captain dad
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I don't wish to start a fight or set flame bait.
I respect everyone's choice and when it comes down to it, it doesn't really matter. Everyone will vote the way they want and not much will change their minds.
The people that pound their fist on the message board podium, shooting holes, and spreading half truths, are the ones I have issue with. There are several, on both sides of the vote, that like to sling the mud and start the arguments. I think discussion is great. Questions, answers, clarification, are all good things. However, starting a fight is petty, selfish, and pointless. I think we all see that the majority of these "I'm right and you're a tool" types are "NO" voters, but I am biased so I disqualify myself and digress.
I am a "post-rat" pilot. Trust me it is not by choice. I would love to have been hired four years ago and be PIC in a XLS, but I wasn't. Instead, I commute and I have never complained about it and I will gladly continue no matter what. I knew, prior to day one, what I was doing and getting into. I am voting yes for numerous reasons which include the next ten years of good wages, QOL, schedule choices, and yes bases, but not only bases.
My point is; say what you want, vote what you want, but do it with a little dignity and respect for others and their opinions. There are those on both sides of the vote that, in my humble opinion, make us all look like a bunch of boobs throwing a childish tantrum over so much candy. It lowers us and our profession. I'm not telling anyone what to do or say. I believe this to be the best and most desireable job in aviation, so can we all act accordingly? Just a suggestion, that we all continue to conduct our business, in this public forum, in a civil manner.
Respectfully,
Rage On!
I respect everyone's choice and when it comes down to it, it doesn't really matter. Everyone will vote the way they want and not much will change their minds.
The people that pound their fist on the message board podium, shooting holes, and spreading half truths, are the ones I have issue with. There are several, on both sides of the vote, that like to sling the mud and start the arguments. I think discussion is great. Questions, answers, clarification, are all good things. However, starting a fight is petty, selfish, and pointless. I think we all see that the majority of these "I'm right and you're a tool" types are "NO" voters, but I am biased so I disqualify myself and digress.
I am a "post-rat" pilot. Trust me it is not by choice. I would love to have been hired four years ago and be PIC in a XLS, but I wasn't. Instead, I commute and I have never complained about it and I will gladly continue no matter what. I knew, prior to day one, what I was doing and getting into. I am voting yes for numerous reasons which include the next ten years of good wages, QOL, schedule choices, and yes bases, but not only bases.
My point is; say what you want, vote what you want, but do it with a little dignity and respect for others and their opinions. There are those on both sides of the vote that, in my humble opinion, make us all look like a bunch of boobs throwing a childish tantrum over so much candy. It lowers us and our profession. I'm not telling anyone what to do or say. I believe this to be the best and most desireable job in aviation, so can we all act accordingly? Just a suggestion, that we all continue to conduct our business, in this public forum, in a civil manner.
Respectfully,
Rage On!
