Shaggy,

2 is not 6. Having said that on the one hand 2 is too many. On the other hand I've never had cancer as Sideshow has so as much as his 2 JA's were there, I don't know if he's "out of the woods" as a cancer survivor and was trying to stockpile his sick should he need it. He will have to deal with that on his own.

You are definitely not a liar. I believe from my interaction with you that you are a good guy straight shooter. You do say it as you see it.

Same again.....having said that, to be honest (and I really am), the sword fighting we've done over the past year or so here is to try to help you so you don't blow an artery. I know you don't need my help. It's not "help". It's education? I don't know what I'd call it. I do feel that your extremes of the pen come across with anger and a viewpoint of the industry that a (to use a metaphor) 5 year old that gets knocked down on the playground for the first time and head swirls with the injustice of it. And as parents we say well dude welcome to the world.

You're not a child; however, your viewpoints however in the purest sense of notion are correct.....but in my view just aren't reality.

As much as I would have liked to base my whole vote on the 250, I wasn't going to do it. And Stilly hates me today for it. Thinks I'm a wuss and a sellout. I can't help that. I disagree with him. Retirement retro is unprecedented. And you and I come retirement? Won't even be a footnote.

Things are good at UPS Shaggy. In my view we all remain very lucky to be there. But I have a different view knowing just how bad it can be. Those lucky enough to get directly out of the military and into a viable airline job do have a different prism. But they usually catch on real quick that it's no longer Duty Honor Country. And the bully on the playground ...... company XYZ ......are going to do heinous labor practices designed to infuriate the hourlies. It's the nature of the business. And in my view continues to be all business. It feels pretty personal at times.....but it's designed that way.

Usually guys like yourself take that unbridled passion of right and wrong and go into the union committees. I'm not saying that age old of "well the union always needs help ....mouth". I'm not saying that. But I am saying you might enjoy it. Because you certainly have a lot of passion. And it could be turned into good.

Peace Brother. Just don't want to see you blow a gasket. Honest.