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Old 30th Nov 2009, 08:53
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Di_Vosh
 
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Modern selfishness

Not suprised to hear that at all.

In Mildura last year I heard this conversation (IIRC) between two helicopters:

AAA: "BBB on Mildura CTAF, this is AAA. Are you going to be long at the fuel bowser?"

(BBB had finished refuelling and was "turning and burning", but not in a hurry to go anywhere)

BBB: "We'll just be here for a few minutes more"
AAA: "Well, can you move it please?"
BBB: "I'll just be here a few minutes more"
AAA: "I need to refuel for a charter"
BBB: "Good for you!"

BBB moved along around 5 minutes later.

Just another example of "Modern selfishness" where "whatever I'm doing right now is always going to be more important than whatever everybody else is doing".

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