I don't consider it flame - just hashed & re-hashed a bazillion times also.

feel free to go back and read the thousands of posts and dozens of threads over the last 2 years about it if you just have to keep the dirt loose that's burying all that - no, I didn't "also bid it."

my point was can we just, at this point, try to keep it to constructive/helpful comments so that we can all try to make the best of "the perfect storm" of bad events.

the past is the past - there's nothing we can do to change it now - everyone has already realized, confessed, been reprimanded for, gotten chided about their mistakes.

we're in uncharted waters for FedEx - no one ever thought we would be here (or UPS would be where they might be headed either)

Neither the company nor the union are ever going to admit THEIR mistakes in all this. It's a moo point (Joey - from Friends)

moving forward.......I like the strategy of "if you're going to bid HKG FO anyway, might as well get paid as a Captain"......why would you not leave Captain 100% on your bid? you could get it.

Not to mention I still think the HKG FO going junior is very solid furlough protection for all.

If the final for 09-02 ends up like the first Practice Bid........

What is the common sentiment (predictions?) for the next one 09-03?