Originally Posted by
tsquare
Again, the woe is me stuff is getting tiring. You wanna have a Johnson measuring contest? I spent almost 6 years throwing switches on the 727. I was fortunate. Some of my contemporaries were furloughed that entire time. I'm not complaining about any of that mind you, I have had a pretty blessed career, but everytime I see guys bringing up that extra 5 year crap it just gets a little under my skin. Yes, we all had a bite of a not so tasty sandwich. Stop telling everybody how bad yours was. (And this is not aimed at you in particular)
Wouldn't it be "flipping switches"? Or perhaps in Southern parlance, "cutting on or off" the switches.