AIDS its real - Page 2

montanapilot · November 5th, 2006, 02:31

sorry to hear that man.

Maybe you need to take a trip here to get it off your mind.

Maximillian_Jenius · November 5th, 2006, 02:48

That's at a truck stop right?

Kingairer · November 5th, 2006, 05:48

Holy Smokes dude where did you find that picture!!!

Cruise · November 5th, 2006, 09:24

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Originally Posted by Kingairer

Holy Smokes dude where did you find that picture!!!

Google is an amazing tool!

BTW......sorry to hear about you situation.

tonyw · November 5th, 2006, 15:42

Sorry, man. I guess we gotta get you to a bungalow to take your mind off of things or on things as appropriate.

Ah, women. Can't live with them, can't hit them over the head with a two by four. What happened to the good ole days where you could just hit her over the head with your club and then drag her to your cave?

Screaming_Emu · November 5th, 2006, 17:43

ComplexHiAv8r · November 5th, 2006, 22:29

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Originally Posted by MQAAord

I'm sorry to hear your relationship ended. Breakups are never easy.

/off subject
Amber, is your avitar the new hires class at Comair????

/subject
Sorry to hear it King....maybe too may trips to the bungalow???

MQAAord · November 5th, 2006, 22:37

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Originally Posted by ComplexHiAv8r

Amber, is your avitar the new hires class at Comair????

Yup, I've enrolled him in the Jets4Tots program

It's only $100k, and by the time he's 7 he'll be fully typed on an MD-90!

jtrain609 · November 5th, 2006, 22:39

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Originally Posted by MQAAord

Yup, I've enrolled him in the Jets4Tots program

It's only $100k, and by the time he's 7 he'll be fully typed on an MD-90!

CAPT eh? That's a good program, espically for a kid his age. He'll go far, and with good luck spend the rest of his career at Skywest. Just think about how cool it'll be for him to fly A JET!

Captain_Bob · November 5th, 2006, 22:47

Dude... think about the seniority that kid will have!!!

mtsu_av8er · November 5th, 2006, 22:55

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Originally Posted by Captain_Bob

Dude... think about the seniority that kid will have!!!

Seniority is everything, you know!

GaTechKid · November 5th, 2006, 23:25

They'll have to change the regs so he can upgrade by the time he reaches the rudder pedals.

jtrain609 · November 6th, 2006, 00:02

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Originally Posted by GaTechKid

They'll have to change the regs so he can upgrade by the time he reaches the rudder pedals.

Why? He'll have the tiller!

Gonzo · November 6th, 2006, 00:08

But where is his backpack and iPod.

fo4ever · November 6th, 2006, 12:33

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Originally Posted by GaTechKid

They'll have to change the regs so he can upgrade by the time he reaches the rudder pedals.

He's already in JetBlue's test program.

But don't worry, there's another pilot riding in the back!

Kristie · November 7th, 2006, 19:54

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Originally Posted by Gonzo

But where is his backpack and iPod.

and the sunglasses on his head??

Doug Taylor · November 7th, 2006, 21:15

And a cellphone in the other ear saying "Far out, bro. We were so doing like 8-3 and passed up a Fedex 7-5... It was sweet" caption!

aviatorrbt · November 8th, 2006, 04:19

[and i thought you meant the virus] sorry about your situation. we all have gone through or will go through one or more of these, keep your head up.

Soul Brotha' · November 16th, 2006, 14:45

Sorry to hear about the situation. I've been at my regional for only three months and my wife is already starting to bug. "I'm here all by myself while your gone and blah, blah , blah." I feel bad for her but she knew what we were getting into when I started training. Crap, that's why we got the dog. Any advice to a guy who is doing what he wants to do but the wife is having second thoughts?

Cruise · November 16th, 2006, 22:53

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Originally Posted by Soul Brotha'

Sorry to hear about the situation. I've been at my regional for only three months and my wife is already starting to bug. "I'm here all by myself while your gone and blah, blah , blah." I feel bad for her but she knew what we were getting into when I started training. Crap, that's why we got the dog. Any advice to a guy who is doing what he wants to do but the wife is having second thoughts?

Send her packing! Airplanes are WAY better than women.....in all but one instance that I can think of......

sbe · November 17th, 2006, 11:28

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Originally Posted by Soul Brotha'

I feel bad for her but she knew what we were getting into when I started training.

Knowing what one is getting into and actually experiencing it are two different things. Hopefully I can offer some ideas for you. And "send her packing" is not going to be one of them. I really hate today's "throwaway marriage" mentality (look at divorce rate) - what happened to "for better or for worse" and actually making effort to work on issues instead of saying "ok I'm done, she's being a *&%!$" and filing the paperwork. There are times when "sending people packing" IS appropriate (mental/verbal/physical abuse, cheating, addictions, etc etc) but when things are workable...try to work!

Anyway, like I said, knowing what you are getting into and that the other is going to be gone for stretches of time can SEEM ok "on paper", but you actually have to experience it to know how you are going to handle it or not handle it. Did she think to herself, great, I'll spend time with girlfriends, with family, my hobbies? And then when you were gone, think "this sucks" and be lonely?

In a relationship, for it to be balanced each individual has to give 50% in lots of different areas. And each individual has to be happy and complete in themselves for the relationship to succeed. Work, home, relationship, hobbies, family, friends, all that must have equal balance. A lot of people let "relationship" or "work" take over 50, 60% or way more of this 'building block' setup of things that make us whole. When that happens, we become unbalanced as individuals.

I know it's easy to get in a rut and feel lonely when our other half is gone. It's hard to do, but if she doesn't do so, she needs to spend that time having girls nights out, doing the things she loves - shopping, going out, any hobbies she has.

My other half doesn't travel a lot, but when he does, or when work keeps him out all evening or he's busy with his band, I take that time to go ride the horses, clean the barn, fly with my students, schedule a girl's night out, do shopping (or anything else he hates to do!)...or hang out at the house with a glass of wine watching things he hates to watch and doing girly stuff.

I used to fall in the lonely trap. Then I realized I'd moved away from the stuff that made me a complete individual and put too much of my time into the relationship. Gotta keep things for yourself. That you enjoy. And then when YOU are home, you guys can do couple stuff and recharge. And you need to be willing to give her that couple time when you are home, make her feel loved and wanted and know that you think of her and miss her when you are on the road...

...but also, it's her chance to go be who she is as an individual and keep that important life balance.

Hope that helps.

Cruise · November 17th, 2006, 19:32

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Originally Posted by Cruise

Send her packing! Airplanes are WAY better than women.....in all but one instance that I can think of......

Ok, guess I should clarify myself and put this in too

It would seem sbe is a little touchy......it was a joke! Get it? Of course I didn't mean he should send her packing......JOKE.

It's always unfortunate when things don't work out the way we intend them to be. I agree, you need to talk to her and discuss your situation....hopefully you two can work out some type of agreement between your personal lives and your professional lives. Talking to each other about it is definitely the way to go....at least for now.

Kristie · November 17th, 2006, 22:11

Nicely said Sarah!!

Cruise.. please remember that sometimes people can't tell your joking when you don't use the right facets to indicate it is indeed a joke!

X-Forces · November 18th, 2006, 06:18

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Originally Posted by Kingairer

Aviation Induced Divorce Syndrome, Or in My Case Aviation Induced Breakup Syndrome. Its real, it happens. Being gone all but 9 days out of the month aint good. And 6 year relationship can be toast. SALIDA!

I am really sorry to hear about your situation, and I am always sorry to hear about situations such as this in general.

I know that everyone replying is pulling for you in their own personal way, and wish you all the best. I have to admit, however, I am personally horrified when situations like this are made light of.

I guess I am of the same mindset as sbe, or I maybe I am just old fashioned. I figure that most everyone here has been through a break up at one point or another, and we all know that they can be tough. If we are talking about a marriage it can be unbearable and, god forbid, there are kids in the equation I defy anyone to so much as grin at the prospect.

sbe · November 18th, 2006, 10:59

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Originally Posted by Cruise

It would seem sbe is a little touchy......it was a joke! Get it? Of course I didn't mean he should send her packing......JOKE.

Touchy? Naw, but thanks for playin'.

I was merely using your statement as a way to note that I DO see and hear that mentality all the time. If you reread the paragraph, nowhere does it address your post in particular other than borrowing your phrase - I simply used it as a springboard to discussing the idea of marriage being little more than a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with (sometimes) a shared bank account.

If I had taken offense to what you had written, I would have quoted you directly, addressed you directly, or flat out said so.

Sarah