tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post6921876550119191988..comments2024-03-22T01:17:18.827-06:00Comments on The FancyPants Factory: Thanks, Air Traffic Control...FancyPantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00051762758211575101noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-50358935368193940762007-08-14T08:32:00.000-06:002007-08-14T08:32:00.000-06:00UnqW,Shucks that True isn't in NYC, and double shu...UnqW,<BR/><BR/>Shucks that True isn't in NYC, and double shucks about your amount of work. A friend told me today that at some job orientation here in NYC, the guy wrote on the board three words.<BR/><BR/>Work<BR/><BR/>Play<BR/><BR/>Sleep<BR/><BR/>And said, pick 2.<BR/><BR/>Ha! I hope it gets better.<BR/><BR/>True,<BR/><BR/>=-)FancyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051762758211575101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-57002334163224442302007-08-13T12:43:00.000-06:002007-08-13T12:43:00.000-06:00Oh dear, Fancy. You think you've upset us, but I ...Oh dear, Fancy. You think you've upset us, but I assure you, we are not upset! I wouldn't have liked a fly over like you had one bit. I'm just glad you are okay. And now you know much more about the state of air traffic control than you ever wanted as an extra bonus. <BR/>P.S. I made my husband read your post and research what happened to you.truevynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998290681038658399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-13825814442287929042007-08-13T06:56:00.000-06:002007-08-13T06:56:00.000-06:00noooo problemo.. oh and the story that "t with hon...noooo problemo.. <BR/>oh and the story that "t with honey" linked to is all because the FAA has failed to properly staff their facilities then deny that there is a problem. Just like they understaffed Lexington a year ago. <BR/> But if you think your story is scary.. try this one http://angrytoxicologist.com/?p=47 <BR/>or just google "air traffic" and "carbon monoxide" .. a lovely combination. <BR/><BR/>oh..and I'm usually not a complaining about my work kind of guy, just ask True.<BR/>who is NOT in NYC.. I was just joking about how much I work, the bloggers get to talk to her more than I do.unquenchableworshipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145872139425272592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-65366674351296660332007-08-13T00:10:00.000-06:002007-08-13T00:10:00.000-06:00Unquenchable Worshipper,Oooh, sorry about that. D...Unquenchable Worshipper,<BR/><BR/>Oooh, sorry about that. Didn't realize.... Is your wife (Truevyne, right?) in NYC?<BR/><BR/>Truevyne, actually I haven't heard you complain about it....<BR/><BR/>Sorry, guys, I guess I happened upon a sensitive topic without knowing it.FancyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051762758211575101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-2724953303441677102007-08-12T18:05:00.000-06:002007-08-12T18:05:00.000-06:00Actually, you should thank the pilot who landed be...Actually, you should thank the pilot who landed before you for a "Big bunch of nothing" and thank the diligent Air Traffic Controller for avoiding a disaster. <BR/>This is what is known as a "go around" and at a busy busy airport like Laguardia, where the runway configuration is lousy, and it is busier than spit, go arounds happen a lot more than you'd think, probably at least one an hour if not more. <BR/> So, pilots like to blame us since we aren't there to defend ourselves. But rest assured, we always have your safety in mind, and send the guys up in the tower a pizza, since they wont let us leave to get food anymore. <BR/> and if you see my wife..tell her I miss her..unquenchableworshipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145872139425272592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-49304017926705615832007-08-11T16:04:00.000-06:002007-08-11T16:04:00.000-06:00Hey Elise! I'm so glad to see you here! I wish w...Hey Elise! I'm so glad to see you here! I wish we could <I>really</I> see each other more often. Now you get to hang w your sista' lots, huh? And my bro! <BR/><BR/>I wish you could have been in this production of SOM with me. It was a blast. No worries about not being able to be there. Maybe another time.<BR/><BR/>Give those two crazy kids a big hug for me and keep them happy and well fed. (?) I don't know, it sounded kinda sisterly....FancyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051762758211575101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-77800371371995764392007-08-11T13:47:00.000-06:002007-08-11T13:47:00.000-06:00Hey there, Amber! This is Elise, Shan's sister! ...Hey there, Amber! This is Elise, Shan's sister! She enjoyed showing me your blogspot & I LOVE it! I am now going to read it a lot. :) I especially loved seeing the pics of you in Sound oF Music- sooo cool! I named all the characters to shan, who was very impressed that I knew them all. But I love SOM (and was a nun in it at Waco Civic theatre in my former days)...so I was disappointed that I couldn't see you in it. SOO cool that you're moving to NYC. I love it! Miss ya, soul sista! keep in touch. elise-syer@aminternational.orgShannon Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132362764232121720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-42367621863445545882007-08-09T18:40:00.000-06:002007-08-09T18:40:00.000-06:00yeah that would freak me out, especially landing, ...yeah that would freak me out, especially landing, or not landing in NYC. Glad you are safe, and that everything went well!kddubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363701269234810130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-57833190302948802072007-08-09T10:44:00.000-06:002007-08-09T10:44:00.000-06:00Don't let t with honey fool ya. ATC aren't allowe...Don't let t with honey fool ya. ATC aren't allowed to go to the bathroom. Once in the mid-shift they are permitted a "biological break".<BR/><BR/>And Fancy, I'm sorry this happened, but you can only expect more. These guys are pulling 6 day mandatory overtime shifts every blasted week. You've probably heard me whine about it before...truevynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998290681038658399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-46835814385411419012007-08-09T07:57:00.000-06:002007-08-09T07:57:00.000-06:00I've flown through Libery airport in Newark a coup...I've flown through Libery airport in Newark a couple of times. Not again. A few weeks after my last time there I saw that within a week's time they had two planes clip on a runway and an incident like you described, with a plane trying to land on top of another plane. I'll give them time for all the air traffic controllers to either be transfered, fired, or die before I'll fly there again.euphronyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172917663193820131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-28463302197827898032007-08-09T06:44:00.000-06:002007-08-09T06:44:00.000-06:00Glad you're okay!!!Glad you're okay!!!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264393130711805218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-20790867301662311962007-08-08T14:31:00.000-06:002007-08-08T14:31:00.000-06:00Thanks Kat. It did, thanks to our pilots.Seth, we...Thanks Kat. It did, thanks to our pilots.<BR/><BR/>Seth, well don't go too crazy over there in Texas. I'd like you better sane when I return.<BR/><BR/>T w/honey, quite an unsettling article.FancyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051762758211575101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-26460646793455099562007-08-08T12:27:00.000-06:002007-08-08T12:27:00.000-06:00The ATC guy probably just had to go to the bathroo...The ATC guy probably just had to go to the bathroom. It has happened <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/11/tower.break/" REL="nofollow">before</A>.T with Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870996927675120152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-77198250668927279902007-08-08T02:33:00.000-06:002007-08-08T02:33:00.000-06:00That story makes me go off the wall crazy if I thi...That story makes me go off the wall crazy if I think about it too much. <BR/><BR/>It makes me want to drive up there and drive you back.Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354172197004069242.post-26753547946709090612007-08-07T22:19:00.000-06:002007-08-07T22:19:00.000-06:00Yikes! I'm glad everything turned out ok!Yikes! I'm glad everything turned out ok!The Secret Life of Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608241719370474814noreply@blogger.com