Daryld McQueen

Common sense & free speech absolutist. Liverpool & England footy. #1 Rory McIlroy fan. Travel, golf, tennis, astronomy, political chat, Spandau Ballet.

[Will Buxton @wbuxtonofficial]

An honour and a joy. What a finish. Proud of our entire team that brought you the 110th running of this magical race.

[Matt Archuleta @indy44]

Malukas race finish on-board. #Indy500 #IndyCar

[Matt Archuleta @indy44]

Rosenqvist race finish on-board #Indy500 #IndyCar

[INDYCAR on FOX @IndyCarOnFOX]

Chills.

Watch @wbuxtonofficial's iconic call of the closest #Indy500 finish ever.

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I just had the craziest experience at the airport.

We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.

Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”

Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.

The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”

He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”

Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…

Start clapping.

I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.

All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.

It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.

@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

[RORY FANS @rory_fans]

Outrageous 🤩🤩

[RORY FANS @rory_fans]

Sometimes I just watch this back

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 WOW. Border Czar Tom Homan just gave the PERFECT response to Pope Leo

"I'm a lifelong Catholic. I wish they'd STAY OUT of immigration, they don't know what they're talking about."

"Because if they wore my shoes for 40 years, and talked to a 9-year-old girl that got r*ped multiple times, or stood in the back of a tractor trailer with 19 dead aliens at my feet, including a 5-year-old boy that baked to death, if they understood the atrocities that happened on the open border, I think their opinion would change!"

"And I welcome discussion with any of them, because they don't understand illegal immigration is not a victimless crime."

"Where President Trump had the most secure border in the lifetime of this nation, right now, lives are being saved. He's saving thousands of lives a year because he has a secure border!"

"Human traffickers are out of business, right? The cartels are going bankrupt because of that secure border. I wish they'd understand that."

"Because if they did, I think they'd have a different opinion."

Mic drop.

[PGA TOUR @PGATOUR]

16 years and 278 events later, Rory McIlroy becomes just the 16th player to reach the 30-win milestone on the PGA TOUR.

[Daryld McQueen @ENGWC66]

@jamierkennedy 9

[RORY FANS @rory_fans]

Let’s make it a tradition that Mr Chairman does this every April

[RORY FANS @rory_fans]

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[RORY FANS @rory_fans]

Number One.

[Rory Tracker @RoryTrackr]

Harry Diamond masterclass on that tee box

[Daryld McQueen @ENGWC66]

@rory_fans Harry deserves a ton of credit for these 2 Masters victories. There were so many opportunities for it all to slip away from Rory. Harry's calm presence and a lifetime of trust and friendship has always been the tonic for Rory when things get tense. Congratulations @haza136

[Luke Donald @LukeDonald]

Tying Seve with 2 green jackets will mean a lot to Rory. He is undoubtedly the best European golfer of all time now. Congratulations @McIlroyRory

[RORY FANS @rory_fans]

What a picture ❤️🌺

[Daryld McQueen @ENGWC66]

@rory_fans Well done Harry!!!! You deserve it mate!!

[RORY FANS @rory_fans]

Enjoy it all Rors. You deserve it ❤️

[RORY FANS @rory_fans]

The European Goat. One of the best of all time. 6 majors. Grand Slam👑