tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post871224779685497827..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: How Men PackAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-7511358679542128762013-02-08T08:49:56.669+00:002013-02-08T08:49:56.669+00:00Hilarious :) loved it.
Hilarious :) loved it.<br />Flygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020760929812060293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-37809897422651858902013-02-06T23:20:24.485+00:002013-02-06T23:20:24.485+00:00A thong is a thin fastening strip, like the one th...A thong is a thin fastening strip, like the one that goes between your first and second toes on thongs (footwear) or the one that goes between your butt cheeks on a thong (gaunch). I suppose one is "thong sandals" and the other is "thong panties" and if someone says "whose are these thongs in the back of the airplane?" you can use whatever image you prefer to decide how naked people have been getting back there, or if they're just really into arts and crafts. In most contexts I can tell because if people wear two thongs, they're usually on their feet.<br /><br />I threw in <i>gaunch</i> up there so you'd really have some Canadian underwear terms to throw around. You can supposedly tell where someone grew up from whether the call it gaunch, ginch, or gotch. I think there might be more, but in Canada, g___ch means underwear.<br />Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-80977375659152175532013-02-06T17:25:19.445+00:002013-02-06T17:25:19.445+00:00I had this discussion once with a buddy, who insis...I had this discussion once with a buddy, who insisted that "thongs" were footwear. "No no no", I insisted, they're underwear.<br /><br />What he was referring to, of course, is flip flops.<br /><br />He's older than me, but American as I, so I doubt the difference in usage is a Canadian vs. American thing, but probably more of an age thing.<br /><br />And thanks for the detailed description of bra strength requirements. As I runner, I'm familiar with some of the use cases, but didn't realize that turbulence was one as well! But I'll leave that little seed of a business opportunity to someone else, just the same.<br /><br />Regards,<br />MartyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-11468606253585350382013-02-06T12:59:25.136+00:002013-02-06T12:59:25.136+00:00Im so glad I'm not the only one who has a &quo...Im so glad I'm not the only one who has a "flying bra"<br />I learnt my lesson the hard way when , after a particularly "firm" landing I nearly stabbed myself in the eye because I had dislodged the underwire :(<br />LocalFlightEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874275201319246223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-35302285796397200732013-02-06T06:10:01.390+00:002013-02-06T06:10:01.390+00:00I learned my lesson. I used an emptied Stanley pla...I learned my lesson. I used an emptied Stanley plastic tool chest (rollers, telescoping handle) to pack for Afghanistan, adding velcro to the latches and carabiners on little leashes for the lock eyes to keep it closed. I packed tools, batteries, toilet paper, clothes, some medical supplies and equipment, and struggled to keep it within two pounds under the max weight (in case someone's scale was off). When opportunity in Atlanta appeared to check a second case, I took my carry-on and moved the heaviest little stuff (tools, batteries, etc) there so the big roller was definitely not overweight.<br /><br />At the Dubai airport, we were not offered the chance to either re-pack nor check through the second bag. The nice lady quietly but efficiently and accusingly removed my tools, my swiss army knife (AAAAAAGH!!), my dry cell AA batteries, my bungee cords, my coat hangers....she left the blood pressure cuff and stethoscope...and I got through the next two weeks ok. <br /><br />Mentally reviewing the harvest scene is pretty funny, although it was a bit unsettling when she failed to take my pocket sewing kit which included a 2 cm straight razor for ripping seams. I guess she was just getting tired.<br /><br />PS: it wound up with the tool chest weighing more than the stuff I packed home.majrojnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-71641006384248331032013-02-06T01:26:52.072+00:002013-02-06T01:26:52.072+00:00Years ago I crewed with Wayne, who didn't exac...Years ago I crewed with Wayne, who didn't exactly fit your model. Instead he carried everything from Arctic to tropical gear, "Just in case they send us somewhere unexpected."<br />One night the driver tasked with giving us a ride to the hotel paused during his struggle to heft the oversized roller duffel into his van, to admonish Wayne.<br />"Yo fella, you givin' men ah baaad name!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183219862679520786noreply@blogger.com