I'll never forget...
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:59 pm
9/11 wasn't a turning point in my life, but it fueled it.
On September 7th, I had finished my multi checkride. Spent the weekend packing my car to drive to Prince George, because I was the best of the best and was ready for the mighty 1900 that CMA had.
September 10th, early start, arrived late afternoon to chat with the CP.
A dose of reality was injected. He suggested I drive to YTH or some other spot at the end of the road.
So, seeing that my bank account wasn't as flush as it could have been, I went to Canadian Tire and purchased a 1-man tent. Drove several more km's. Somewhere outside of Banff, I erected my new tent and took a snooze.
It was a pretty decent Tuesday morning, packed up my site and trucked along to Edmonton.
Came though city center airport. Knocked on the door of 2 places, both the counter staffed were a bit "off." Seeing that my blood doesn't run Liberal, I was listening to Simon and Garfunkel and the Eagles instead of the CBC.
Driving past Edmonton Intl... I see a bunch of heavies out and about. Having a little pulse on the industry, I thought "that's weird...?"
Fast forward, I have had the ultimate pleasure of facilitating the eradication of tyranny.
I supported the air war in the counter insurgency fight in Iraq 2007; watched ISIS both explode and implode over Mosul, IQ and another place or two.
9/11 fueled the machine, the machine fueled the ideologies of the goat fornicators, and a perpetual circle has been operating since. I've held a direct and indirect piece of the cog that churns the war machine.
For better or worse, I will never forget.
On September 7th, I had finished my multi checkride. Spent the weekend packing my car to drive to Prince George, because I was the best of the best and was ready for the mighty 1900 that CMA had.
September 10th, early start, arrived late afternoon to chat with the CP.
A dose of reality was injected. He suggested I drive to YTH or some other spot at the end of the road.
So, seeing that my bank account wasn't as flush as it could have been, I went to Canadian Tire and purchased a 1-man tent. Drove several more km's. Somewhere outside of Banff, I erected my new tent and took a snooze.
It was a pretty decent Tuesday morning, packed up my site and trucked along to Edmonton.
Came though city center airport. Knocked on the door of 2 places, both the counter staffed were a bit "off." Seeing that my blood doesn't run Liberal, I was listening to Simon and Garfunkel and the Eagles instead of the CBC.
Driving past Edmonton Intl... I see a bunch of heavies out and about. Having a little pulse on the industry, I thought "that's weird...?"
Fast forward, I have had the ultimate pleasure of facilitating the eradication of tyranny.
I supported the air war in the counter insurgency fight in Iraq 2007; watched ISIS both explode and implode over Mosul, IQ and another place or two.
9/11 fueled the machine, the machine fueled the ideologies of the goat fornicators, and a perpetual circle has been operating since. I've held a direct and indirect piece of the cog that churns the war machine.
For better or worse, I will never forget.
