Southwest slam clicks- c'mon captains....

[scoreboardII]

Again, five years ago the place changed. I almost considered a medical procedure to make me an AMer because well, my liver was hurting from the night after night room parties. Now, I can't find a bar that's open when we roll in at 2AM, and watch the AMers wake up.

 

[waveflyer]

Wave, I hate to bust your image of the tradition, but it was hit and miss for me when I was a probie. Guess what, it never hurt my feelings or made me think differently of pilots or the company.

I thought you don't go to the bar? Which is it?
You improve your chances of getting a round bought for you a LOT if you actually come down

 

[FurloughedAgain]

It's been 50/50 for me this month, but I've been PM and we get in so late if I went down at all it was because I felt obligated. I have young kid at home who gets up with the crack of dawn so I'm not used to staying up until after 1am and then going out for a drink. Guess I'm getting old. :-(

 

[FlyinGuy]

I thought you don't go to the bar? Which is it?
You improve your chances of getting a round bought for you a LOT if you actually come down

I never said I did not go to the bar. I posed a hypothetical question about why some people do not want to. What I find interesting is why you are posting this type of nonsense on FI. If you want to raise an issue, why not on the SWAPA forum?

 

[waveflyer]

Why do you care what I post on FI?

 

[dicko]

Mostly, I roam the cities alone.

I felt compelled to quote this line. Funny, chilling, with a sprinkle of madness.

Kudos to you 'LoveGun'. Kudos I say !

 

[Golden Falcon]

Sorry, but I've never seen the appeal of hanging out with the people I've just been locked in an aluminum tube with for 8 hours. If that's considered mandatory at SWA, just one more reason I'm glad to get out.

What an idiot...

 

[MDW]

I love Sprinter hotel vans; the Mercedes ones mind you, not the Dodge ones. And I dislike slam clickers.

 

[FIREMAN]

I love Sprinter hotel vans; the Mercedes ones mind you, not the Dodge ones. And I dislike slam clickers.

They are one in the same.

 

[MDW]

I was being facetious in responding to the "Euro" comment. I know they are the same vehicle.

 

[FIREMAN]

I was being facetious in responding to the "Euro" comment. I know they are the same vehicle.

Sorry, slow on the up take.

 

[Green]

This is such an odd thread. I'm not at SWA but I am a 85% slam-click captain. I didn't realize I could be so missed. Actually, on most overnights I'm usually not holed up in my room. Mostly, I roam the cities alone. Flight crews these days are a drag. It's all chain restaurants, schedule talk, and gossip about the same group of disliked coworkers. Once in a blue moon I'll fly with an open minded FO and we rip it up. Otherwise, airline culture stopped being worth my time 10 years ago.

right on!

 

[scoreboardII]

What he meant to say was airline culture stopped being low threat and turned into a PC high threat bet your job because of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. That and cell phone cameras.

 

[LiveFreeorDie]

If you can't keep yourself entertained on an overnight without having to spend the entire time with the crew, then you're the problem.

PCL - Every crew has an a-hole, if you aren't sure who, it's likely YOU!

PS. If you think everyone else is an ass, really its just you.

 

[waveflyer]

I believe this is a byproduct of zero-to-hero pilots. They have never had any fun in it. Ever. From the moment they were student pilots, it was strictly business. They achieved all of their ratings under the safety blanket of a 141 school and immediately went to their next "job."

No joyriding. No hundred dollar hamburgers. No enthusiam for the spectacle of aviation. To them the fomula is simple: Fly the plane. Go to hotel. Post about it on Facebook. Repeat.

It's sad really. There are great stories to be made in this industry.

I meant to say it earlier -This is a really good post.
(can be the type A mil types too who went to the "zoo", right into uber achievements...and on- but have definitely seen it firsthand on the civilian side.)

You also see the flip side of that in the overcompensaters who try too hard at the bar. Wierd to see pilots pushing 30 acting like frat boys

We're all adults- if you're worried about the PC police, maybe you ought to work on that inner d-bag that comes out after a few? Maybe? Just be cool and be you