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So what's up? This is pretty much another random chat thread. It is a hot day outside and I just bought some lemonade from some kids. I was roleplaying my favorite Naruto couple Sasuke and Sakura (Sasusaku) before that.
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The Boredom Thread Part Two
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I got bored and looked up what is required to become a charter pilot. So I could fly to resort destinations and cargo planes around the world.
And I got totally bummed about it.
They say that I'm too old. When you get over 40 your health card is only good for a year. (My health is actually fine for a license)
Where everyone else gets 5 years. So it's a form of age discrimination. (Old pilots get retired young)
It would only take a couple of years for me to get up to speed and certified with endorsements. But because of the age thing I wouldn't be able to get a job.
Most of the commercial pilots are flying smaller planes hauling cargo...they don't pay that much money... probably @ $50,000/yr. Big airlines with lots of passengers... those guys make the big bucks. (I have no illusions of grandeur and I hate wearing uniforms)
But not bad money for an old guy sitting down on the job all day. So I looked into it.
Private pilots license would be fun to have and hold...but it's a very expensive thing to keep. Planes are expensive. Renting planes is expensive. Smaller planes aren't out of reach but then it's easier and quicker to just drive. Small airfields don't usually have taxis or rental cars available. They ain't much more than a place to park the plane and get fuel. (Aviation fuel is expensive too)
*Sigh*
Maybe I should learn to scuba dive....
And I got totally bummed about it.
They say that I'm too old. When you get over 40 your health card is only good for a year. (My health is actually fine for a license)
Where everyone else gets 5 years. So it's a form of age discrimination. (Old pilots get retired young)
It would only take a couple of years for me to get up to speed and certified with endorsements. But because of the age thing I wouldn't be able to get a job.
Most of the commercial pilots are flying smaller planes hauling cargo...they don't pay that much money... probably @ $50,000/yr. Big airlines with lots of passengers... those guys make the big bucks. (I have no illusions of grandeur and I hate wearing uniforms)
But not bad money for an old guy sitting down on the job all day. So I looked into it.
Private pilots license would be fun to have and hold...but it's a very expensive thing to keep. Planes are expensive. Renting planes is expensive. Smaller planes aren't out of reach but then it's easier and quicker to just drive. Small airfields don't usually have taxis or rental cars available. They ain't much more than a place to park the plane and get fuel. (Aviation fuel is expensive too)
*Sigh*
Maybe I should learn to scuba dive....
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Well, I'm just waiting for our usual Saturday night movie at my house now and I don't have an awful lot to do. :neutral
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The jet....it's a citation X1.... capable of Mach 0.95 speed for cruising. Also capable of going anywhere in the world without refueling.
*Sigh*
But I looked into some info on scuba diving today. Amazon has some good regulators for around $850-$1,200.
It's slightly more do-able than the 23.5 Million for the jet.
The good fins are around $175-$200.
Wetsuit or drysuit and facemask and snorkel and weights and bouyancy vest and GoPro and knife and gloves all the rest of the stuff sold separately....
Classes start at around $350 ea and up. (Gotta have a buddy)
I seem to have champagne tastes and a beer budget.
*Sigh*
*Sigh*
But I looked into some info on scuba diving today. Amazon has some good regulators for around $850-$1,200.
It's slightly more do-able than the 23.5 Million for the jet.
The good fins are around $175-$200.
Wetsuit or drysuit and facemask and snorkel and weights and bouyancy vest and GoPro and knife and gloves all the rest of the stuff sold separately....
Classes start at around $350 ea and up. (Gotta have a buddy)
I seem to have champagne tastes and a beer budget.
*Sigh*
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JohnDB
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There is age discrimination for pilots.Lol!You're only as old as you feel. :wink
They all want men and women who have no health problems and are around 35 yrs old. So they can retire them in 5 years.
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Okay...
Been looking at scuba diving.
Lessons aren't horrible in price and you can rent a lot of the gear. But it won't be like the gear that you eventually buy. The gear that you buy will generally be better quality and adjusted to you specifically instead of the dozens to hundreds that used it before you did.
They have lots of classes.
Lots of certifications.
From wetsuit caps to fins to gloves there's a ton of stuff to purchase . Every inch of you has to be covered. (And comfort demands it)
But I think that I can outfit me and the Mrs. For around $1500 each...and the rest we can rent.
Then we can spend more money traveling to exotic locations to use our stuff.
Yeah....the temptation of learning to live with the boredom is real. (I'm not much for pleasure trips)
But the boredom is driving me nuts. All the minutia of life blows up when bored to unreasonable proportions. Like the washing machine went last night and I was ready to blow a gasket. (It's 40+ years old like the dryer which went out a few months ago)
Today I'm calmer about it.
And that's why I need to do something to occupy my thoughts. I've got nothing on the books for my non-profit. Not much on the horizon either for it. Money set aside for whatever comes up too...but nothing is happening... except boredom.
Been looking at scuba diving.
Lessons aren't horrible in price and you can rent a lot of the gear. But it won't be like the gear that you eventually buy. The gear that you buy will generally be better quality and adjusted to you specifically instead of the dozens to hundreds that used it before you did.
They have lots of classes.
Lots of certifications.
From wetsuit caps to fins to gloves there's a ton of stuff to purchase . Every inch of you has to be covered. (And comfort demands it)
But I think that I can outfit me and the Mrs. For around $1500 each...and the rest we can rent.
Then we can spend more money traveling to exotic locations to use our stuff.
Yeah....the temptation of learning to live with the boredom is real. (I'm not much for pleasure trips)
But the boredom is driving me nuts. All the minutia of life blows up when bored to unreasonable proportions. Like the washing machine went last night and I was ready to blow a gasket. (It's 40+ years old like the dryer which went out a few months ago)
Today I'm calmer about it.
And that's why I need to do something to occupy my thoughts. I've got nothing on the books for my non-profit. Not much on the horizon either for it. Money set aside for whatever comes up too...but nothing is happening... except boredom.
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I almost forgot this thread was here lol It's currently thunder storming out there and I'm waiting, and waiting, and waiting for my roleplay partner to answer my last part of the story. So anybody want to chat in the meantime? I'm really rather bored right now and I can't focus on my fanfiction when the suspense for my roleplay is killing me! I must know what happens next!
It's currently thunder storming out there and I'm waiting, and waiting, and waiting for my roleplay partner to answer my last part of the story. So anybody want to chat in the meantime? I'm really rather bored right now and I can't focus on my fanfiction when the suspense for my roleplay is killing me! I must know what happens next!
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Well, it happened again lol. The curse of boredom.
The curse of boredom.
