Things to remember in very hot weather

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On Jul 2, 8:39 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Never been in a sauna?
No.

What a remarkable sheltered and pathetic life you must lead. A life of
nots -- not flying, not hot, not cold, without friends, all wrapped up
in an opinionated judgmental persona. You offer us a benchmark to
remind us to be joyful for our lives.

I was thinking exactly that yesterday.

In the morning I walked outside and had to choose weather to drive or ride
to work. Anthony chooses between walking and the subway. (I chose to ride)

At lunchtime, I decided to ride home and have leftovers from a home-cooked
meal for lunch. Anthony has stated that he doesn't cook (someone once gave
him a rice cooker, but I doubt he ever used it), so he gets to pick from the
various fast food establishments in Paris.

After work today, I'll ride to the airport, get in my plane and go flying.
If I need fuel, I'll put it in, leave a note saying how much I took, and pay
for it at the end of the month. Anthony may fire up his computer and pretend
to fly.

The truly sad part is that Anthony chooses to live in poverty. We are both
about the same age (47), and have similar educations. The difference is that
when Anthony hit hard times, he let it destroy him. When I hit hard times
(roughly the same time frame that he did) , I sulked a little (probably too
much), but kept trying. I ended up going backwards in pay by five years, but
found a job that pays the bills, and pays for my toys.

I presume he would display the same superior attitude in a job interview
that he does here, which explains why he's still trying to get by on less
per month than I pay in taxes.

On Jul 2, 9:28 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:
What a remarkable sheltered and pathetic life you must lead. A life of
nots -- not flying, not hot, not cold, without friends, all wrapped up
in an opinionated judgmental persona. You offer us a benchmark to
remind us to be joyful for our lives.

That's quite a complex conclusion to draw from a simple dislike of saunas.

It is drawn from the body of your postings, a self consistent image
supported by your writings on your web site as well. Your comments
regarding saunas, like so many others of your typings, just supports
my observation. One need not have all of the pieces of a jig saw
puzzle to begin reaching a conclusion about the final scene.

In my view you do have a redeeming quality, you provide sport, and
rarely, intellectual content, to the newsgroup.

Do continue.

writes:

It is drawn from the body of your postings, a self consistent image
supported by your writings on your web site as well. Your comments
regarding saunas, like so many others of your typings, just supports
my observation. One need not have all of the pieces of a jig saw
puzzle to begin reaching a conclusion about the final scene.

Your mistake is in believing that there is a fixed correlation between flying,
enduring extreme temperatures, socializing, etc., and happiness. There isn't.
Many of the things that make many people happy (particularly the extroverts)
do nothing for me, and so I don't do those things. I am not any less happy in
consequence. If they made me happy, I would do them, but they don't. There
are many people in the world with similar attitudes, even if we are not the
majority.

For example, I occasionally turn down invitations for social events because I
enjoy flight simulation or other relatively solitary activities, and
socialization for its own sake tends to bore me. And while most people seem
to enjoy travel, I hate it, and so I turn down even opportunites for travel
with all expenses paid. I could cite many other examples.

One of the problems with extroverts is the difficulty they seem to have in
understanding any viewpoint other than their own. Anyone who doesn't want to
spend every free evening drinking to a stupor in a local pub with friends
while engaging in incredibly boring small talk is labeled a sufferer of
Asperger's syndrome.

It is interesting to note that piloting an aircraft is often a very solitary
activity. Perhaps private pilots are defective because they prefer flying to
other, more extroverted activities.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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I am not any less happy in consequence.

Have you cheered up any since 2006? You seemed pretty unhappy when you wrote
this:

http://web.archive.org/web/200604241....blogspot.com/

Anyone who doesn't want to
spend every free evening drinking to a stupor in a local pub with friends
while engaging in incredibly boring small talk is labeled a sufferer of
Asperger's syndrome.

That's not a very good description of AS, but it is pretty typical of how an
AS sufferer describes the rest of the world.

On Jul 2, 10:24 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:
It is drawn from the body of your postings, a self consistent image
supported by your writings on your web site as well. Your comments
regarding saunas, like so many others of your typings, just supports
my observation. One need not have all of the pieces of a jig saw
puzzle to begin reaching a conclusion about the final scene.

Your mistake is in believing that there is a fixed correlation between flying,
enduring extreme temperatures, socializing, etc., and happiness. There isn't.
Many of the things that make many people happy (particularly the extroverts)
do nothing for me, and so I don't do those things. I am not any less happy in
consequence. If they made me happy, I would do them, but they don't. There
are many people in the world with similar attitudes, even if we are not the
majority.

For example, I occasionally turn down invitations for social events because I
enjoy flight simulation or other relatively solitary activities, and
socialization for its own sake tends to bore me. And while most people seem
to enjoy travel, I hate it, and so I turn down even opportunites for travel
with all expenses paid. I could cite many other examples.

One of the problems with extroverts is the difficulty they seem to have in
understanding any viewpoint other than their own. Anyone who doesn't want to
spend every free evening drinking to a stupor in a local pub with friends
while engaging in incredibly boring small talk is labeled a sufferer of
Asperger's syndrome.

It is interesting to note that piloting an aircraft is often a very solitary
activity. Perhaps private pilots are defective because they prefer flying to
other, more extroverted activities.


It is interesting to note that piloting an aircraft is often a very solitary
activity. Perhaps private pilots are defective because they prefer flying to
other, more extroverted activities.

Interesting observations. Somehow I never considered flying under IFR
a solitary activity: there are real people on the ground I communicate
with very frequently, in meaningful ways.

Another point is people here don't offer posts looking for handouts,
or confess not having enough money to enjoy a McDonald's hamburger
either. Or for that matter wondering if they can afford to buy a
joystick so they might be able to play MSFS better.. These are things
you've done, and are a measure of a less than fruitful life.

You do have one characteristic that is interesting, however. I am
often in a mentoring role, and I people I work with to make a habit of
spending time with others whose traits they admire. One is more apt to
become successful if they are able to be chosen as a friend by others
who happen to be successful. An outstanding example of success by
association might be Nobel Laureates -- especially among the sciences,
they are separated by many fewer degrees than elsewhere (using the
words as they were intended in the "Six Degrees or Separation"
model). On the other extreme, if kids associate with gang members for
ego gratification reasons, they are likely to go in that direction.

You, a non pilot, spend time involved in this newsgroup, which seems
to have a large fraction of its membership actively involved in
general aviation. You may wish to think of them as peers, except of
course you present yourself as superior. Then you let your words
betray your ignorance. So you're half right -- you chose the right
bunch to hang out with, you just tend to hang in ways that are
perceived as obnoxious.

But do keep it up -- it is a form of comic relief, and the length of
the threads involving you is ample proof of your popularity in that
context.

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Steve Foley writes:

Have you cheered up any since 2006?

My happiness depends on money, and I don't have any more money now
than I did then.

That's not a very good description of AS, but it is pretty typical of
how an AS sufferer describes the rest of the world.

As opposed to the way extroverts describe the world? Who's right?


You are an idiot.


Bertie

Steve Foley writes:

Have you cheered up any since 2006?

My happiness depends on money, and I don't have any more money now than I did
then.

That's not a very good description of AS, but it is pretty typical of how an
AS sufferer describes the rest of the world.

As opposed to the way extroverts describe the world? Who's right?

Mxsmanic wrote in
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writes:

Interesting observations. Somehow I never considered flying under IFR
a solitary activity: there are real people on the ground I
communicate with very frequently, in meaningful ways.

I communicate with real people when I fly in simulation.

No, you don't. You don't fly and you do not communicate



Bertie

writes:

Interesting observations. Somehow I never considered flying under IFR
a solitary activity: there are real people on the ground I communicate
with very frequently, in meaningful ways.

I communicate with real people when I fly in simulation. Does that count,
too?

Another point is people here don't offer posts looking for handouts,
or confess not having enough money to enjoy a McDonald's hamburger
either.

Most people are too proud to discuss their failings.

Or for that matter wondering if they can afford to buy a
joystick so they might be able to play MSFS better.. These are things
you've done, and are a measure of a less than fruitful life.

Or perhaps I don't see any reason to keep such things a secret.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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My happiness depends on money

More sadness. Maybe if that line of t-storms comes through, I'll send you
the money that I'm planning to spend on avgas this afternoon.

As opposed to the way extroverts describe the world? Who's right?

If the only choices are you and extroverts, and exactly one is right, then
it has to be the extroverts.