Thanks for the kind words Ten, as the years go by and I keep seeing the same stupid stuff going round and round, my Grumpy Old Man syndrom is kicking in, I may just have to run for....something, just so I can go to a meeting and scream at somebody!

Here's the 'problem' as it has been explained to me by many ALPA reps I have been close friends with over the years. The Reps say, "It's the pilots, they won't support a work stoppage". But when I talk to the pilots, they say, "It's the leadership, they won't lead us!"

So it becomes a circular argument, the only winner is; Management.

The next question is (in song form):

"Will the circle be unbroken, bye and bye Lord, bye and bye..."

When will we, as a pilot group, demand more of our leadership? Should our leadership demand more of us, if we are not coming to meetings or showing up to vote??

Given that most guys don't even vote for their LEC leadership, and sure as heck are not about to walk away from their jobs, how do you motivate that guy to take a stand?

Gotta run now and generate some more revenue for DAL, at least I'm getting 8.5% more to do it today...now, if I could only get my DB money back, I could quit this job and go sailing!