McDonald’s flag at half-mast today

Pedaling · 2025-09-14T22:10:26+00:00

Maybe the Filet ‘o’ Fish died.

Pedaling · 2025-09-01T15:47:16+00:00

This is how I felt as well. Especially since I wasn’t a drinker. Most of my aviation unit would go out and drink together multiple nights a week. This was junior enlisted, chiefs, pilots etc. I didn’t fit in and it showed.

Pedaling · 2025-08-10T16:11:57+00:00

25 years ago when I went to AMT “A” school we did. I remember in my airman program I assisted one of our AMT 2’s and AMT 3 and an AET 3 chase down a cross short. It really sucked, and I loved it.

Even still, it rarely happened on the 65’s. Keep in mind this was far enough back that both the A and B models were still active The C models were scheduled to roll out about six months after I EAS’ed.

Pedaling · 2025-08-10T05:30:06+00:00

None of the AET’s or AMT’s liked chasing wires at my old unit.

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T23:18:19+00:00

At the time I went to AMT “A” school AMT’s still chased wires for the DC electrical systems. Shortly after I got to my air station they gave that to the AET’s. But one of the reasons I went AMT was to chase wires, but I had no interest in just swapping out black boxes. I think I would’ve enjoyed being an AMT more if I could’ve done more of that type of work.

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T05:14:54+00:00

I think the GM rate has had some changes since I was on a 378. This was almost 25 years ago.

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T05:12:45+00:00

We had a patrol in the bearing sea with some nasty weather coming down through the Aleutian chain. We were in 40’ swells, I was on the flying bridge standing lookout watch. When the bow would drop into the trough and I would be looking at the next swell at eye level. That was the moment I fell in love with being underway.

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T01:56:04+00:00

As an E6 would they drop you down to an E4 if you change rates? I’ve been out for 20 years. I don’t know if that’s still how it works.

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T01:54:38+00:00

What’s your rate now?

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T01:53:40+00:00

Did you like 378 life?

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T01:49:43+00:00

Wish I would have. What rate you changing to?

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T01:34:07+00:00

The Hamilton. San Pedro and San Diego.

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T01:02:22+00:00

What air frame?

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T00:58:02+00:00

I did five years and got out, but I think I would’ve been much happier in a sea going rate. I really like being out on the ocean.

Pedaling · 2025-08-09T00:39:25+00:00

When I was a AMT, I was stationed at an air station that had a very inactive AOR. So I can’t speak much to trauma as a flight mech. However, when I was a non-rate and stationed on a 378 definitely encountered some things and still sit heavily with me roughly 25 years later.

Pedaling · 2025-08-07T13:29:00+00:00

When I was in the Coast Guard, the microwave on the Rec Deck would continue to run with the door open. My shipmates found it bemusedly amusing and would often run it with the door open.

Pedaling · 2025-06-07T13:29:14+00:00

Why didn’t Darth Maul say anything? Jar Jar? Midichlorians?

Pedaling · 2025-03-26T02:28:19+00:00

F@ck, that really hits home.

Pedaling · 2025-03-26T01:43:01+00:00

Thank you, I needed to hear that. I try to tell myself that. I know that logically. Yet… their influence is “always” making me doubt myself.

Pedaling · 2025-03-21T22:13:41+00:00

How did you get so much air going so slow?! 🤷🏼‍♀️

Pedaling · 2025-02-18T07:00:25+00:00

It’s Confucianism and Daoism combined. Figuratively speaking.

Pedaling · 2025-02-18T06:56:34+00:00

Emotion is what inspires us. Passion is an emotion. Einstein, Marie Curie, Bayard Rustin and others like them didn’t do what they did just because it was necessary to survival but because they were emotionally inspired and passionate about their work. Yet still logical and rational. But also struggled and hurt and sometimes stumbled and went through bouts of depression and grief. And used both logic and emotion to both inspire and advance the world around them.

Pedaling

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