9 p.m. food fight at Red Lobster in Des Moines.
@rustysunshine
Air traffic controller, cat lady (she/her/that bitch), hockey fan (#GoAvsGo), weather geek, reader, writer. Missing my dad. Colorado isn't bad, but I'd rather be in Las Vegas...or on a cold-weather cruise.
9 p.m. food fight at Red Lobster in Des Moines.
The Singularity is upon us: Apple's AI summarized a text message that read "I'm still down to clown if you are" to.... "clown event still possible."
It was a recent event (within the calendar year), and the change back to strict non-radar procedures was nearly immediate.
Three Datas in a time rift at the conclusion of the Star Trek TNG no episode, βweβll always have Parisβ
Iβve changed some of my clocks but not all of them and now Iβm all like
Done.
I'm with you. I'd like daylight time all the time.
there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for
Now more than ever Iβm convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.
This is the reason for the low arrival rates and outsized EDCTs at RIL, MTJ, TEX, HDN, and SBS. It's also why destination changes and diversions between ski airports are being squashed.
We don't yet know what the future ski seasons will look like, but this is the reality for now.
In short, the controllers were working under a SOP that served to meet the increased demand for those airports. The recent safety event caused a review of the SOP, and FAA HQ said, "no more".
Thus, ASE/EGE operate almost normally, as they have control towers. Everywhere else is one in, one out.
There's much better surveillance coverage in the mountains now, compared to when I started at ZDV. So, not strictly. However, all of the non-towered mountain airports are now TREATED as if they are in a non-radar environment.
Why? A significant safety event. It's a long story...
The hourly arrival rate at HDN is 4. That's not a typo. Four arrivals per hour. Please line up in an orderly fashion. #airtrafficcontrol
Anyone want to see Kash Patel fall on his ass while playing hockey?
I haven't gotten anything resembling a proper winter, here in Colorado, but my airspace is already moving right along towards summer βοΈ
I spy a Grand-class Princess ship...π
Hi Ping!
Many federal government agencies will take an entire generation to recover skills and learnings only captured in tribal knowledge they have now been lost.
TMZ. Mark Fucking Geragos! But don't worry, everyone, I got my ASH/SAVI eLMS done for the year π
iβm tired, boss
Excellent!
My 0630 regular day 5 shift, but, same. Good lord.
It was 53Β° with gusty winds when I drove to work earlier, just before sunrise. I'm no great lover of winter, but none of this weather in NoCo feels correct!
painting of a heap of skulls on a desert plain being picked over by crows
The Apotheosis of War - Vasily Vereshchagin, 1871
SAME.
A year and a half of pilates, and my balance is still...a significant work in progress. This gives me hope for the future π
Overnight this aircraft completed its deportation trip to India. The migrant passengers were likely shackled for at least 59 hours.
β€οΈ Hugs to you - I've been there, and I'm so sorry you're going through it now.
two otters one is showing off her baby and the other is showing off a pipe with a headline that says that
being at the age where everyone you know is having children
This is the beauty I needed to see today...thank you!
why yes, I am working OT today.