Tierd of it all? I am....

[Green]

So front office, have you set sail??

Looks like you are upgrading:

http://www.usedboats.com/used-boat-658692.htmhttp://www.usedboats.com/used-boat-658692.htm

Yeah you need to be heading towards Brazil ASAP. Carnival is just around the corner and there has got to be room for atleast ten honeys on that sailboat of yours.

 

[WhiteCloud]

Great thread! "Livin' on spongecake.......watchin the sun bake......."

 

[AA717driver]

"...all of those naked Brazilian honies covered with oil..." (appologies to J.B. ) TC

 

[Gorilla]

Ahh I love this old thread. Thanks for reminding us of "what could be..."

 

[whymeworry?]

All this dissatisfaction,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Wow, and just think there's some 20 year old CFI, SWEATIN a hole through his docker khakis in some po-dunk 172 gettin paid minimum wage from some scum bag operator at some Non-towered airport in Dirtbag, Florida , pleading with Key Bank for his fourth of Fifth loan forebearance, takin crap from his live in girlfreind whose tired of supporting his ass wondering when he's gonna start making the big bucks and stop living off of Ramaen noodles and move out of the current dump their in and have a kid!! All this while some student pilot gives him sh#!t on a daily basis just because they can't perform a proper steep turn+/- 100 feet, walking into the FBO to hear another CFI spreading more bulls!%t than a Drunken Sailor to the tune of

"Yea Man, I heard Comair is really hiring at 6 and 1"! or my personal favorite
"Yea Man, You jus get gotta some more Multi-time"!



Oh yea and lest we forget the occasional career fair he's gonna blow 5 or 600 hundred bucks to travel to so some Regional recruiter could say something along the lines of-
" Yea, we're really looking for 250 Multi at this time, But Thanks for coming"!

Funny.... guess what though? You still have time to cut your losses and get out of this business. GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!

 

[Sonny Crockett]

I may join ya, if you want to pay for the gas in my Scarab (2000 38') or we could tow it?

 

[Laughing_Jakal]

bump

bumpp

 

[cezzna]

I'm guessing you'll have a GPS on board. Get a Sat phone linked up to it and set it up to auto position report once a day to some tech geek on this board. Somebody could set up drunk-tracker, not unlike flight tracker. Then we can all live vicariously through you. This will help facilitate crew changes and alcohol up-loads. Someone here could volunteer to be drunkspatch and ensure a steady stream of debaucherous first mates.

 

[Gorilla]

Bump.

Normally I hate bumping, but this thread deserves life. We'll probably never hear from this guy again. If so, that's a good sign, as he is reefing his sails somewhere near the great barrier reef, rather than hanging out in an airport lounge.

I also wanted to bump because I had a bit of an epiphany. I spent the last week diving on Bonaire. For those who have been there, you'll know that Bonaire is an armpit of a desert (cactus/dusty/dry) island that has some of the most spectacular diving in the Caribbean. All week long we SCUBA'd hard, pushing our computers into the amber for Nitrogen load. It was awesome.

At the end of the week, I woke up into the 24 hour "no dive before fly" period, and reality came crashing down on me. I was about to return to our real life, one of hectic schedules, big stupid expensive house, remodeling, taxation, terrorists, TSA, etc. Depression set in. We met a dude from NYC who was shore diving and talked with him. He had a distinct "non-tourist" look to him. "Do you live here?" "Yeah, I chucked it all 4 years ago. I'll never leave this island again. I've never been happier."

Here's this guy who, like our sailing bro, abandoned the material chase, and lived very modestly. The native people on Bonaire didn't seem miserable. One more clue that "stuff" will never make you happy, and that living simply has huge benefits.

Obviously, you need enough $$ to get you going, but it is less than many think.

Very, very tempting. :erm:

 

[Swaayze]

Good bump. Definitely a top 5 thread of all time! Oh for the day.....

 

[Jim Smyth]

I have 12 more years to go (hopefully sooner if things go right) until I head west, literally into the sunset. Can't wait!

 

[Bosley]

It sure would be nice if you would take some of that weirdo Airtran crowd with you, mainly Ty Webb and the other names he posts under like Best Pilot and Fletch 717. I know this board would thank you. I sure would.

You mean how you like to post under boring yellin/texas croch rot/chuck yogurt/lawman/einstein/sky fly, and numerous others all of which have been banned? Hey websitemaster, ban this punk, he's been nothing but trouble, plus his flight attendant doesn't afford him the $10.00 new admission fee!

 

[macfly]

I am looking forward to doing the same, but I've got a ways to go yet.

I did get lucky and bought a beach house on a little barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico, and that's where I spend much of my non-working time. It's basically a fishing village, with no stop lights, one grocery store, and some colorful locals.

The only bummer is renting it out to tourists during the summer, but it helps pay the bills, and the rest of the year it's ours to enjoy.

Would that happen to be SGI?

 

[Gorilla]

Guys, don't wreck this fantasy with personal garbage. Take it to PM.

 

[EMB170Pilot]

Oh yea, all you need to pack is a 1 pair of shorts, 1 pair of flip-flops, a drinking Hawaiian shirt of your choice, sunglasses, your favorite libation (Plenty of it) and your favorite stupid drinking hat that your wife or girlfriend dosnt let you wear. I will fire up the BBQ on the transom, you mix the margs, and I will cook the sailfish we cought. Oh and by the way, will you make me a drink while you are down there?

Any Takers?

Already living this lifestyle....just not retired and doing it fulltime

See you out there!

 

[Photoflight]

man i wish this guy was still around...i got enough in the bank for six months....

 

[FL350]

I guess for all you old guys its like the inmates watching one of their own get past the razor wire and the guards. But I gotta tell you, for a young guy like me it is very depressing. Is this what I am going to be like in 30 years? Does life suck that bad? Is it the airlines that do it to you or is it just flying for a living in general? I think I will go find something productive to do today.

-a happy inmate

 

[CFIcare]

You are my hero, Front Office. BTW can you drop me off in New Zealand? Anywhere will do. I can help out because I can catch, clean and cook a mean fish. I learned that so I could supplement the Ramen while sweating my butt off in a 172 for 3 years and 2000 hours of dual given for a scumbag FL operator. Keep us posted on your adventures. Do a blog with pics so we can all be jealous!

 

[Front Office]

For those of you that want to know.... I have been out on the pacific ocean for the past few months.

I will be updating this post within the next few days. Heading to the carribean for a nice summer. I will be putting together a link so you can see what we have been upto.

Sorry, if any of you show up in the pics, but, but, but ##it happens....

I have had several people join me on a leg or two. What a blast !!!

TTY soon....

I will have internet on the boat soon...

 

[Gorilla]

Front office! Dude, you're alive!

I guess for all you old guys its like the inmates watching one of their own get past the razor wire and the guards.

Good analogy. FO's posting is like the inmates in the big house getting a postcard from the escapee from some topless beach, like the shawshank redemption. Whatever you do, don't say something like "It sucks out here, I want to come back to the 121 world", or you'll hear of hundreds of simultaneous suicides from all over the country.