talked to a pilot

second time, they're like titans, or kings, common folk like ramp agents can't really get too close to them and stuff, very few pilots are actually former ramp agents, most are former military, take that any way you want based on your feelings on the mil...

we were in the elevator and the door closed on him too fast and hit his arm, so he joked that that'd be considered an oji and implied that the flight might be cancelled, i in my smartass way implied he'd crash the plane now by saying ' i feel sorry for the passengers' and he of course showed nothing but concern for them by replying, 'oh no they don't want to go to africa today' funny guy...

he's the pilot for the acc a flight from jfk to ghana, must be a long ass flight. mostly cargo no doubt, and whoever indeed feels the need to go to africa.

i feel like i shouldn't be afraid of them because of what i know about people like him, they're not over sensitive or nothing, cowboys, ya know. if there's one thing i took away from bmt that i did like besides the broom handle to the ass, it was the socializing aspect, making you confortable with all kinds of people, dont be afraid to say what's on your mind too much, dont offend anyone deliberately, but don't worry about making a fool of yourself, that's life, we're going to have to get along one way or another, so i'm less anxious and shy than i used to be.

now the real issue is how the hell do i go from being a luggage monkey to a pilot myself... fuck this bagroom shit. i hate how they try to threaten you with losing your job in there but keep plotting you for flights because lord knows somebody's got to unload hundreds of bags that day.... so just stop with the threats already. i know you need me but don't want to make it seem like you do. such assholes. young guys too, you'd think they'd go to college with the money they're making, and get a way better job, but they seem to have given up on that lofty ideal. not me. not that i give a fuck about college, but flight school aint no ceap thing either. don't need a degree to be a pilot, just flight hours and a license, although as any corporation does, they make it seem like you need to be goddam superman before you can land the job.

one of these days i'll have to build the courage to ask a pilot what he did to get there. they like to talk to people. it's a good job, a dream, to express their excitement is what a lot of them love to do i can tell you that for sure... but they intimidate people, that's the problem. oh we'll see...