Comments on: “Pilots are loaded!” http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/pilots-are-loaded/ The Candid Diary of an Airline Pilot's Girlfriend Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:50:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: May http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/pilots-are-loaded/#comment-912 May Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:52:17 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=231#comment-912 We have not had to encurr any debts from my pilots teaching as he is an Army Helicopter Pilot' but I still get the whole...'oh gosh you are so lucky, you don't even have to work'. True I don't but what gets me is that I WANT to work, I WANT to have a career and as it happens I earn more than he does but you would never catch anyone saying to him. 'Lucky boy bagging a scientist...you don't have to work'...I would love it if somebody did one day!!! In fact I would piss myself laughing.... :-) We have not had to encurr any debts from my pilots teaching as he is an Army Helicopter Pilot’ but I still get the whole…’oh gosh you are so lucky, you don’t even have to work’. True I don’t but what gets me is that I WANT to work, I WANT to have a career and as it happens I earn more than he does but you would never catch anyone saying to him. ‘Lucky boy bagging a scientist…you don’t have to work’…I would love it if somebody did one day!!! In fact I would piss myself laughing…. :-)

]]> By: Nicole http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/pilots-are-loaded/#comment-911 Nicole Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:56:57 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=231#comment-911 I get those same nudges and winks all the time too. If only they knew that his take home pay *sometimes* covers all his student loan payments, they wouldn't be envying me. I was talking to a wife of a captain (with 17 years of seniority) the other day, and when she heard my husband was a first year F.O., she gave me a big hug and said "Bless you for putting up with the up-front cost....we've only had my husband's loans paid off for 3 years....." I get those same nudges and winks all the time too. If only they knew that his take home pay *sometimes* covers all his student loan payments, they wouldn’t be envying me. I was talking to a wife of a captain (with 17 years of seniority) the other day, and when she heard my husband was a first year F.O., she gave me a big hug and said “Bless you for putting up with the up-front cost….we’ve only had my husband’s loans paid off for 3 years…..”

]]> By: Partner of a Pilot http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/pilots-are-loaded/#comment-910 Partner of a Pilot Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:00:26 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=231#comment-910 Yes you should have. You should have said- "Well, you should know!" Yes you should have. You should have said-

“Well, you should know!”

]]> By: Pilot's Girl http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/pilots-are-loaded/#comment-909 Pilot's Girl Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:49:31 +0000 http://partnerofapilot.wordpress.com/?p=231#comment-909 So true!!!!!!! I was really quite offended a few weeks ago when I met my best mates boyfriend. On finding out that my BF is a pilot he winked at me and said 'Oh well you'll just have to earn yourself pocket money then'. I was so surprised I didn't retaliate. My best mate is a doctor and looking back on the situation I should have said the same back to him! GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So true!!!!!!!

I was really quite offended a few weeks ago when I met my best mates boyfriend. On finding out that my BF is a pilot he winked at me and said ‘Oh well you’ll just have to earn yourself pocket money then’. I was so surprised I didn’t retaliate. My best mate is a doctor and looking back on the situation I should have said the same back to him!

GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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