bored your post was good. the only thing that bugged me about it was saying we were "bending planes". everyone knows about the 2 guys and the ferry flight. but sliding off a runway in a snowstorm isn't exactly bending planes. it happens to the best of the airlines. all you have to do is go to National Transportation Safety Board and you will see mesaba has had their fair share of "mishaps", just like every airline out there. the problem most people have with mesaba right now is the smug attitude. i posted this on another thread so i will post it here too. i think it is a joke to be in the memphis airport and see mesaba fo's with their eppaulets on upside down to show that they fly the 900. what is up with that. are they cooler than their fellow pilots who fly the saab? i just think all the new guys going over hink that they have chosen the best regional out there and are better than everyone else. they are giving your pilot group the bad name it is getting, and the backlash from other pilot groups.