Jonathan Baron
New member
I don't know how many of you guys get AvFlash email, or read the AvWeb web site, but lately it's been bothering me.
They have a feature, FBO of the Week, where readers submit names and descriptions of some FBO near Olathe where the people are soooooo nice. The implication, as we all know and have experienced, is that many FBOs suck. I want to seek that suckage featured.
You know what I'm talking about. Those places where you have to listen to some bored guy in the office shout "Joey?" for 20 minutes over a handheld radio with the broken squelch circuit, trying to summon a guy who's actually named Fred (Joey works on Tuesdays) to fire up the fuel truck.
Those places where the vending machines have Toastchee with expiration dates corresponding with the early years of the Reagan administration. Those guys behind the counter who get pissed off when you tell them the toilet is overflowing. You'll see that same guy on the ramp later when you've reminded him that you need a jump and he spits tobacco juice on your shoe.
Those I-hate-my-life-and-I-hate-you places that will not so much as loan you a funnel for 30 seconds so you can pour Aeroshell 100 - the only oil they have - into your engine. They sure as hell won't pour it in for you, and the guy growls that never "loans" out anything because some jerk flew off with a funnel back in '73.
When the soda machine eats your money, the gal behind the desk does not pause her 20 minute conversation with her BFF to tell you the machine doesn't work. When she gets off the phone she never turns her head your way or makes eye contact if you're standing right in front of her when you ask her to refund your six bits. You already know the answer to *that* question: "I TOLD you. The machine doesn't work!"
Need I mention the La Brea tar pit coffee? The red, hot water nozzle that doesn't work if you want to make tea from the Lipton tea bags, packaged in paper yellowed by cigarette smoke. And what about that place where nobody's there but there is a phone number to call if you want fuel....and the person who never answers the phone when you call.
I want these dark holes of general aviation featured. Yeah, you couldn't use their real names, but I bet AvWeb's virtual mail sack would be stuffed with glowering nominations. They could use fictitious names, like Wretched Air, or Foxtrot Uniform Aviation.
It sure would be better than those oh so funny "Heard on the Air" features each week.
Nominations anyone?
Jonathan
They have a feature, FBO of the Week, where readers submit names and descriptions of some FBO near Olathe where the people are soooooo nice. The implication, as we all know and have experienced, is that many FBOs suck. I want to seek that suckage featured.
You know what I'm talking about. Those places where you have to listen to some bored guy in the office shout "Joey?" for 20 minutes over a handheld radio with the broken squelch circuit, trying to summon a guy who's actually named Fred (Joey works on Tuesdays) to fire up the fuel truck.
Those places where the vending machines have Toastchee with expiration dates corresponding with the early years of the Reagan administration. Those guys behind the counter who get pissed off when you tell them the toilet is overflowing. You'll see that same guy on the ramp later when you've reminded him that you need a jump and he spits tobacco juice on your shoe.
Those I-hate-my-life-and-I-hate-you places that will not so much as loan you a funnel for 30 seconds so you can pour Aeroshell 100 - the only oil they have - into your engine. They sure as hell won't pour it in for you, and the guy growls that never "loans" out anything because some jerk flew off with a funnel back in '73.
When the soda machine eats your money, the gal behind the desk does not pause her 20 minute conversation with her BFF to tell you the machine doesn't work. When she gets off the phone she never turns her head your way or makes eye contact if you're standing right in front of her when you ask her to refund your six bits. You already know the answer to *that* question: "I TOLD you. The machine doesn't work!"
Need I mention the La Brea tar pit coffee? The red, hot water nozzle that doesn't work if you want to make tea from the Lipton tea bags, packaged in paper yellowed by cigarette smoke. And what about that place where nobody's there but there is a phone number to call if you want fuel....and the person who never answers the phone when you call.
I want these dark holes of general aviation featured. Yeah, you couldn't use their real names, but I bet AvWeb's virtual mail sack would be stuffed with glowering nominations. They could use fictitious names, like Wretched Air, or Foxtrot Uniform Aviation.
It sure would be better than those oh so funny "Heard on the Air" features each week.
Nominations anyone?
Jonathan
