Pardon me: I must vent

[Typhoon1244]

You know what sucks? Moving.

You know what sucks even more? Moving out of state.

And you know what sucks harder than that?

Moving out of state and having to deal with a bunch of ignorant, arrogant, clueless, hapless, dickless, commie, fascist, homosexual, obnoxious, ugly, pinheaded, jealous
Crew
Schedulers!

Thank you for your time and attention. I now return you to your previously scheduled threads.

 

[Dash8]

commies, facists, and pinheads, oh my!!!!

now typh....
just step back, take a deep breath,
now step forward,
and then take a step back,
then forward, and your cha-cha'ing

 

[Timebuilder]

Ah, crew schedulers. The folks who would call me at 8pm for a 4am takeoff.

I miss 'em.

not

 

[MarineGrunt]

I hear ya. I just moved half way across the country and the only thing I can say is NEVER USE A MOVING COMPANY!!! Not only did they charge us $1000 more than they estimated, our stuff STILL isn't here yet and we've been here for a week. I talked to the company yesterday and they said 4-5 more days!

 

[mar]

SCREW Scheduling!

Oh yeah?

Well I wanna vent a little too!

I'm sick and tired of dickless homosexuals!
Exactly where do they get off?

And screw scheduling? Well, you know what they say? You pay peanuts....

And another thing: STOP ADJUSTING THE FRIGGIN' VOLUME ON THE COMM WHEN YOU HAVE *YOUR OWN* STINKIN' VOLUME CONTROL ON THE AUDIO PANEL.


GEEZUS....

And now that I'm thinking about it: Don't start a checklist until the Capt calls for it. There may be a very good reason why he DOESN'T want to do it right now! You know, like listen to the tower or something...

And for Pete's sake stop riding the brakes when you're pulling more than idle power.

God that drives me nuts.
Thanks for the opportunity to get that off my chest.
Moving sucks.

 

[Dash8]

Re: SCREW Scheduling!

I'm sick and tired of dickless homosexuals!
Exactly where do they get off?

what's wrong with lesbians? i love em...
cause we have so much in common

 

[empenage]

I like lesbians.. I mean because they like the same things I like!!

HAH!

Yes moving does suck.. I've moved 7 times in my career. 6 times with a rider truck and 1 time with a company. I will use the company for #8.

 

[mar]

I shouldn't explain this but...

...I was sort of trying to be ironic and just working on the assumption that the homosexuals were men but I guess you're technically correct. Homosexuals can be women too.

So much for a stupid joke.

 

[empenage]

Oh yea, and dont get me started on schedulers...

DAM-IT.......And I was in such a good mood too..!

 

[Dash8]

Re: I shouldn't explain this but...

...I was sort of trying to be ironic and just working on the assumption that the homosexuals were men but I guess you're technically correct. Homosexuals can be women too.

So much for a stupid joke.

lol just having a spot of fun with ya bro, i knew what ya meant, but couldn't resist working in the sapphic reference

 

[Dash8]

Oh yea, and dont get me started on schedulers...

DAM-IT.......And I was in such a good mood too..!

just go back and think about the lesbians in your last post, i know that usually makes me feel better

 

[FlyingSig]

I'll trade ya a furlough and charter gig for a paid move and a set schedule.....

 

[avbug]

Moving gets much easier by the 45th move. It comes down more to a science than an art. By the 55th, it's back to an art, a black art you hate and loathe with a passion. By the 60th, the thought of moving one more time makes you sick to your stomach.

The first few, especially when you look back, are no big deal (though they feel like it at the time).

One thing I did find early on is that everybody wants to wrap every tiny fragile item and dish in 3,000 layers of newspaper and old sectional charts. By the 15th move or so, you realize that the dishes don't fare any differently if you just stack them together in a box, with no padding or paper.

Also, a furnature dolly is worth it's weight in spiced salami.

One of my biggest laments has been moving to places where there are no good drop zones or dojos. There is no sadder sight than a parachute rig in the closet with an out of date reserve, sitting silently, waiting, unused, unloved...

I feel depressed.

 

[Typhoon1244]

...old sectional charts.

Those make great wrapping paper, by the way. (I always try to make sure an interesting city is on the top of the gift. Cleveland. Terre Haute. Dover. )

 

[Typhoon1244]

I'll trade ya a furlough and charter gig for a paid move and a set schedule...

Oh sure! Always somebody with a "poor me" story!

(Just kidding! )

No matter how bad things get at ASA--bag delays, stupid gate agents, clueless schedulers, angry passengers--I always remind my crew it beats being on furlough!

 

[mar]

Dash 8

I had to look up Sapphic.

Your vocabulary is obviously superior to mine.

I don't know if you've been following the Why Do You Hate Bush thread, but I'd vote for you.

Peace man.

 

[Typhoon1244]

Re: Dash 8

...Sapphic.

I had to look it up, too.

Aha! Now I know why Hustler called Fleshdance a "sapphic scorcher!"

 

[JediNein]

The first few, especially when you look back, are no big deal (though they feel like it at the time).

...snip...

Also, a furnature dolly is worth it's weight in spiced salami.

No no.. a dolly is worth it's weight in BBQ'd spiced tri-tip x 1000!

I'm on move #49, 42 were BEFORE I graduated from high school.

Move #43 was best, the parents were leaving and I was staying behind with a good job. I had the truck packed better than some of the SAABs I loaded on a daily basis. Nothing like being a ramp rat to teach ya how to really pack stuff in.

By move #13 you've figured out that the tiny and fragile things usually end up broken so you don't buy them anymore.

Move #28 you actually look forward to as you've got too much stuff from staying in one place for too long. What an excuse to get rid of all that junk.

Move #34 is where you finally buy that paper shredder on move-in. You laugh at the whiners beeching about move #3 or #4, "oh what a traumatic experience" buwah haah haaawww!

Move #41, those people that really are your friends have managed to still stay in touch. Those that weren't, aren't. You save a fortune in Holiday Cards that way.

Move #46, you seriously feel sorry for those folks having to do the 10 year background check. You know for a fact that the house from move #35 is now under 234 thousand tons of coal and the house from move #19 is condemned from uranium mill tailings. You keep an address book just for your own addresses, sorted by year.

Move #49 , you've got it figured out. If the place ain't sunny and warm; without tornados, floods, mosquitos, high humidity, raining constantly, or snow, it ain't worth moving there. You know that the NE is snow and wet. You know the SE is tornados and floods and mosquitos, and high humidity. You know the Midwest is tornados and snow. You know the NW is rain and more rain, then snow. You'd rather pay 50% of your minimal income on housing than 30% of your larger income on housing and the other 70% on parkas, thick coats, and heating bills.

It was 70 F outside today with sunny skies, while the NE had 20 degrees below zero, and the Midwest had snow and 3 degrees above zero.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[JediNein]

Oh, I forgot to mention... By move #22, you greatly simplify things by invoking a minimum-time-in-place clause before counting a location as a move. Otherwise the numbers would be astronomic and you'd have to list Holiday Inn on the background checks.

 

[bobbysamd]

Moving

Any way you can commute? It may not be worth it.

I never owned furniture while I was in aviation. I always lived in furnished apartments or rented furniture. That simplified matters considerably. At one time I could pack nearly everything I owned into my car, which shows how little I really did own. The last couple of times, I just packed it into boxes and had them shipped. The cat travelled in his carrier in the front seat. He was very good about it, especially considering that a couple of moves were at least two-thousand miles each.

After a while, I really disliked having to look for apartments. Once I moved in, no matter how bad and noisy it got I stayed until I left for the next destination.

Hint: Don't unpack the boxes.

Don't forget, your moving expenses likely will be tax-deductable, barring any company-reimbursed expenses.

Hopefully, your move is tied to better things. If so, congratulations. In any event, good luck with it.