Saturday, May 17, 2014

Restaurant Review - Dunkin' Donuts


Dunkin Donuts served me the worst burgers and donuts I have ever eaten. The 'Heaven can wait burger' was pretty decent. but I honestly think Big Nasty, McDonalds, KFC and Hersch (Bandra) make much better burgers for half the cost. One burger had so much sauce it was slimy and kept slipping out of the bun. The donuts tasted like they were from a bakery, worse than monginis. There was a thin layer of chocolate sauce which also tasted bad, The smoothie tasted like a melted pop-sickle and the chocolate milk shake was like the chocolate milk you get in the US for 5$ a gallon. I really feel sorry for every one who waited in line 3 hours to get grossly over priced, just barely edible food. Never going back.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Life of a Pilot (from a retired Pilot)


22 years old: Graduated from college. Go to flight school. Become hot shot pilot.

25 years old: struggle to get job

29 years old: marry. Have a kid

30 years old: Join airline. World is your oyster.

31 years old: Buy flashy car, house and lots of toys. Get over the poverty feeling.

32 years old: Divorce boring 1st wife. Pay child support and maintenance.. Drink lots of booze and screw around while looking for 2nd wife.

33 years old: Furloughed.

35 years old: Airline recall.. More screwing around but looking forward to a good marriage and settling down.

36 years old: Marry young spunky 25 year old flight attendant.

37 years old: Buy another house. Gave first one to first wife.

38 years old: Give in to second wife to have more kids. Father again. Wife concerned about "risky" military Reserve flying so you resign commission.

39 years old: Now a captain. Hooray! Upgrade house, buy boat, small single engine airplane and even flashier cars.

42 years old: 2nd wife runs off with wealthy investment banker but still wants to share house (100%).

43 years old: Settle with wife #2 and resolve to stay away from women forever. Seek a position as a check captain for 10% pay override to pay mounting bills. Move into 1 bedroom apartment with window air conditioners.

44 years old: Company resizes and you're returned to copilot status.. 25% pay cut. Become simulator instructor for 10% override pay.

49 years old: Captain again. Move into 2-bedroom luxury apartment with central air conditioning

50 years old: Meet sexy Danish model on International trip. She says she loves you forever!

51 years old: Marry sexy Danish model for wife #3. Buy big house, boat, twin engine airplane and upgrade cars.

52 years old: Sexy model wants kids (not again). Resolve to get vasectomy.

54 years old: Try to talk wife out of kids, but presto, she's pregnant. She says she got sick after taking the pill. Accident, sorry, won't happen again.

55 years old: Father of triplets.

56 years old: Wife #3 wants very big house, bigger boat and very flashy cars, "worried" about your private flying and wants you to sell twin engine airplane. You give in. You buy a motorcycle and join motorcycle club.

57 years old: Make rash investments to try and have enough money for retirement.

59 years old: Lose money on rash investment and get audited by the IRS. You have to fly 100 international night trips just to keep up with child support and alimony to wife #1 and #2.

60 years old: Wife #3 (sexy model) says you're too damned old and no fun. She leaves. She takes most of your assets. You're forced to retire due to Age 60 rule. No money left.

61 years old: Now Captain on a non-schedule South American 727 freight outfit and living in a non-air conditioned studio apartment directly underneath the final approach to runway 9 at Miami Int'l. You have "interesting" Hispanic neighbors who ask you if you've ever flown DC-3's.

65 years old: Lose FAA medical and get job as sim instructor. Don't look forward to years of getting up at 2 AM for 3 AM sim in every God-forsaken town you train in due to the fact your carrier can find cheap, off-hours sim time at various Brand X Airlines.

70 years old: Hotel alarm clock set by previous FedEx crewmember goes off at 1:00 AM. Have heart attack and die with smile on face. Happy at last!

Isn't Aviation great?