OK, phhewww, I'm drinking a few cocktails now. Sorry guys.

I will say this...the fNWA guys I've met over the last year, with one exception, are outstanding and are guys I would fly with at any point, any where, at any time. Ive flown with fDAL guys that are tools as well. I have come to understand that we are all cut from the same cloth yet come from two different cultures. Not as different as some would have us believe, but different still. In fact, what really amazes me is that a lot of the guys I flew with and loved in the Air Force are now seeing things from a totally different perspective. Its how it works, apparently. I thought flying safe was flying safe. Apparently, we can fly safely and do it differently.

I look forward to the marriage of NWA and DAL. It had to happen, its a good thing for all of us in the end, and its rocking the world for other companies...which is also a good thing. I am, however, frikkin sick and tired of the beeyatching about this merger from both sides. It has sucked for both sides. I fly with fDAL guys who can't get over it. I read on this forum fNWA guys who, apparently, can't get over it. For God's sake, and for our collective sakes, can we just accept it, show up, sign in, fly a beautiful jet and make happy?

I sincerely understand the angst of a former noble carrier who no longer can use their call sign or flash their colors. I do. I'd be ****ed as well if it were me. Its not. Its us. Come on guys. As I tell my 3rd grader Nu, buck up. Life's hard, but its only hard if you make it hard.

OK. Everybody hold hands, break out a nice glass of Scotch, and crank up some Adam Ant!!