Originally Posted by
oldmako
Well of course they're going to bid it. Our's were parked and Captains got bumped back to the right seat. Yours showed up and started flying trips in our domiciles with very very junior guys in the left seat. Meanwhile, we couldn't bid them and on and on and on thank you Jay Delay Pierce.
Now, we can and will bid them.
Just because I think the company made a gargantuan mistake by not buying more A320's doesn't mean that I don't think a guy who wants to upgrade should skip the Crap7. He just won't sleep as well.
Besides, I'm just poking fun with my razzing. I have several thou in the Guppy so I know a little about it, I just prefer every other airplane on the property. But if I had the HP to hold the left seat I'd certainly consider it. And I'd still whine every time I entered and left that scrawny old cockpit. You remember the old joke....The engines may have been shut down put the pilot is still whining.
As I was told on new hire IOE by Crusty, "As soon as you stop complaining they start taking stuff away".
You Guppy lovers are welcome to make fun of the Flying French Chain Saw or whatever other moniker you'd like to formulate.
PS At my pay rate, I'd have to earn 110 hours per month to pull down that kind of ching. Meanwhile, for the last several years I can't get more then 70 unless the planets all line up perfectly. The company is getting their financial a$$ kicked by DAL and yet continues to pay OT to the favored group while the other group steams. Just look at what he's doing right now with the Blue Team flight attendants! This Jeff fellow sure knows how to run an airline. Right into the sod. But that's another thread.
Have a nice Thanksgiving. Seriously. Frats and Kum by yah or however its spelled. Or spellt if you're Canadian. Or semi-illiterate.
Happy Thanksgiving to you as well sir! I think you and I know this is a public forum, and some things are said in the heat of the commando/ keyboard battle...I was glad to read your response this A.M., and I for one respect what you have written over the months..you seem to get it. It being that it is not so much us(black) vs them(blue), but more along the lines of us (12k+) vs. them(mgt.,or in our case, lack there of)...one cannot but be respectful in this profession, when one pilot stands up for his other less fortunate pilots...kinda rare these days.
As for the guppy...it is a guppy. I have and always will call it that, and yes, she is all I know....I was not trying to pick a battle with sir James...I'd spend countless hours with a thesaurus and dictionary trying to have a rebuttle. I hope you have a great turkey day and most importantly, that your off..