You can't just brush off the amount of sick calls just because we had weather unless you've actually had to deal with the problem. 51 calls also doesn't take into account if that sick call had special considerations, such as a few minutes before departure, or in an outstation (there's an almost automatic cancellation right there). And just so you don't think I'm hating, the pilots are generally not too bad... flight attendants will call off because they "just don't feel like coming in". And... don't even get me started on the stories.