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lauantaina, helmikuuta 12, 2005

"Humbled by responsibility"

Wouldn't those be the words coming out of a flight captain(of a commercial aircraft)?
I've always admired them and their presence.
You know when you see them in places with their uniforms on (and no, I'm not going to go on about uniforms being sexy) and they always seem glad (happy isn't the word to use in this)like they have a smile on their face and their head is always a little down, have you ever noticed that?
They always seem to look at people under their eyebrows, you know like George Clooney in ER..right?
I just thought "Humbled by responsibility" would make more sense than "Proud by responsibility"..
You never see a captain who is proud.
Could you imagine a captain going back to his hotel and then at the bar brag to everyone: "Hey! You know if it wasn't for my pretty ass, all of you would be dead!
And then take couple more of those gin shots and ultimately pass out on the floor..
Nono you don't see that kind of behaviour coming from captains.
I wonder if they have a whole class regarding this issue..
They must have!
Like: "How to behave in public when you are a captain of a commercial flight" or "Humbled, not Proud"

You know those people who always clap when the plane lands succesfully?
Well, you don't want to be one of those people.
For you who are, here is some advice: Do not EVER do that again!
I've heard that from my mother who has worked in the airport for 23 years and from my grandmother who has been a flight attendant since she was 20 to the age of 65(she is now 66) over and over again.
"Only uncivilized and dumb people do that"
That's what they would always say and I never questioned it.
And when I think about it, it totally makes sense.
If you clap to a captain who has succesfully gotten you and your friend to the ground and you clap to it, that's like saying you thought there was a slight chance it could not be done.
You had a little doubt in the beginning of the flight didn't you?
Nonononono..you never doubt the captain of your flight!!
Nonononono...that IS uncivilized!
You can doubt the plane or other people on the plane if you thought they had bombs or they were highjackers, BUT YOU NEVER DOUBT THE CAPTAIN!
I'm sure you could clap as much as you want to the fact that the plane wasn't blown in pieces but I"m sure it's going to be misunderstood as if you were clapping to the captain.
So please, next time the plane lands succesfully you just sit there (look at all the other idiots who are cheering and clapping thinking you know better cause apple told you) and don't react to the plane's wheels hitting the ground in any way because you KNEW the captain was going to get you there safely.
You had trust not doubt.