What hobbies on overnights? Just a fun convo
#71
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Good grief. What a bunch of sniveling whiners. Get out of your %^*+#* rooms and enjoy life. Your Airline is sending you places, enjoy them. Is every place Paris, Hong Kong or London? No. But there is stuff to do even on a regional budget and in “Fly Over Country”. One of my favorite overnights was one in OKC when my crew went to a minor league game in Brickyard. It was maybe $5 to get in and I bought the beer. Hot dogs were also cheap. Another time an all female crew “made” me go to a fashion exposition in Montreal as “punishment” for me making them ride bikes with me to a brewery. Another time an all gay crew took me around to gay bars. Not my cup of tea, but it was a memorable experience and they bought the beer for a change.
It’s funny, the regional pilots who won’t leave their rooms are the same ones who stay in the hotel when we go to Hong Kong, Istanbul and Tokyo. Life is for the living. Put down the video games and go out and live.
It’s funny, the regional pilots who won’t leave their rooms are the same ones who stay in the hotel when we go to Hong Kong, Istanbul and Tokyo. Life is for the living. Put down the video games and go out and live.
#72
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One time on a cross country flight we overnighted in Roswell, NM. There isn’t much to do in that town so a few of us took the rental truck and a case of beer out into the desert to look for UFOs. LoL it was a great time and we were treated with an exceptional lightning storm.
#74
#75
Make pruno in your bathroom sink on long overnights.
MAKE YOUR OWN PRUNO AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.
MAKE YOUR OWN PRUNO AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.
#76
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Check into your room, put your stuff away, sit on bed worrying about your debt/income ratio, if UA will ever call back and if Jimmy Johns is still open. (It never is) Call the wife who isn't that interested where you are and say goodnight. Then turn the TV on doze off to a rerun of ice road truckers until you remember you forgot to plug in your ipad. Get up and do that, but now you're not tired anymore. Show time in 4 hours. Rinse and repeat.
#77
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I remember geocaching back in 2002 before smart phones existed. You actually had to own a hand held GPS to do it!
#78
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I don’t like people, but I still get out and do stuff. When I was at the regionals, I did lots of hiking, and even did some pretty cool mountain biking a few times. If nothing else, I’d go for really long walks and explore/take pictures of weird stuff I found.
Now that I’m at a major and fly only international trips, I have long layovers and still go hiking, check out cool museums (recently found an amazing car museum in Tokyo), find weird street markets, etc. Most importantly for me, I love exploring and sampling the different types of foods!
A lot of our guys like to just go out and drink and may not even get past the local Irish/western bar. As I grow older, I’m finding that to be pretty boring and horrible for sleep. Anything I can do that isn’t that is my goal.
Now that I’m at a major and fly only international trips, I have long layovers and still go hiking, check out cool museums (recently found an amazing car museum in Tokyo), find weird street markets, etc. Most importantly for me, I love exploring and sampling the different types of foods!
A lot of our guys like to just go out and drink and may not even get past the local Irish/western bar. As I grow older, I’m finding that to be pretty boring and horrible for sleep. Anything I can do that isn’t that is my goal.
#79
Check into your room, put your stuff away, sit on bed worrying about your debt/income ratio, if UA will ever call back and if Jimmy Johns is still open. (It never is) Call the wife who isn't that interested where you are and say goodnight. Then turn the TV on doze off to a rerun of ice road truckers until you remember you forgot to plug in your ipad. Get up and do that, but now you're not tired anymore. Show time in 4 hours. Rinse and repeat.
#80
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I don’t like people, but I still get out and do stuff. When I was at the regionals, I did lots of hiking, and even did some pretty cool mountain biking a few times. If nothing else, I’d go for really long walks and explore/take pictures of weird stuff I found.
Now that I’m at a major and fly only international trips, I have long layovers and still go hiking, check out cool museums (recently found an amazing car museum in Tokyo), find weird street markets, etc. Most importantly for me, I love exploring and sampling the different types of foods!
A lot of our guys like to just go out and drink and may not even get past the local Irish/western bar. As I grow older, I’m finding that to be pretty boring and horrible for sleep. Anything I can do that isn’t that is my goal.
Now that I’m at a major and fly only international trips, I have long layovers and still go hiking, check out cool museums (recently found an amazing car museum in Tokyo), find weird street markets, etc. Most importantly for me, I love exploring and sampling the different types of foods!
A lot of our guys like to just go out and drink and may not even get past the local Irish/western bar. As I grow older, I’m finding that to be pretty boring and horrible for sleep. Anything I can do that isn’t that is my goal.
Sadly though, it is truly a global economy and 99% of the stuff you find can be had cheaper on Amazon or Ebay. I try to look for the hand made stuff to bring home.
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