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04-11-2022, 06:57 AM
#41
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Joined APC: Oct 2014
Position: 737 pilot
Posts: 83
Geez… what’s with all the sensitivity? Most Zoo types have thicker skin, can take friendly ribbing and dish it out as well.
I had a cappy wearing a USAFA lanyard show up one day, and the first thing out of his mouth… “are you a check FO?” I replied with “are you a Kernal?” He slumped over and said something like “no man, I’m an underachiever, only got to Major…” or something along those lines.
We both busted up laughing and agreed this was gonna be a great trip, and it definitely was.
I had a cappy wearing a USAFA lanyard show up one day, and the first thing out of his mouth… “are you a check FO?” I replied with “are you a Kernal?” He slumped over and said something like “no man, I’m an underachiever, only got to Major…” or something along those lines.
We both busted up laughing and agreed this was gonna be a great trip, and it definitely was.
Zap tends to be an Eeyore, but he doesn’t usually buy into the stereotype stuff all that much. Maybe he had a bad trip or something. It’s all good.
04-11-2022, 04:13 PM
#42
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Joined APC: Mar 2015
Position: B737
Posts: 3,821
I actually was recently surprised by a former AF captain. He was a woke type super leftie. Was a Zoomie that flew fighters for his commitment and got out. It confused me, but whatever. We kept the politics out and stuck with general aviation and I was able to survive. Definitely not the norm here in the Lukewaffe Squadron.
04-11-2022, 04:19 PM
#43
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: Boeing 737
Posts: 4,804
I actually was recently surprised by a former AF captain. He was a woke type super leftie. Was a Zoomie that flew fighters for his commitment and got out. It confused me, but whatever. We kept the politics out and stuck with general aviation and I was able to survive. Definitely not the norm here in the Lukewaffe Squadron.
04-11-2022, 09:49 PM
#45
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Joined APC: Mar 2015
Position: B737
Posts: 3,821
Theres a few of us lefties (I like to think I’m center left). We hide in the shadows so that our tires don’t get slashed. We are easy enough to get along with. We’re still all pilots after all. We can talk about airplanes and cars and vacations, our hobbies, favorite BBQ, our kids and our spouses. We can whine about the contract and the company and the bad choices that led us to where we are in life. We don’t have to be enemies just because we vote differently every few years and I still like vacationing at Disney. 🙂
04-12-2022, 12:17 AM
#46
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: Boeing 737
Posts: 4,804
04-12-2022, 07:22 AM
#48
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Joined APC: Oct 2014
Position: 737 pilot
Posts: 83
I tend to stay away from commenting on here. And I don’t care if people have different opinions, but it just seemed like a new level for him. It’s the same thing as other pilots commenting on politics, and getting a reaction from you or Zap on FB or the Forum. I don’t care that you vote left, or where you went to school, or what you did before SWA. It’s all good. Let’s have a good trip, let’s treat people with respect, and not cause any unnecessary drama. Zap usually follows that line of thinking, and so I just found it surprising he went there with a specific stereotype. He was just joking, but that’s what every pilot says when he goes off on a tangent on the forum.
04-12-2022, 09:02 AM
#50
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Joined APC: Apr 2012
Position: 737 CA
Posts: 508
I tend to stay away from commenting on here. And I don’t care if people have different opinions, but it just seemed like a new level for him. It’s the same thing as other pilots commenting on politics, and getting a reaction from you or Zap on FB or the Forum. I don’t care that you vote left, or where you went to school, or what you did before SWA. It’s all good. Let’s have a good trip, let’s treat people with respect, and not cause any unnecessary drama. Zap usually follows that line of thinking, and so I just found it surprising he went there with a specific stereotype. He was just joking, but that’s what every pilot says when he goes off on a tangent on the forum.
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