I don't believe that we will be out out for five years! I bet somewhere between 1.5 to two! Here are the reasons why I believe that.

1. On 1 Sep 09 We will have 75 folks on property that will be over 65!

2. On 1 Sep 11 we will have another 58 folks that will be over 65! If the DC-8 is retired as the company plans that means 136 people that will be forced out with no place for them to go! (In case your wondering the retirements then speed up to 56, 57, 56 the following three years) These numbers are without any other attrition, i.e. early outs, deaths, etc

3. Since June 06 and Nov 07 the company hired over three hundred folks! Now to possibly lay off those same folks! I point this out because in three years the economy went from off the charts to the toilet, point here being things change very rapidly and no one saw this coming, so for someone to say how long its going to take for this mess to turn around is pure conjecture, nothing more!

Lets quit fighting amongst ourselves and put things in perspective. Although, I will be devastated if I am let go, I know that I will find a means to an end! I will survive and you will too! Lets quit with all this nonsense and wait and see how things fall out.