TXair - does the symbol you describe shift colors every now and then?
I believe you might be describing the new brownie wannabe tracking widget!

Every time you log into your profile a snap shot is taken of you (…and you thought your computer didn’t have a camera built into it) and the picture is downloaded into a nationwide face recognition database. So basically, whatever you do and wherever you are – someone is looking at you!
Just remember that next time you happen to “forget” to pay your gas bill at a BP gas station, will ya? C'mon, did you really think we wouldn’t notice, huh?

Seriously, I hope the new “widget” in your applications means that hiring will resume pretty soon.
However, yesterday as I was eavesdropping on a conversation between a senior captain and an FE over 60 (I know it’s rude to eavesdrop on others but I have a Patriot act clearance for that ) I got slightly depressed.

The FE said someone “high up” in the union told him that a displacement bid is coming within the next few weeks - not a vacancy bid but a displacement bid. What amazed me was when he said he’ll have about 2 ½ years in the left seat once he gets it back before he has to go back to the panel all over again (he was 62 ½). His plans were to go back to the FE panel for at least 2 years after his new mandatory pilot retirement age – in other words his plans were to retire at 67. Some people just love to work I guess…

Again, it’s all rumors and who knows what’ll really happen. I got a feeling it won’t be as bad as some of us might be thinking but we’ll have to wait and see…I’d love to see the pool drained soon though.