09-23-2016, 08:57 PM
Thorny's kindness;
"Gobbles old mate,
so glad to see you still in the fight, may not agree with you all of the time,
but no one can doubt your passion for our industry".
I never turn down a compliment. Ironically, I don't always agree with myself either!! It's call old age, confusion, and a life time of enduring authoritarian bullshit, kind sir.
But you raise an interesting point, a side point to many of our arguments - passion. Yes, I am passionate about this industry, as are many many IOS members. Aviation has treated many of us well at times. For most, it is more than just a way to pay the bills, it is a central part of our lives, our experiences, our personalities, our lifelong friendships. There is a sense of mateship and comradeship that is about as strong as the coppers bond. Blood brothers. Some of us come from a line of aviators - uncles, fathers, grandfathers, nephews. From pilots to aircraft engineers, from ATC to airport foam sprayers, families with aviation in their DNA.
Just as a Politician has a 3 year passion for drowning in the taxpayer trough, we too are equally passionate about our industry, and concerned about the sickle that is being thrust into the heart of our industry and killing it.
Tootles
"Gobbles old mate,
so glad to see you still in the fight, may not agree with you all of the time,
but no one can doubt your passion for our industry".
I never turn down a compliment. Ironically, I don't always agree with myself either!! It's call old age, confusion, and a life time of enduring authoritarian bullshit, kind sir.
But you raise an interesting point, a side point to many of our arguments - passion. Yes, I am passionate about this industry, as are many many IOS members. Aviation has treated many of us well at times. For most, it is more than just a way to pay the bills, it is a central part of our lives, our experiences, our personalities, our lifelong friendships. There is a sense of mateship and comradeship that is about as strong as the coppers bond. Blood brothers. Some of us come from a line of aviators - uncles, fathers, grandfathers, nephews. From pilots to aircraft engineers, from ATC to airport foam sprayers, families with aviation in their DNA.
Just as a Politician has a 3 year passion for drowning in the taxpayer trough, we too are equally passionate about our industry, and concerned about the sickle that is being thrust into the heart of our industry and killing it.
Tootles