[Rhodes22-list] mjm 9/11 thoughts

[brad haslett]

Michael, really good stuff.  I want to share a few of
my own thoughts, stand on the soap box for a moment,
and then think pleasant thoughts about sailing.

I was sleeping on a layover in St. Louis when my wife
called and said "turn on the TV".  "This
better be good to wake me up!" was my rather terse
response.

Crew scheduling called a few hours later and informed
us we wouldn't be flying that night and didn't know
when we might get back in the air.  Four of my
company's crews and some other airline crews met for
dinner and drinks (for the next two nights in a row). 
Most of these guys were flyers in Desert Storm or
Vietnam.  Some were in the reserves and were calling
their units about possible "call-ups".  A lot
of the retired guys grumbled about not being eligible
to fight again.  When day three rolled around we were
told we may fly or not depending when the airspace
opened up and whether we had any duty time left.  To a
man we all said "screw duty time limitations,
we're going to move some jets and show the bastards
they can't keep us grounded".

Now here we are a year later, inspecting grandmothers
for knitting needles and confiscating nail clippers
from pilots.  The INS who let these creeps in the
country is still dysfunctional and in control.  I pray
that soon we come to our senses and realize that we
have no choice but to identify those people and
nations that don't like us, would like to kill us, and
pursue then aggressively.

Whatever one may think about 43, I personally think he
did an outstanding job of keeping the country together
during one of our worst national emergencies.  The
liberal press is, well, the liberal press.  Despite
how vaulted they think their position is they
primarily exist in the TV medium to sell soap.

I could go on for a year on this but won't.  Please
everyone, enjoy your freedom as US citizens to sail
your boat pretty much anywhere you want to. Just
remember, FREEDOM IS NOT FREE!

Brad Haslett
"CoraShen"

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