3 points:

1) I think I flew down to my interview with that guy in the captain's seat. The passenger next to me commented, "I didn't need to hear that." I keep that remark in mind every time I key the PA myself to regale the passengers with tales of derring-do in the mighty Herc.

2) If that Guam base turns out to be a "fly in, fly your tail off for 14 days, fly home" kind of thing, I'll bid for it every other month. I love the Pacific, but I won't subject my kids to Guam's public schools.

3) If Alaska happens, the challenge (once again) is to build an SLI that everyone can live with. Sure, I'd love to have all those guys stapled below me, but one needs to only to compare the DAL N/S experience to US Air's continuing troubles to know that sticking it to the other pilot group is the road to pain.