[DeTomaso] What I've been doing this week....

Bill Lewis lotus0005 at hotmail.com
Wed Aug 31 19:07:28 EDT 2011


I'm: in awe/jealous!!!!



> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:57:28 -0400
> To: tmshinro at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What I've been doing this week....
> 
> 
> In a message dated 8/31/11 8 29 6, tmshinro at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
> > 
> > Mike,
> > When did you retire from the Air Force?  The reports of your service 
> > exploits (and side trips) made for interesting reading, which is easy to say 
> > when I'm half a world away from the realities of war.  Welcome to the world of 
> > commercial enterprise.
> > 
> 
> HAH!   I'm still in the Air Force Reserve.   In fact, my last actually day 
> of actually flying an airplane for American Airlines was 6 Feb, 2003!   I've 
> been flying the C-5 Galaxy for the reserves, doing the Afghanistan boogie 
> etc. ever since, as my sole source of income.   Sometimes it's a full-time 
> salaried gig, but most of the time it's part-time and I only get paid by the 
> day.   So I have lots of freedom to travel etc., but very little income most 
> of the time.   I only work just enought to make ends meet each month, and 
> some months, not even that.   In August I didn't even make enough to pay my 
> mortgage, but in July I worked quite hard, so that made up for it.
> 
> My job at AA is patiently waiting for me when the war ends.   AA hasn't 
> paid me a dime since 2003, but the travel benefits are still there, 
> thankfully....
> 
> It cracks me up when I hear that people think I'm some sort of trust fund 
> baby because of my jet-setting lifestyle.   The reality is that I'm living a 
> hand-to-mouth existence, by choice. :>)
> 
> When I do finally go back to work actively for AA, the travel fun will be 
> largely over, because I will lose all freedom to travel when I want to.   No 
> more Le Mans Classic tours, and even the POCA Fun Rally could prove 
> problematic, because I'll be beholden to the company schedule, a wage slave once 
> again.   I've been kicking that can down the road, year after year, both 
> because there is a genuine need for me to keep flying for the military, and also 
> because I'm so hopelessly addicted to my current lifestyle in between 
> military trips.
> 
> Mike
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