Rant Thread

Edington said:
they don't make a point for their cause, they just make people think they're idiots.
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They know fuck all about their causes as well as everything else, that's why. Why, one wonders, would a bunch of environmental "crusaders" force the creation of a shit ton of pollution for no good reason? Maybe they know some cunning secrets that the rest of us don't ...

... but somehow I doubt it ::)
 
Another day of chaos, but a little better than yesterday, likely 'cause we were all a little better prepared. Anyway, Captain Moron decided to come down. I wonder if the fireworks launched at them last night had anything to do with that decision?
 
I really hate it when such people are presented as eco-activists. Talibans and morons, it's hard to think of a way to cause more damage to the environmentalism cause.
 
Fuck the Norwegian CAA. Seriously.

Three weeks ago, no, FOUR weeks ago, I went to an aeromedical clinic to have my medical certificate renewed. I was notified that it was now time for me to get a pair of glasses. Well, fine, I thought, I had been considering that for the last year anyway, and I'm 40 so it's not like it's surprising.

But: The examiner also commented my strabismus (i.e. eyes not perfectly aligned. When I look straight ahead with one eye, the other will look slightly to the side and upwards) and said that this should actually have been noted by the examiner who issued my initial medical, five years ago. Since I had been flying for four years without any problem, he didn't expect that to be an issue but to be safe, he would check with the CAA ...

The next day I was told that the CAA had concluded I needed to consult an eye specialist for an assessment, plus I had to do a medical flight test with an instructor. Fine, I should perhaps have done that five years ago? The clinic helped me schedule an appointment with eye specialist, he saw this as a formality - no issues once I get glasses. Two days later I did the medical flight test, no problem.

So, what's the problem? Well, the problem is the papers were sent to the CAA shortly after that flight test. That was on the 29th of September ... after the aeromedical clinic has now contacted the CAA several times, AND asked if I could have a temporary permit (the CAA said no) I decided I'd contact the CAA myself.

First I called them last Friday. I was told the office for medical assessments was open for phone calls Tuesdays and Thursdays 0930 to 1100 ... and the lady who did answer the phone didn't have access to the system where she could check the status of my case. So I called them again today at 0930 ... and was told that the entire group was in a meeting!!! Way to go, schedule your meetings in the tiny window where the public can reach you by phone.

At least I was given the mobile number of one of the medical assessment department at the CAA, so that I could get in touch with someone who had access to my case. I sent a text asking that person to call me, which she did two hours later. And what could she tell me? Yes, that they had received the papers needed to assess my case 11 days ago. And that currently, the expected time for them to process class 2 medical certificate cases was ...

THIRTHY TREE DAYS! 33! A fucking month for something everyone else thought was a formality. And for that entire time, I am limited to fly with an instructor.

Fuck off!
 
Dr. Eddies Wingman said:
Fuck the Norwegian CAA. Seriously.

Three weeks ago, no, FOUR weeks ago, I went to an aeromedical clinic to have my medical certificate renewed. I was notified that it was now time for me to get a pair of glasses. Well, fine, I thought, I had been considering that for the last year anyway, and I'm 40 so it's not like it's surprising.

But: The examiner also commented my strabismus (i.e. eyes not perfectly aligned. When I look straight ahead with one eye, the other will look slightly to the side and upwards) and said that this should actually have been noted by the examiner who issued my initial medical, five years ago. Since I had been flying for four years without any problem, he didn't expect that to be an issue but to be safe, he would check with the CAA ...

The next day I was told that the CAA had concluded I needed to consult an eye specialist for an assessment, plus I had to do a medical flight test with an instructor. Fine, I should perhaps have done that five years ago? The clinic helped me schedule an appointment with eye specialist, he saw this as a formality - no issues once I get glasses. Two days later I did the medical flight test, no problem.

So, what's the problem? Well, the problem is the papers were sent to the CAA shortly after that flight test. That was on the 29th of September ... after the aeromedical clinic has now contacted the CAA several times, AND asked if I could have a temporary permit (the CAA said no) I decided I'd contact the CAA myself.

First I called them last Friday. I was told the office for medical assessments was open for phone calls Tuesdays and Thursdays 0930 to 1100 ... and the lady who did answer the phone didn't have access to the system where she could check the status of my case. So I called them again today at 0930 ... and was told that the entire group was in a meeting!!! Way to go, schedule your meetings in the tiny window where the public can reach you by phone.

At least I was given the mobile number of one of the medical assessment department at the CAA, so that I could get in touch with someone who had access to my case. I sent a text asking that person to call me, which she did two hours later. And what could she tell me? Yes, that they had received the papers needed to assess my case 11 days ago. And that currently, the expected time for them to process class 2 medical certificate cases was ...

THIRTHY TREE DAYS! 33! A fucking month for something everyone else thought was a formality. And for that entire time, I am limited to fly with an instructor.

Fuck off!
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Couldn't you just show them your aerobatics trophy? See, I can fly.
 
I guess most of us can agree that motivational quotes found on the Internet are generally stupid. Most of them are fake or falsified, and even the genuine ones are usually taken out of context or reduce important thoughts to shallow phrases.

However, the most bizarre subgenre of these are motivational quotes attributed to Anne Frank.

Like, what the fuck, people? Do you even know what happened to her? Why we share her story? How can you seriously take inspiration from a document that exposes the very worst human beings are capable of? Anne Frank wasn't some brave girl who gave love to everyone while being treated for Leukemia, she had to live in hiding for years from people who eventually found and gassed her. Do we really have to say this nowadays?
 
Perun said:
Like, what the fuck, people? Do you even know what happened to her? Why we share her story? How can you seriously take inspiration from a document that exposes the very worst human beings are capable of? Anne Frank wasn't some brave girl who gave love to everyone while being treated for Leukemia, she had to live in hiding for years from people who eventually found and gassed her. Do we really have to say this nowadays?
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I bet she would have been a Belieber.
 
I remember a "fact" circulating around the internet which stated that if the Earth were 10 metres closer to the Sun, we would burn to death. And if the Earth were 10 metres further away from the Sun, we would all freeze to death.
 
Perun said:
I guess most of us can agree that motivational quotes found on the Internet are generally stupid. Most of them are fake or falsified, and even the genuine ones are usually taken out of context or reduce important thoughts to shallow phrases.

However, the most bizarre subgenre of these are motivational quotes attributed to Anne Frank.

Like, what the fuck, people? Do you even know what happened to her? Why we share her story? How can you seriously take inspiration from a document that exposes the very worst human beings are capable of? Anne Frank wasn't some brave girl who gave love to everyone while being treated for Leukemia, she had to live in hiding for years from people who eventually found and gassed her. Do we really have to say this nowadays?
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I hadn't seen an Anne Frank motivational in years, and only a couple of hours after this post I came across one on Facebook.
 
Saapanael said:
I remember a "fact" circulating around the internet which stated that if the Earth were 10 metres closer to the Sun, we would burn to death. And if the Earth were 10 metres further away from the Sun, we would all freeze to death.
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How do these react when told that the difference between max and min distance is approximately 5 million kilometers?
 
Saapanael said:
I remember a "fact" circulating around the internet which stated that if the Earth were 10 metres closer to the Sun, we would burn to death. And if the Earth were 10 metres further away from the Sun, we would all freeze to death.
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Yes, this is true. You just have to select the correct ten meter distance. It's not the ten meters next to Earth, it's the ten meters next to the Sun.
 
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