Someone's gotta say it...

[glasspilot]

I used purple 'cause that's the color of Royality!

 

[netjetwife]

This is wife's way creating an image of starving pilots and bolstering her idea that union ship is the only way to force all companies to pay more. Frac pilots paid sub-par wages know what I'm referring to. When you feed your kids with WIC and those in school qualify for the reduced price lunch no dramatization is needed--the financial reality is grim enough. The majority of frac pilots are unionized and glad of it.

What wife forgets to mention here is that she was at a meeting and not winding down a hard days work in a LOUNGE!!! It was an evening meeting that took place on a hectic day which included making child care arrangements and driving to another city. I wore business casual out of respect for the professional atmosphere. I saved my winding down clothes for the room.

Here is a small taste of the contempt she has for lowlier beings than she. I leave it for the readers to decide whose posts are the contemptuous ones. BTW, it's not my posts they complain about when they PM me. As her avatar clearly states, she has a husband who has flown an F-16 When I registered for the board I answered the questions factually, but I seldom mention our AF yrs-- I post here to discuss frac issues. and therefore deserves great respect. Since you brought it up: My family (along with other volunteers) is respected because we stand up for pilots. She must be careful though not to cast too broad a net or she may alienate the very folks she seeks respect form. What I seek is civil discussion of frac issues in an atmosphere of community spirit. I receive PMs expressing respect for my posts, but those are unsolicited.

VERY NICELY DONE! I'm gonna go vomit now... Okay, this was in good fun. Quite the contradiction. Really. Sure... Looks more like damage control. I agree with a lot of what njw says, but this topic does rub me wrong. You had already made that clear earlier so rudeness just detracted from your point. Leave me alone when off duty relaxing in a lounge. No, I don't wear flip flops or towels. But whatever I do choose to wear should be held to the standards of the people who own the property, All members of society contribute to standards when a dress code isn't posted so the opinion of what is appropriate is debatable. not the wife of some ex-F-16 pilot. Your repeated mention of the F16 is very odd considering that I didn't bring it up and it has no bearing, at all, on the subject.

Recap: A pilot posted that hotel employees had complained to him about his coworkers' attire. Other pilots noted similar examples and I support their viewpoint that standards are important. Many people believe that attire should be matched to the proper place and time. I share the concern that standards may be slipping. I have noticed that where I live so in my posts I tried to broaden the topic to include other locations. Like it or not, dress and behavior (poor manners were also a thread topic) are on public display and become part of the atmosphere shared by others. As well intended as this thread is, it is perhaps in vain because those causing the problem may be too selfish to change even if they do read the posts.

Glass, if you're reading you may want to cover your mouth... Hopefully the problem is infrequent and not wide-spread because too may pilots across aviation are paid less than bus drivers and have worse work rules than truckers. The perception of pilots as respected professionals needs to rise--not lower. Everyone needs to work together (on and off duty) to raise the bar. Good luck to those in contract negotiations. NJW

 

[Diesel]

Oh for the love of god stop calling it a frac.

It's a fractional.


How unprofessional.

 

[glasspilot]

Wife, go back and read the last line. Comon, the post was funny.

By the way, have you ever noticed you're one of those people who always have to have the last word?

 

[Diesel]

No she doesn't.

 

[Diesel]

Yes she does.

 

[Diesel]

Wait no she doesn't.

 

[Diesel]

Dammit yes she does.

 

[dime line]

you damm pilots....flip flops, how unprofessional, now you don't deserve that pay raise that I was gonna give you....

 

[Diesel]

but a rising tide lifts all boats?

 

[Diesel]

of course an outgoing tide reveals the bodies.

 

[FracMonkey]

Tides going out for the current Flight Options management...

...I think Mikey and Sanjaya are gonna have a lot of 'splainin to do!

 

[Hung Start]

Screw this!
How 'bout 'dem RED SOX!!!!


Hung

 

[netjetwife]

Wife, go back and read the last line. Comon, the post was funny.

By the way, have you ever noticed you're one of those people who always have to have the last word?

The answer is so obvious, I'm surprised you and Diesel missed it. Try switching to a relevant topic. When you confine your post to NJW (see your's about royalty and Diesel's about my use of the word "frac") you are assuring that I will have the last word, after all I am the expert in that subject... Discuss piloting and the floor is all yours.

In my best British accent: Tsk, tsk, how dare Wife spoil the fun of a pilot? Doesn't she know that royalty comes with responsibility? The spirit of the thread mandates a suitable response:

http://www.bluemountain.com/view.pd?i=175146063&m=1932&rr=y&source=bma999

 

[blueridge71]

Here are a couple from USA Today. Not about hotel lounges per se, but relating to casual attire.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/2006-06-29-flipflop-career_x.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2007-07-09-business-casual-attire_n.htm

As for me, it's jeans or shorts, frequently with flip flops, for the concierge lounge, where I frequently make a meal out of the hors d'ourves. You can wear shorts and flip flops and still not look like a slob. Of course, I can name some people that can wear suit and tie and still be a slob.

Face it people. The whole country has gotten a whole lot more casual. If the global (or local) warming continues, it will probably get more casual. I'm waiting for the day when I can go to work tie optional.