BD

"No way jose" as they say down here.

My posts were against those who arbitrarily made comments about
drinking that are/were not supportable by facts.

In this regard, can you give me cites where a drunken pilot killed any
one on the ground? This was the thrust of several vocal posts re the
pilot having his ticket pulled for flying with a breathalizer (sp)
test showing an arbitrary amount of alcohol in his system. No
impairment was ever tested for or shown in that event yet he was
pilloried. I would expect those who posted so vehemently to also

I have see where GA pilots killed themselves and their passengers with
a high amount of alcohol in their systems but never an accident in
commercial aviation where alcohol caused the accident. This of course
could be having two pilots in commercial planes and mostly single
pilots in GA?

I'm sorry about your family. I was never faced with that type of
problem. Kudos for not falling into the trap of father/son.

I never became a stand up or falling down drunk and limit myself to a
cocktail before dinner.

I don't do drugs but did take 'dexadrene' (sp) on rare occasions when
issued by the Fight Surgeon when mission required.

Have a nice day and get a cold beer and popcorn and watch the Super
Bowel.

Big John



On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 04:06:52 -0500, Big Dave
wrote:

Big John wrote:

Tom

Hate to drop a brick on your foot, especially if you have it in your
mouth for being so equivocal.

I've see a number of individuals who drank from wake up to the time
their eyes closed for sleep at night.

You frequently defend pilots who habitually drink to excess. I would
not be surprised to find that you are a chronic alcoholic. Of course,
you'll deny everything here but that is neither here nor there. Most
alcoholics are in extreme denial anyway. As one with three alcoholics
in the family, one a retired airline pilot (my father), one dead (my
mother), and my brother being the third, your words and attitude are
all too familiar.