Well, this seems like a good number of posts for me to end on.
It's really been a pleasure chatting with you good folks. From Denny and FIIGMO up in the northwest, to Buzz and Uncle Ferd in the southwest, to FTB and Clamp in the southeast, to Scambo and NewK in the northeast and everyone else in between, you guys are a really good bunch. I've learned a lot and laughed a helluva lot! End of cheerleading before somebody revokes my man card.
But since there's this persistent talk of another possible merger, I wanted to leave you with some strategy points regarding any seniority list integration. And I wanted to deliver them like my buddy FTB might do. So...if the airline we end up with is:
Alaska -
Bros Before Eskimos
Hawaiian -
Bubbas Before Bruddas
Air France:
Dogs Before Frogs
American -
Van Admirals Before Admiral's Clubs
Republic -
Widgets Before Midgets
And for anyone who doesn't want their a$$e$ kicked -
"NewK Before Anyone"
I hope the very best for all of us, and that this contract works out well. I also hope that DAL88Driver and Orvil continue to be way smarter than me, Clamp gets to perform his first "magic carpet ride", acl gets to run the union someday, Boomer gets hired and Bucking Bar flies nothing but Boeings from here on out.
I'll come back to lurk when I can
Over and out.
Carl - Retired from APC