flight.

I can't speak to the effects of valium and bong hits rolled into one, but I have the same reaction to flying. I'm headed to Orlando on Sunday and can almost guarantee that unless I'm in a conversation with tcbg, I'll be dead asleep before we leave the runway. (and we're flying at 3 in the afternoon!)

 

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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If you're bothered by this, write your congressmen and tell them you want pilots to be treated better and paid better. Please?

Good luck with regional pilots getting paid better...

But, yeah, some regs need to change. Legal to start, legal to finish needs to end for starters...

 

[goldy_331]

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Bah! Handle the pilots like Reagan handled the air traffic controllers - fire them all and hire new ones for less!

I mean how many planes would we loose anyway?

 

[Gonzo]

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Red Wings are awesome comfortable once they get broke in, but they can really be a ***** when they aren't. Last year I wore a brand new pair to the State Fair, when I was ringman for the open class beef show, I ended up with bloody feet. Now that they're broken in they're great to wear, but still not as comfortable as my **** kickers at home.

They're my favorite work boot by far. The Mill gives you a $200 allowance every two years for steel toes. Pretty generous, IMO. Mine cost $175.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Ooooo, a new Lodge to post in!

It's the same old Lodge. It just got some new paint.

 

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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A friend of mine is flying back from Aruba. The flight filled up so they can't get on and he has to stay an extra day (he's a pilot, so he's a non-rev). Needless to say he's very upset about not getting back to New Jersey...

 

[gmann]

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If you're bothered by this, write your congressmen and tell them you want pilots to be treated better and paid better. Please?

Dear congressmen,

I think pilots should be able to sleep while they fly and not replying to communication or over flying their destination by 150 miles really isn't as bad as it sounds.

I also don't mind being held in a plane for 9 hours with no food or water.

Futhermore, I love it when my plane is late for departures and arrivals.

I have been very fond of the airline industry ever since they billed me $1500.00 for a flight from Bemidji to Minneapolis.

And please pay pilots more.

Sincerely,
g

 

[nmupiccdiva]

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I was thinking that or one of those taco bell sauce packets that says will you marry me?

Nah, I'll take her to Monterey, go along 17 mile drive, find a spot to go walking near the ocean, and drop to one knee. 'Ewe knows why.

I don't even know why, but I think that's awesome.

Dude, I really think you're missing out on an opportunity with this jumbotron idea....

Am I that big of a sports dork that I actually wouldn't mind that kind of proposal?

I never thought of King Kong as a horror movie....

...and where is the original Psycho!

This pole sucks.

I should know more about this, considering I took a whole class on it, but those notes are buried somewhere, and I'm half-braindead from the last few days. I agree on the Psycho thing, though.

 

[Sloe Gin]

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Good luck with regional pilots getting paid better...

But, yeah, some regs need to change. Legal to start, legal to finish needs to end for starters...

seriously. Race to the bottom, my man. Some things are changing though.

Dear congressmen,

I think pilots should be able to sleep while they fly and not replying to communication or over flying their destination by 150 miles really isn't as bad as it sounds.

I also don't mind being held in a plane for 9 hours with no food or water.

Futhermore, I love it when my plane is late for departures and arrivals.

I have been very fond of the airline industry ever since they billed me $1500.00 for a flight from Bemidji to Minneapolis.

And please pay pilots more.

Sincerely,
g

Dear TSA:

gmann is a bad bad man and a threat to society. Please do not allow him to ever fly.

Sincerely,

Brandon Charles Horatio Remington Caspian Perseus Zebedee Tarquin Hobbes Q-Bert Geist XXVIII, Esq.

I don't even know why, but I think that's awesome.

which part, the Taco Bell part or California part?

 

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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which part, the Taco Bell part or California part?

Taco Bell, obviously....

 

[bigblue_dl]

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It smells like cheap vodka in my office, I think someone on the other side of the cubicle wall has hit the bottle a little early.

 

[wolverineTrumpet]

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Am I that big of a sports dork that I actually wouldn't mind that kind of proposal?

Yes. And an attention whore probably. Not that I know anyone like that.

which part, the Taco Bell part or California part?

The Taco Bell part. Definitly

 

[gmann]

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Dear TSA:

gmann is a bad bad man and a threat to society. Please do not allow him to ever fly.

Sincerely,

Brandon Charles Horatio Remington Caspian Perseus Zebedee Tarquin Hobbes Q-Bert Geist XXVIII, Esq.

Dear Ron His Horse is Thunder,

I think UND's use of the Sioux logo is hostile and abusive. Where can I find a petition to sign up for the cause?

hugs and kisses,
xxx ooo,

SG

 

[The Rube]

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Hmmm. My new steel toed boots are killing me. I went to the Red Wing store and had them size me correctly and everything. I'll keep a comfy spare pair of shoes with me when I come in on Monday. I only have to wear them when I leave the marked walkway here at the mill, but that could be at any given moment, based on issues in the manufacturing areas.

Buy steel-toed tennis shoes, like I have. They are amazingly comfortable. In fact, those are the only tennis shoes I own.

gmann: you'll be proud of me. Picked up some Crown today. It's been too long since I had a sip of that fine whiskey.

I can never fall asleep on planes. Ever. Even on my way back from Vegas, running on a couple hours' sleep after a lonnnnnnnng day, it was a no go.

 

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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Buy steel-toed tennis shoes, like I have. They are amazingly comfortable. In fact, those are the only tennis shoes I own.

gmann: you'll be proud of me. Picked up some Crown today. It's been too long since I had a sip of that fine whiskey.

I can never fall asleep on planes. Ever. Even on my way back from Vegas, running on a couple hours' sleep after a lonnnnnnnng day, it was a no go.

Shouldn't you be at work?

 

[Jon]

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Dear Ron His Horse is Thunder,

I think UND's use of the Sioux logo is hostile and abusive. Where can I find a petition to sign up for the cause?

hugs and kisses,
xxx ooo,

SG

Dear Vince McMahon,

Sloe Ginn and gmann in a steel cage would be a great match. Please allow AsaG to officiate.

Thanks you kindly,
tLodge

 

[bigblue_dl]

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Shouldn't you be at work?

Maybe Mr. Anti-Debit card got an iphone.

 

[The Rube]

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Shouldn't you be at work?

Uh, no.

I had to use the rest of my vacation days before Dec 1, so every Friday that the Gophers play for the next two months, I have at least 1/2 of a Friday off (sometimes the whole day, like today).

How do like the apples of THAT particular variety?

Edit: bbdl: that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. iPhone.....bwahahahahahahahaha!

 

[bigblue_dl]

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Uh, no.

I had to use the rest of my vacation days before Dec 1, so every Friday that the Gophers play for the next two months, I have at least 1/2 of a Friday off (sometimes the whole day, like today).

How do like the apples of THAT particular variety?

Edit: bbdl: that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. iPhone.....bwahahahahahahahaha!

Yeah, thats true, you're smart enough to realize that Blackberry is superior to iphone.