On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:44:42 GMT, Matt Whiting >
>Yes, I would think that responding, even to a false alarm, would be a
>lot more fun than sitting and playing cards all day.
>
Sometimes when I phone the FSS for a wx briefing, I get a long-winded
description and analysis of the wx in areas that have no relevance
whatever to my planned flight.

At those times I usually wonder if things are so quiet at the FSS that
the briefer is bored to death and is so relieved to get my phone call
he wants to make it last as long as he possibly can.

Anyone else have this experience?

Any of you FSS briefers out there wish to comment?

vince norris

I had a rather unusual briefing or briefer the other day. After just about
every sentence, she would say either "U know what I mean?" or "Ya with me?"
or "Ya see?" or "So ya understand?" At first I didn't pick up on it, but
it continued through the entire briefing and I almost busted out laughing.

She would say something like "So you know there's a high pressure area over
the upper midwest, ya know what I mean? and this is slowly pushing a
stationary front eastward, ya see? But it's not moving very fast, right?
So you'll be behind that front, ya know what I mean? and you should have a
pretty clear flight, so you're with me right? It'll be VFR the whole way,
ya understand right?" She did this over and over, so, I started to answer
her everytime she asked "ya know what I mean", I'd say yep, or uhuh, or
something. This made it even WORSE!! It got so bad that I started
listening for her questions, rather than listening to what she was telling
me.

I don't know if she was bored, wanted feedback, or if this was an
uncontrollable habit of hers, but it was definitely entertaining. Then she
ended the briefing by telling me "you have a good flight, HUN.!" That's a
first.

Jim


"vincent p. norris" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:44:42 GMT, Matt Whiting >
> >Yes, I would think that responding, even to a false alarm, would be a
> >lot more fun than sitting and playing cards all day.
> >
> Sometimes when I phone the FSS for a wx briefing, I get a long-winded
> description and analysis of the wx in areas that have no relevance
> whatever to my planned flight.
>
> At those times I usually wonder if things are so quiet at the FSS that
> the briefer is bored to death and is so relieved to get my phone call
> he wants to make it last as long as he possibly can.
>
> Anyone else have this experience?
>
> Any of you FSS briefers out there wish to comment?
>
> vince norris

>.... Then she ended the briefing by telling me "you have a good flight, HUN.!"
> That's a first.
>
>Jim

You must have a VERY sexy voice!

vince norris

Jim Burns wrote:

> I don't know if she was bored, wanted feedback, or if this was an
> uncontrollable habit of hers, but it was definitely entertaining. Then she
> ended the briefing by telling me "you have a good flight, HUN.!" That's a
> first.
>
> Jim

I feel somewhat "busted," because that briefer was ME the best I can
tell!

I heard a lot of insecurity in your voice, so I wanted to be sure I
took it slow, and you understand what I was saying. Ya know?

Lynne

> I feel somewhat "busted," because that briefer was ME the best I can
> tell!
> Lynne

One way to know for certain. Which FSS are you working at?

Jim

Eau Claire.
Could it have possibly been me???

Doubt if it was you. I haven't been to Eau Claire since they closed the FSS
sometime in the late '80s.
Jim

"Lynne" > wrote in message
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> Eau Claire.
> Could it have possibly been me???
>

"Lynne" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Eau Claire.
> Could it have possibly been me???
>

Bad guess. Eau Claire FSS was decommissioned on November 7, 1989.

I misread what you wrote. For some reason, I thought this was a
briefing I did on November 1, 1989. It was one of my last at the Eau
Claire facility.

Wow, that must have been a memorable day. I can't even tell you what state
I was in on that day.
Jim

"Lynne" > wrote in message
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> I misread what you wrote. For some reason, I thought this was a
> briefing I did on November 1, 1989. It was one of my last at the Eau
> Claire facility.
>

"Lynne" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> I misread what you wrote. For some reason, I thought this was a
> briefing I did on November 1, 1989. It was one of my last at the Eau
> Claire facility.
>

Do you remember all your briefings?

EAU FSS was staffed by seven in November 1989, they were all male.

Ah the 80's.... 5 on 1... that indeed would be memorable.
Jim

7 on 1 would be traumatizing

"Jim Burns" > wrote in message
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> Ah the 80's.... 5 on 1... that indeed would be memorable.
> Jim
>
>
>
>

So wrong you are. I can tell you of at least one other female who also
worked with me when the facility was closed down.

I am done with this argument because it's pointless. Mr. McNicoll, you
are not as wise as you think you are. You talk as if you are THE
authority on ATC issues, but I have seen many posts from you with
inaccurate or incomplete data.

Lynne

"Lynne" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> So wrong you are. I can tell you of at least one other female who also
> worked with me when the facility was closed down.
>

You can provide another name but you can't show that either of you worked at
EAU FSS when the facility was closed.


>
> I am done with this argument because it's pointless.
>

You are done because you have no argument.


>
> Mr. McNicoll, you are not as wise as you think you are.
>

Actually, I'm exactly as wise as I think I am.


>
> You talk as if you are THE authority on ATC issues, but I have seen many
> posts from you with inaccurate or incomplete data.
>

Cite them.

Lynne wrote:

> Jim Burns wrote:
>
>
>>I don't know if she was bored, wanted feedback, or if this was an
>>uncontrollable habit of hers, but it was definitely entertaining. Then she
>>ended the briefing by telling me "you have a good flight, HUN.!" That's a
>>first.
>>
>>Jim
>
>
> I feel somewhat "busted," because that briefer was ME the best I can
> tell!
>
> I heard a lot of insecurity in your voice, so I wanted to be sure I
> took it slow, and you understand what I was saying. Ya know?

You forgot Hon. :-)


Matt

On 10 Oct 2005 13:03:06 -0700, "Lynne" > wrote:

>So wrong you are. I can tell you of at least one other female who also
>worked with me when the facility was closed down.
>
>I am done with this argument because it's pointless. Mr. McNicoll, you
>are not as wise as you think you are. You talk as if you are THE
>authority on ATC issues, but I have seen many posts from you with
>inaccurate or incomplete data.
>
>Lynne
>

I like a combination briefing and phone sex, seems to get my motor
running so to speak.

Regards

Daveb