K, this is getting foolish

What the hell is wrong with people? Burning down an Embassy because that country has a news paper which published a frigging CARTOON?!?!? Do you even grasp how stupid that is? I have no problem with people being religious, even with a little gusto, so long as it has nothing to do with me. But this is not gusto, this is extremism. And don't think I'm saying this cause it's Islamic... I'm saying this cause it's retarded. If it was Christians, or Jewish folk I'd say the same thing. You people need to calm down.

I'd LOVE for someone to point out the passage in the Koran which tells the faithful to protest and burn things and hurt people. Cause if that's in there? It's a damn wacky book. I'd be inclined to think that this is more of a case of people putting their own spin on things to stir up shite. Cause unrest and such.

And now the Iranians start some contest to draw Cartoons of the Holocaust. Know what that tells me? It is they who are instigating this. That's what happens when you let Religion and Government become one. Theocracies should be a thing of the past. Mullahs (Or Imams depending on whether you prefer Arabic or Farsi) should not be in charge of a country. Period.

And for closer to home? I say to hell with the freedom of religion, a law should be passed barring any religion (or branch there of) that promotes violence or otherwise infringes on peoples rights because they are of a different religion/race/disposition/etc. And by rights I am including MY RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

I know this all seems like something that doesn't make sense coming from me. Preaching tolerance and such. I grant you I am opinionated, and overbearing. But I also perscribe to a little thing called COMMON SENSE.

So here's my solution, for this and every future violent religious protest. Napalm, lots and lots of Napalm. They burn down an embassy, they in turn get burned to the ground. Not just Islamic, I'm talking about Irish Protestant vs Irish Catholic. And so on and so forth. It'll be a brave new world. One with less stupidity and a touch more common sense.

I'm out, Cheers

Recognizing Tony M

Tony M. Evidently a Jehovah's Witness from Brisbane, Austrailia. He read my little blog of blogs (See ATTENTION MANKIND) and left me a little note. This note immediately indicated that he was a Jehovah (which I poked fun at in like the first or second paragraph), but undeterred he kept reading. And then he AGREED with the rest. Let this be a lesson to all of you, even if I offend you right off the bat, keep reading. There are jewels yet to be had.

Kudos Tony M. Keep the comments coming. Though I'll continue mocking your belief system. Sorry Man...

NOTEO 060003

060003 Punk Kids

Jumping an Airport Perimeter fence, and walking across a runway while a plane is landing, to save yourself a half mile of walking to get around further proves that the theory of Natural Selection is entirely plausible

Valid til these particular kids get ingested into a jet engine (and hopefully die)

So there a Cessna 172 doing circuits onto runway 09. Calls on final (as he should) and I scan the runway with my trusty binoculars, seeing nothing. I go back to watching him land, and he calls and says there are two people on the side of the runway. Of course I get the binocs right back up and start looking for these people, as I call Airport Security to get a vehicle out there and nab these people. I couldn't see them at first, as they had disappeared into a gully off the side of the runway. When I finally see these two future nobel winners they are starting to scale the fence on the other side of the airport. And you want to know what else I noticed? A FOOT OF UNDERWEAR BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE SHIRT, AND THE TOP OF THE PANTS... FROM OVER HALF A F**KING MILE AWAY. PULL UP YOUR GOD DAMN PANTS YOU LITTLE SH*T STAIN!!! Course Airport Security otherwise known as Commisionaires (some of which have use, most of which however do not) was to slow to do anything. The Airport Firehall got out there fast as one could, of course not in time, but at least he did something. So now we are going to have to wait until someday these punks get toasted, causing me great joy, and extensive amounts of paperwork.

I'm out, Cheers

"Underwear goes inside the pants. INSIDE THE F**KIN PANTS! THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED UNDER-F**KIN-WEAR"- Dennis Leary

NOTEO 060002

060002 RESIDENTS OF BURTTS CORNER

Calling 911 to report a low flying plane should be done only AFTER looking to see if the plane really is flying low

Valid til Burtts Corner burns to the ground with all it's residents

As some of you have probably seen, my MSN name made reference to this incident. Some jerk-off redneck(s) sitting around doing whatever it is rednecks do (I shudder to think) and a C130 Hercules flys over at around 5000'. I know this as he's on RADAR and I can see him 20 miles away. Now round here 5000' above sea level is like at least 4800' off ground, if not more. Now it's a seemingly logical assumption (at least to me) that there are no 4800' tall trees round here. So then it's logical to assume that this plane was in fact NOT skimming the tree tops as was reported to the RCMP. Now, I understand that a Herc sounds loud (even at 20000') but it seems to me that if I heard a plane I thought was flying low, I'D GO OUT TO LOOK before I called the police and bitched. But that's just me.

I'm out, Cheers

"You're disgusting... Please continue"

P.S. This happened right around the same time at the subject of NOTEO 060001

NOTEO 060001

060001 AMERICAN PILOTS

Flying into an airport without even attempting to call the ground station, or make a broadcast to traffic is STUPID and DANGEROUS

Valid til Americans smarten up, or surrender to Canadian's higher intellect

So I'm at work the other night, expecting an American connector flight in about 10 minutes, and a Cessna 172 (small plane) in from the other direction at about the same time. I've got the runway lights on for the American's approach, and I'm talking with the 172 for the first time. I look out the window in the direction of the approach for Runway 09, and there's a landing light, and it's not that far away. Low and behold there's the American on RADAR on a 7 mile final having never called me. To make things nice and safe I ask the 172 to come around to land on Runway 09 instead of his intended Runway of 27. Long story short the American enters the zone, lands, taxis clear of all runways, parks, and THEN calls to cancel his IFR flightplan all within about 4 minutes.

Here's the breakdown for those of you who are out there like "WTF is this guy talking about?". First off, IFR aircraft are required to call 5 minutes prior to entering any control zone, entering a control zone, final and clearing all runways. NONE OF WHICH HE DID. This is like driving a car with out ever looking out the windows and never using turn signals(which I fully believe people do around here on a regular basis), but much much faster, and far far worse. That's the recipe for an Aluminum shower. Pilots out there, I'm sure you understand... For the rest of you, this particular flight crew is a combination of genetic waste (most probably a result of generations of inbreeding), and American's inherant ability to defy any and all intellectual propositions.

I'm out, Cheers

"Stop confusing me with your Space-age, Techno babble, Attila the Hun"- Captian Brannigan

My last public service announcement

That's right, my last PSA. EVER... That having been said this PSA is to introduce a new format for my rants. NOTEO - Notice To EveryOne... For you aviation laymen out there, part of my job as an FSS is to issue NOTAMs, or Notice To AirMen. The purpose of these is to inform pilots about things such as changes to facilities, and information pertaining to aviation safety. These NOTAMs are filed in sequential numbers, with a NOTAM file for every airport, and Flight Information Region, as well as a Headquarters region to cover nation wide stuff. They can be revised, cancelled or expire on their own. It is my intention to issue these NOTEOs in much the same format. They, for the most part, will be addressed to specific groups, though sometimes they will blanket everyone. Many will not have expiry dates, but rather a set of circumstances. Although from time to time I might revise, or cancel them as I see fit. After each NOTEO I will give a small, yet humorous, story explaining the reason for issuing them. So here we go. I'll write an example so you who don't read NOTAMs regularly can understand what I'm talkin about:











Good bye PSAs, hello NOTEO. Stay Tuned, NOTEO 060001 comin right up.