April 5, 20206 yr So this happens everytime I call the fire truck at most airports. I'm assuming its having trouble finding a route to the runway? Entertaining at least. Edited April 6, 20206 yr by byork
April 5, 20206 yr The use of that title, in it's implied meaning, would be offensive to many people, and in the UK would probably be a criminal offence, as language that offends, or is likely to offend a person with a disability. Suggest the mods consider this. Edited April 5, 20206 yr by Biggles2010 John B
April 5, 20206 yr "spastic noun [ C ] uk /ˈspæs.tɪk/ us /ˈspæs.tɪk/ offensive old-fashioned someone who suffers from cerebral palsy (= a condition of the body that makes it difficult to control the muscles): He was born a spastic as the result of a difficult birth. offensive informal a stupid or clumsy person" As a person who has this, I have no problem with the word. I was under the "Spastic Society" growing up in the 70's. The SS (oh dear) has since changed to Scope. I personally don't find the word offensive but I can understand those who do. I'm sure the op meant no offence, so give him a break. Rich Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60GHz. RAM 32 GB 1 500GB SSD and 1 2TB HDD NVIDIA RTX2080Ti 11GB WATER COOLED
April 5, 20206 yr It's definitely inappropriate. But if there is one thing that I find more offensive is people running off to the politize to complain they have been offended in the hope that a wholly disproportionate punishment is meted out on the so called offending party as if the holier than thou crowd where above reproach. Well don't worry everyone's dirty little secrets get exposed some day. I remember back in my school days, even the teacher didn't like the snitches. Edited April 5, 20206 yr by Quasimodo
April 5, 20206 yr Author No intent to offend, and I have friends who have CP. It means something different across the pond and isn't necessarily considered offensive, a spastic colon, spastic muscles, etc. If someone can change the title I'd appreciate it. Some examples how its used in North America. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spastic#synonyms Definition of spastic 1a: of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm b: characterized by hypertonic muscles 2: SPASMODIC a spastic influx of data Edited April 5, 20206 yr by CaptainBanages
April 5, 20206 yr 2 hours ago, Quasimodo said: It's definitely inappropriate. But if there is one thing that I find more offensive is people running off to the politize to complain they have been offended in the hope that a wholly disproportionate punishment is meted out on the so called offending party as if the holier than thou crowd where above reproach. Well don't worry everyone's dirty little secrets get exposed some day. I remember back in my school days, even the teacher didn't like the snitches. Please read my post again. I was questioning the appropriateness of the title, as I made quite clear. I was not 'personally' offended and your accusations are misplaced. John B
April 5, 20206 yr 38 minutes ago, Biggles2010 said: Please read my post again. I was questioning the appropriateness of the title, as I made quite clear. I was not 'personally' offended and your accusations are misplaced. Leave to the moderators. If you're not personally offended I don't see what you're carrying on about. David Porrett
April 5, 20206 yr As it was used, it is pretty clearly referring to awkward, spasmodic movement, not used as a slur against a disabled person. Context does matter. No foul here. Please move along. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
April 5, 20206 yr 3 minutes ago, w6kd said: As it was used, it is pretty clearly referring to awkward, spasmodic movement, not used as a slur against a disabled person. Context does matter. No foul here. Please move along. Should never assume. 🙂
April 6, 20206 yr Commercial Member Okay, I personally never knew 'spastic' had a pejorative sub-text, but regardless I changed the title. As for your flying fire truck, I'll pass the mic over to manual. B. York FS2Crew Web Site / FS2Crew Facebook Page / FS2Crew Discord
April 6, 20206 yr Commercial Member About the fire truck, maybe it took a route with an issue in it, this could be because of your location or a problem with the airport's layout. What airport's ID, and if it is 3rd party airport which is it?, and in which runway you were located?, so we can attempt to reproduce a similar behaivor Manuel
April 6, 20206 yr Author 4 hours ago, Manuel82 said: About the fire truck, maybe it took a route with an issue in it, this could be because of your location or a problem with the airport's layout. What airport's ID, and if it is 3rd party airport which is it?, and in which runway you were located?, so we can attempt to reproduce a similar behaivor Manuel FlyTampa TNCM RWY 10 it went into the middle of the bay, and ORBX LOWI Runway 26. Both have midfield taxiway's, both times I was stopped at the threshold? Edited April 6, 20206 yr by CaptainBanages
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