Thanks. I'd rather be lucky than good.

I think they will eventually find evidence of DNA or RNA on Mars. If so, it will be some type of bacterial form. I don't think it will be viral, because viruses need plentiful hosts to propagate....and scattered bacteria wouldn't fit the bill as "plentiful."

I'm thinking along the lines of bacteria that thrive near hot-gas vents in the deep ocean...where conventional wisdom says "nothing can live down here."

But I also think it will be old and dead....because there is no measurable water left on the planet, just frozen CO2 at the poles.

SLI:

August implementation. It will be relative seniority, with a slight bias towards DOH (1-2%). (Slight advantage UAL). Furloughees who came back to either UAL or CAL will get the same relative seniority, but it will be biased towards longevity, ie, total years/months/days worked. (2-4%). (Advantage CAL).

Furloughees who never came back will probably get stapled.

This does NOT include voluntary furloughs.

Fences on the 747, 787, and 767-400 for 4 years. Will not include new bases.

Not saying I like it; just what I predict.