I’m not saying that United isn’t a very safe operation. It is. I’m saying that airlines such as American and Delta are as well and that we are no more safe or professional than they are. I also never said anything about cutting corners. We all have access to the flight paperwork and are expected to review it prior to each flight. Every other airline reviews the paperwork and speaks up if there is a problem. I’m saying that the meet and greet prior to the first leg of pairing serves no real purpose. I don’t buy that captain setting the tone argument either. The tone is set by our FOM, FAR’s, aircraft manuals, etc. If the way LUAL did things is in fact better than every other airline there would be some type of measurable data showing that. There is not. If we are the best of the best and still shut down perfectly good engines and divert into RNO thinking that we have a fuel leak because we forgot to close the fuel crossfeed valve, tail strikes, jacking up VNAV so bad that we almost fly into a mountain, etc, then I’m afraid to think how bad the rest of the industry is. Striving to be your best is admirable, thinking you are better than the rest with nothing to back it up is arrogant.