Well ... we have some furlough protection expiring this fall. Guess we can promise to be good boys and girls in gratitude for getting to fly the right seat of MD88's and DC9's for much less than our friends who did not get hired, who are "stuck" as senior Captains on RJ's.

Que Joe Merchant with salt and lemon juice in three, two, one ... he always shows up right about the time the discussion turns in this direction.