So last night, I was checking facebook and a couple people I knew from college had added me so I was searching for more of my college friends. I decided to try and see if I could find one guy in particular because I haven't talked to him since probably my senior year of college.
I have tried to locate him before but have not had any luck. So I decided that I would check myspace. I don't have a myspace account, and really don't plan to, so I was happy and sad when I found my friend on there. There he was, just a click away, but I didn't want to have another website to have to check up on from time to time so I didn't write to him.
But then as I was reading through his profile, I was happy and sad again. Happy to see that he was able to go into the profession he has wanted to be in for as long as I knew him, but sad at the company that he works for. You see he works in aviation. Now that part doesn't make me sad...pretty much every other guy that I was friends with in grad school was someone that I worked with and they all seemed to be aviation majors. Strange, but true. (I wonder where all of them are...great. more searches ensue.)
Anyway, this guy works for a private jet company and that makes me sad. I mean, I don't have an issue with him having a job, just that fact that there need to be private jet companies.
Say what you will about commercial aviation. But if you think about it, commercial flights are basically bus routes in the sky. They run, whether they are full or not. I don't know why the people who think they need private jets need them. There is already "public transportation" going to any locale you want. I take issue with private jets, not because of the money issue (people with private jets probably have money) but because of the environmental impact. If you have a private jet, think about the carbon footprint you are leaving. You would, or at least you should, be embarrased about it.
I don't really know why, but I have been on this environmental kick lately. I haven't gone all "Hippie Granola" but I am making strides. I never would have ever even thought of this stuff, yet, if I still lived in GF. But that's a whole other rant.
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2 comments:
You are wrong - charter/private aircraft can go into lots of airports not serviced by commercial airlines. I'd also like to see you prove that these jets have larger carbon footprints than the aircraft the commercial airlines use...I don't think you can!
I wasn't trying to say that private jets leave a bigger carbon footprint. I was just saying that using a private jet is just being selfish. There are very few people that I can think of that needs to use a private jet. Your celebrity, or "important" status does not deem anyone worthy of being allowed to ruin the environment.
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