Originally Posted by
MrMustache
Wow, kinda sad that the poolies are stirring the pot here and placing bets with people trying to help them. I'll gladly take a poolie spot and wait for 18 months. PM me with info so I can take your spot if you don't want to swim anymore. I'd love to be in your position and I am sure plenty others would be too.
Originally Posted by
MrMustache
Totally understand, alot [sic] of my motivation for the post came from the placing a bet and a week or so ago someone claimed they have been "waiting in the pool long enough". It's the name of the game sometimes and I feel people forget how fortunate they are to be in that position. Your guys' time will come and hopefully for all us outsiders too!
Nobody is stirring any pot here except you. (Really? You don't think I want my spot just because I'm trying to figure out when I'll be offered a class?) Where I come from, when someone says "I'm willing to bet on X", and you are pretty sure they're wrong, a common response is "sure. How much?" You shouldn't take that as stirring the pot. You see...there are real people here trying to make some big boy decisions. Decisions such as...if I start this summer, where are the kids going to go to school? Should we put the home on the market this spring and plan to move to ATL this summer? My last paycheck with the military is Feb 1 (or March 1 or June 1 or whenever), will Delta get me in a class by March (or April or July or when)? Or should I get a job somewhere else in the meantime? These people come to the DAL Poolie Thread to try to get some info to answer these questions. The "your guys' [sic] time will come" answers are obvious and not particularly helpful.