Mr. D. you have stated that you would take my wings from me because you were a retired pilot and you know so much about me. Well Sir here is the reason that you can't take my wings from me. On September 16th, 2011, only 14 days before my retirement I gave my wings freely to someone much more deserving than you. His name was Jared and I was flying him from LA to Orlando on a Make Wish flight. You see Jared had cancer, and he has my wings. Now I have some Navy wings at my house and you can come over and TRY to take them from me, but you don't deserve those either. Make friends with all the Union Firemen, you will need their help leaving my humble home.
You have stated before to "post reasonably ", is this a reasonable post Charlie? Jon D. simply stated his opinion and support for firemen, and I understood his comment about taking your wings as a gesture of having you stripped of your wings. I seriously doubt he or anyone else meant "take" them. You can be stripped of a rank or title. But that is neither here nor there. You talk about reasonable posts and comments, yet you call the firemen kool aid drinkers, your berating and antagonistic comments are not at all constructive or reasonable. In fact very unprofessional, a pilot is a professional or should be, especially a hero , amazing pilot and Elected councilman like yourself. Someone steps forward to defend firefighters and you get mad. You stated in earlier blogs that an anonymous poster had to do it anonymously for protction, but now , yesterday you say have the courage to sign your name. Why the back and forth? Why the constant hateful rhetoric? You're the hero Charlie, your amazing, the best. You win. You can tell your friends and family you're the hero and winner. Okay. The firefighters and other pilots out there will go on quietly about there lives without anyone except their brothers what truly brave acts they are performing, they don't need to tell everyone what they've accomplished or done, their bio simply reads firefighter, pilot or soldier. Nothing more. Quiet professionals. I feel very sorry for you, this hate and anger is not healthy.
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I had the privilege to fly for 47 yrs. Never in that time did I ever fly with someone that wanted to strip the wings off a pilot for disagreeing with them. But you seem to think that is ok. So let's take the badges off those that you disagree with. Is that reasonable? I think not, and I don't think that you would approve of that way of running the fire department. So Jon D.'s opinion holds no merit at all an is an opinion of someone I haven't met and have never flown with. Plus I don't know if he flew Cessna 150's or SR71's. So I really don't care about his ridiculous opinion. It's meaningless. Now I get several derogatory, slanderous posts from the firemen daily, and they are all anonymous. I think if you are going to write such hateful opinions, complete with all the name calling you should have to stand up and be man enough to put your name next to what you write. I think it shows character, instead of cowardice. I'm almost certain you can agree with that way of thinking. Lastly you drag this post in the mud. I have never challenged your courage to accomplish your job, yet you collectively call me a coward, as you post anonymously, and that I have never done anything that could possibly compete with your heroics. I take solace in your ignorance.
ReplyDeleteCharlie, I have followed your blog since you started it. One observation I have made, which looks to be true here, is that folks who post rude remarks typically lack the intestinal fortitude (ie guts) to post under their real name. You are correct to call them out on their cowardice.
ReplyDeleteLonnie you have always been a voice for reason and understanding. I sign all of my work and you always know where and when to find me. To make rude or unsavory remarks about someone or their character anonymously, tells me a great deal about the fabric of the individual. I think that courage also transcends into literary integrity. But what do I know about courage, I'm a coward, right?
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