Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
01-07-2012, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
Perspective from one of those chain emails:
* U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
* Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
* New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000
* National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
* Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000
Let's now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget:
* Annual family income: $21,700
* Money the family spent: $38,200
* New debt on the credit card: $16,500
* Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
* Total budget cuts: $385
* U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
* Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
* New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000
* National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
* Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000
Let's now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget:
* Annual family income: $21,700
* Money the family spent: $38,200
* New debt on the credit card: $16,500
* Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
* Total budget cuts: $385
01-07-2012, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
Start with ALL unearned entitlements. Remove the "addicts" from the disability roles. 2 year maximum on welfare. Sign up for welfare, get neutered. Tell the populous that they have the "right" to starve to death by their own hand. Bulldoze all "projects". Bulldoze all inner city wastelands.
Start a CCC type system to clean up, learn trades, work for what they get.
No I'm not a nazi and I have a heart. Tough love is still love.
If you get a goobermint check, you have to work for it. Charity is for charities to administer, not goobermints.
Start a CCC type system to clean up, learn trades, work for what they get.
No I'm not a nazi and I have a heart. Tough love is still love.
If you get a goobermint check, you have to work for it. Charity is for charities to administer, not goobermints.
01-07-2012, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by orvil
Yes, we should have all been dentists.
And he's absolutely bored to tears. Hygienists do all the work. That "file" he looks at when he comes in? It's all crib notes on you, so he can pretend he remembers you. "Oh hey, how's Delta? Kids doing okay?" He pokes around for 5 minutes, claps you on the back, heads back to the office to look at Boat Trader. Maybe gets to pull a tooth or do a root canal once a week if he's lucky.
I can see his mid-life crisis coming a mile away. The only question is: what form will it take?
01-07-2012, 08:41 AM
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Anybody have the TSO'd uflymike in QC-15's?
I am thinking about taking the plunge and
had some questions.
Basically want to know if the earbuds can be removed or "tucked away" so that it isn't annoying when used as a normal noise cancelling headset for iPod/computer use.
I am thinking about taking the plunge and
had some questions.
Basically want to know if the earbuds can be removed or "tucked away" so that it isn't annoying when used as a normal noise cancelling headset for iPod/computer use.
01-07-2012, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
Speaking of politics, anyone want to tell us what massive military budget cuts may do to Delta pilot staffing? For example maybe cuts in charter, or guys on MLOA returning (no hiring needed) to a lot of MIL on next hiring trickle which many thought wouldn't happen.
Insiders have any thoughts on what may happen?
Insiders have any thoughts on what may happen?
When I was leaving the AF in 2010 the money was drying up for Guard and Reserve, Active Duty was taking back most or all of the flying the reserves had. My SQ saw a huge influx of Reserve guys coming back to Active Duty. The O-5's saw this as a chance to deploy most of them and keep the young guys flying.
01-07-2012, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by captainv
I know a dentist. Bought out the old guy and took over the practice 5 or 6 years out of college. Old guy gets to come in 3 days a week, if that much. Practice is in South Florida, so he's busy in winter, slack in summer. Lives on the water, addicted to boats. Makes plenty but not $300k.
And he's absolutely bored to tears. Hygienists do all the work. That "file" he looks at when he comes in? It's all crib notes on you, so he can pretend he remembers you. "Oh hey, how's Delta? Kids doing okay?" He pokes around for 5 minutes, claps you on the back, heads back to the office to look at Boat Trader. Maybe gets to pull a tooth or do a root canal once a week if he's lucky.
I can see his mid-life crisis coming a mile away. The only question is: what form will it take?
And he's absolutely bored to tears. Hygienists do all the work. That "file" he looks at when he comes in? It's all crib notes on you, so he can pretend he remembers you. "Oh hey, how's Delta? Kids doing okay?" He pokes around for 5 minutes, claps you on the back, heads back to the office to look at Boat Trader. Maybe gets to pull a tooth or do a root canal once a week if he's lucky.
I can see his mid-life crisis coming a mile away. The only question is: what form will it take?
It was one of these top ten jobs lists you see, but the category was something like top ten professional jobs with the highest dissatisfaction.
Dentist was #1.
Not too surprising when you think about it.
Other than good pay, what is being a dentist? Nobody you see all day truly wants to be there, half of them really HATE being there and don't enjoy it, and you look at the inside of people's mouths!! One week is the same as another.
I guess the only somewhat fun part would be talking to the variety of patients you see, but even that's only a 3 minute "stop & chat" before either sending them on their way, or injecting novocaine into their gums and watching them grimace for the next hour.
01-07-2012, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Since you will already have 30+ hours of credit from training you can bid max credit in an attempt to get more pay, but you'll have to fly the trips on your schedule since they'd before training starts. You may want to tell PBS max credit or bust, that way you won't get stuck with a 66 hour line. The down side is if you are awarded a max credit line, your schedule may be front loaded with trips just before training.
01-07-2012, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by shiznit
Anybody have the TSO'd uflymike in QC-15's?
I am thinking about taking the plunge and
had some questions.
Basically want to know if the earbuds can be removed or "tucked away" so that it isn't annoying when used as a normal noise cancelling headset for iPod/computer use.
I am thinking about taking the plunge and
had some questions.
Basically want to know if the earbuds can be removed or "tucked away" so that it isn't annoying when used as a normal noise cancelling headset for iPod/computer use.
I had the same question...same scenario going into the noisy cockpit of the 73. from the research out there on the web, it sounds like guys don't wear the earbuds under the cups unless they are flying with the guy who keeps the lights off, and eyes glued to the panel during the 5 hour redeye! yup..we have all flown this those guys
!! My question is can you hear the other CA with the left earcup covering your ear during cruise? have not heard one guy not like the setup
01-07-2012, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
Perspective from one of those chain emails:
* U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
* Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
* New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000
* National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
* Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000
Let's now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget:
* Annual family income: $21,700
* Money the family spent: $38,200
* New debt on the credit card: $16,500
* Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
* Total budget cuts: $385
* U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
* Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
* New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000
* National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
* Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000
Let's now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget:
* Annual family income: $21,700
* Money the family spent: $38,200
* New debt on the credit card: $16,500
* Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
* Total budget cuts: $385
Carl
01-07-2012, 10:35 AM
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Posts: 129
Does anyone know where I can find a "travelcard" for my family on DeltaNet? We used to get a "Letter of Introduction" from the Chief Pilot's office for our families to take on vacation to help with hotel and car discounts.
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