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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSouthwest pilot on hot mic goes on expletive-laden rant against the Bay Area
In the March 12 recording, the pilot says, Fk this place, goddamn liberal fks. He then continues, making several other curse-word-laden comments before being interrupted by what seems to be an air traffic controller.
The audio is archived online at Live ATC, a website that livestreams air traffic control audio transmissions. Though the audio is fuzzy and the context of the remarks unclear, the pilot can be heard repeatedly cursing.
Fking weirdos, probably driving around in fking Hyundais, fking roads and st that go slow as fk, and, You dont have balls unless youre fking rolling coal, man, goddamn it.
https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/pilot-hot-mic-bay-area-airport-16049942.php
Seriously, what is wrong with some people?
tenderfoot
(8,421 posts)eom
Initech
(99,881 posts)He'll get fired and then complain to Fox News about cancel culture any minute, I suspect.
Grins
(7,111 posts)Initech
(99,881 posts)It's a really stupid and scummy form of protesting environmental regulations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal
Mickju
(1,792 posts)I had never heard of that before. And that pilot is a right wing asshole.
Treefrog
(4,170 posts)I seem to be getting old.
Initech
(99,881 posts)And that was like 6 years ago. I was shocked to learn that it's still a thing.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)jcgoldie
(11,566 posts)Evidently redneck code for anti-environmentalism.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)csziggy
(34,115 posts)It's been explained a couple of times what a coal roller is. Experiencing one is really annoying.
A couple of years ago I encountered one. There is an intersection on my way into town where people turning off the circle highway around town have to merge into traffic on the road I take to town. I was driving my Prius and in a steady stream of traffic. This moron in a big truck tried to force his way in front of me or force me into the other line of traffic. I refused to give way since I had a right turn coming up shortly. He took offense.
He was headed straight when I got into the right turn I'd planned to take. He immediately cut in front of me, then starting polluting with his coal roller piece of shit truck. I just hung back to stay out of the black cloud he was emitting. He slowed down, so I slowed down until we were going about twenty miles an hour. Then I noticed his bumper sticker - "Yes, I AM compensating for something." That cracked me up. I think he saw me laughing at him and that pissed him off so he gunned his truck putting out more black smoke. Right about then was my turn off.
To get back the direction he had been traveling he had to go at least two miles out of his way - that section of road has a National Register plantation house with a good amount of property as part of the estate, so there are no cross roads to easily get back the way he had been going.
All so he could "own" a little old lady in a hybrid car. Fucking moron.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)a vehicle emission test is required.
pdxflyboy
(671 posts)It was my experience that over half of the pilots I shared a flight deck with were very politically conservative. Quite a few were as rabid as this asshole. This rant doesn't surprise me at all.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,243 posts)The southern accent seemed exaggerated. Ive done the same among friends.
Heck, there are a couple YouTube channels that do the same shtick that are very popular here.
The you aint got balls unless youre rolling coal was kind of a give away.
Whats that called on the internets when you cant tell a RWNJ from a parody (internets usually gets said in a GWB accent)? A Poe?
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Martin68
(22,614 posts)obamanut2012
(25,869 posts)Initech
(99,881 posts)Where Leslie Nielsen uses the bathroom during the press conference while his mic is still on.
JI7
(89,151 posts)or attacked any other group of people. He also said liberal instead of socialist or communist.
Bo Zarts
(25,334 posts)Comrade of the Crew Room, or Captain Comrade, and my favorite, Comrade Captain.
Skittles
(152,918 posts)is what other poor decisions is that pilot making?
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,243 posts)I know several and they arent Q, but they are conservative and pretty racist.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)dutch777
(2,802 posts)jcgoldie
(11,566 posts)What a jackoff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal
prodigitalson
(2,242 posts)I'm not sure this guy wasn't mocking wingers.
joetheman
(1,450 posts)spanone
(135,586 posts)fuck. this. dude.