Originally Posted by
scambo1
Jay,
Thanks. Your first paragraph was exactly what I meant. Just the same, while I am not the most empathetic tool in the shed, Buzz makes some good points. When LD was furlough coordinator, I sent him job leads and mil re-entry info...it was stuff he probably already had, but one thing I think Buzz is correct about: The rank and file did not generally keep the furloughees in their hearts and minds...generally....broad brush.
Well, I seem to remember using the snow blower multiple times for a number of years to clear the driveway for a furloghee's family while he was on deployment.
And, I never flew a green slip while anyone was on furlough because I never could have looked him in the eye again. ALPA didn't have to tell me the difference between right and wrong. I just did it all by myself.
It was a happy day when he returned to the line. There but for the grace of God go any one of us at one time or another.