“We live in an amazing, amazing world, and it’s wasted on the crappiest generation of spoiled idiots.”
No, this is not designed to foment a lot of rants from geezers (myself included) about today’s spoiled youth. It’s designed to make us realize how much better we’ve got it than our parents.
As a bonus, you get to laugh so hard you might pee yourself.
And yes, the comedian doesn’t mention breathable waders, monofilament tippet, and kickass cold-weather gear too – all of which make fly fishing way more fun than it used to be – but it clearly applies. (Though the Underground remains adamant that sitting on an airplane for five hours meets the legal definition of torture, no matter how far you get).
See you (looking cool and composed) on the river, Tom Chandler.
Perfect.
Being obviously younger than 99.8 % of almost every other user who frequents this blog, its easy to forget how good I have it. While I consider myself much more in tune with the simple things in life, I still catch myself upset when the DVR fails to record the ending of my favorite show, or when my cell phone doesn’t get service because I’m 5 hours into the woods. I guess my generation in general just doesn’t seem to grasp how extremely lucky we are, growing up with everything virtually handed to us. I feel like fly fishing has become a way for me to get more in tune with the simple things in life. I’ve learned to leave the cell phone home, and trade in the iPOD for the sounds of the river. Still, people my age typically engage in almost any activity other than fly fishing, whether its because they don’t know the feeling, or they simply don’t care. I feel like my generation can do some exiting things given the current state of fly fishing. The problem is convincing them that WII fishing isn’t the same as real fishing, and actually getting them out on the river. There is no doubt in my mind that in many cases, it would only take a single experience. At least thats how it worked for me
Happy Castings
-Ben
Benjamin Rioux(Quote)
The unfortunate thing is that it’s not ‘how good we have it’ but the standards which we must live by now. You can’t take days to process orders and engineer new products and fax information to customers or prospects. Everything must be done instantaneously. Its not just that we get to have things quickly (such as not having to dial rotary style) but that we must get things quickly in order to remain competitive and productive in our respective fields.
Its sad that so much can be done on an airplane, because I agree, nothing is more awesome than sitting in a chair in the sky…. but alas, I have spreadsheets to process so I’ll have to look out the window next time….
Dustin(Quote)
Just peed myself without even watching the clip.
You youngsters will find out.
Sully(Quote)
Tom, thanks for posting – you just made my day. Who is that comedian?
DSflyman(Quote)