Meme Thread... no politics

Toyman01 (Moderately Supportive Dude) said:

Florida Man in his natural habitat.  I think I know exactly where this was taken. 

Not a meme, but relevant.

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) said:

Never let Peter North borrow your car:

Keith Tanner said:

Bent-Valve (FS) said:

I'm retired USAF. Met Candian pilots.

Crazy bastards will fly through any weather, and not crash.

I need a meme, anyone?

FYI, I used to be a flight attendant with First Air. All of their pilots started off working the bush planes in the Arctic. I've been on "southern" charter flights with those guys in passenger jets where they complain because the wussy airport was closed just because there "wasn't any visibility" and the ceiling was low. When you get started flying in to Pangnirtung in the winter, there is no such thing as bad weather.

Found a meme for you.

Thanks!

My landlord in Alaska had a hopped up Super Cub on floats. 180 horse engine in a beefed up frame that had 65 horse originally. 

Ultimate fishing machine. Fly up rivers until you find the salmon and land.

So I kind of understand Bush pilot mentality. Yup, slightly crazy.

barefootskater said:

I am starting a cartoon "A Cones Life" I sure I can use thi material.

I've met a couple bush pilots around the airport I fly out of.  The best way to describe the mentality is this; A fish doesn't know it's wet.  Bad weather? Meh, that's what they fly in and out of all the time.

I was hopping in a Cessna with one for a quick flight to pick up another plane across the state.  I asked him if he had checked the weather? His response was, "It'll be there"

In reply to Toyman01 (Moderately Supportive Dude) :

Toyman01, you're my hero.

I've spent my whole life living in Southern California....in high school, we used to drive up to Big Bear Lake (2.5 hours) and get a room at the Motel 6 principally because it had cable with M-TV but also because you could jump off the second floor into the pool and stand a very good chance of of not getting hurt.  14 years of music and everything else content being reduced to joke crap content is factually incorrect; well stated.

Here's a static picture of what M-TV used to be about....

jgrewe said:

I've met a couple bush pilots around the airport I fly out of.  The best way to describe the mentality is this; A fish doesn't know it's wet.  Bad weather? Meh, that's what they fly in and out of all the time.

I was hopping in a Cessna with one for a quick flight to pick up another plane across the state.  I asked him if he had checked the weather? His response was, "It'll be there"

Sounds like a lot of pilots last words. 

RX Reven' said:

In reply to Toyman01 (Moderately Supportive Dude) :

Toyman01, you're my hero.

I've spent my whole life living in Southern California....in high school, we used to drive up to Big Bear Lake (2.5 hours) and get a room at the Motel 6 principally because it had cable with M-TV but also because you could jump off the second floor into the pool and stand a very good chance of of not getting hurt.  14 years of music and everything else content being reduced to joke crap content is factually incorrect; well stated.

Here's a static picture of what M-TV used to be about....

no

I now have the MTV Riff stuck in my head.

Appleseed said:

jgrewe said:

I've met a couple bush pilots around the airport I fly out of.  The best way to describe the mentality is this; A fish doesn't know it's wet.  Bad weather? Meh, that's what they fly in and out of all the time.

I was hopping in a Cessna with one for a quick flight to pick up another plane across the state.  I asked him if he had checked the weather? His response was, "It'll be there"

Sounds like a lot of pilots last words. 

First Air used to service the DEW line and I did a rotation up there in the early 90s. I was up in the cockpit for one takeoff and saw the radio compass wasn't working. We didn't have GPS in the planes and of course magnetic compasses are useless that far north. We were leaving to fly over 50 miles of uninhabited tundra to the next base with no landmarks to speak of. The guys weren't worried, it's just what you do. The base is always in the same place, right?

Man, I only did that job for a couple of summers but I have a lot of stories.

In reply to Toyman01 (Moderately Supportive Dude) :

Re: MTv

I didn't know that MTv was still on.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Bamp....bamp, bamp....bam a bamp.

You're welcome

Oh, and, 1 877 Kars for Kids...1 877 Kars for Kids.

noddaz said:

In reply to Toyman01 (Moderately Supportive Dude) :

Re: MTv

I didn't know that MTv was still on.

It is.

It airs nothing remotely related to music and nothing that anyone with an IQ higher than 2 digits, or even a shred of human decency, would watch.

Build a network around the grossest, sleaziest, dumbest skanks and douchebags you can imagine.  That's what MTV is, 24/7.