THE WORST THING ABOUT OUR BEACHES

Every year about this time, you can find kids screaming at the top of their lungs as all the adults wonder in amazement at what is transpiring. Having seen this same thing happening year after year, I KNOW what the problem is.............Man of War jellyfish stings. Here's a shot of a young man's leg who got nailed rather hard. He was making sure everyone knew he was hurting with all the screaming he was doing. Unfortunately, about the only thing the lifeguards can do is pour vinegar or cold water on the sting. Sooooooo........if you come to our beaches and see the purple flag on the lifeguard towers flying, BEWARE!!!!! And my girlfriend can't figure out why I don't go in the water.....LOL

SUPERPILOT

Okay, I really love my job and what I do, but I have to be honest here........I don't go around with an oversize ego or "broadcasting" to the world who I am or what I do. The other day while in the pilots bag room in Newark (EWR), I noticed a pilot who apparently needs people to know just what he is........a SUPERPILOT. While I'll admit that my job is pretty neat, .....this guy sincerely believes he is one step above "Maverick" in the movie "Top Gun. Please shoot me if I ever get this vain.......LOL

SKIING IN TORONTO

Just finished flying and home for two more days before I head out AGAIN. I find it hard to believe that we've literally seen our base cut in half. We used to have 548 captains and now we're down to 333, and we still have another 33 yet to be cut. Where has all the flying gone????? Interesting to say the least. On another note, here's a "funny shot" I took while flying into Toronto (YYZ) last week. Yep, this is a ski run in the middle of Toronto! I don't think the run can be much longer than 3-400 feet. Guess it beats driving for a couple of hours to find a ski resort though.

REFLECTION IN LOS CABOS

As we taxied into Los Cabos (SJD), Mexico, on my last trip, I saw a neat reflection of our plane and took this photo after we had parked. The airport authority always has 15-20 ground staff waiting to meet the plane and usually they are all standing in a row, perfectly spaced, and ready to go to work. Too bad they don't meet our planes in the USA like that...... Seems we're lucky if someone shows up 10 minutes after we arrive on the ramp...... ;-)

THESE CHIPS ARE NOW PERSONA NON GRATA IN MY HOUSE

To all my friends who read my blog, I'm sad to report that my WONDERFUL sister has been let go by her employer, a major chip/snack food manufacturer in the USA . As of this writing, ALL products from this pathetic company are banned from my house. Their sports drinks will never see our mouths again. Her work was going very well for the first four years until she was put under a new boss. One of the snakes in her office threw her under the bus to her new boss and was relentless until Margaret was gone. Many coworkers above her couldn't believe what was happening but felt helpless to help her. She had to sign documents to prevent her from going after this company or any of its employees over a month ago. She was also told to "not tell ANYONE" what was going on. All I can say is that what goes around comes around. Please help me in boycotting this company and their products. I'm sure you can figure out who they are.