Maybe it's just you ;) I have had numerous Capts buy beer and dinner. And not just during my first year. Alot great guys out there. A few butheads!

Thanks again to all the guys that buy the beer! :)

No doubt. Tiger guys are great about that tradition. I will pass it on when it's my turn.

I don't agree with everything DW said, but I'll give him credit for making a compelling argument for this retrospectivity eyesore.
He needed to do this a while ago--when he got on his retrospectivity horse--but better late than never!

Albie,

Of all the arguments against age 60, loss of B Fund has the least merit. I can not think of a scenario where Fred will be able to quit paying us the 6-7% that we have negotiated as part of our compensation. Tax wise there are enough loopholes to keep this deferred if you desire.

If DW wants unity I think he should step down as our MEC rep. IMHO that would go a long way at repairing the damage done to our unity

Maybe it's just you ;) I have had numerous Capts buy beer and dinner. And not just during my first year. Alot great guys out there. A few butheads!

Thanks again to all the guys that buy the beer! :)

Maybe it's the amount of beer I order? Oh well....a 12 pack of Schafer in a motel in SHV watching reruns of Simon & Simon is fine with me:D

[quote=Black Meatball;168202]Maybe it's just you ;) I have had numerous Capts buy beer and dinner. And not just during my first year. Alot great guys out there. A few butheads!

Thanks again to all the guys that buy the beer! :)

Maybe it's the amount of beer I order? Oh well....a 12 pack of Schafer in a motel in SHV watching reruns of Simon & Simon is fine with me:D

Whatcha talking about?
 

Hell, my wife recently complained that I buy more dinners out for the crew each week than I do for her....I told her...and she actually understands, that it is part of "the cost of doing business"....kinda like belonging to the O'club.....you just do it and don't think about it. I'm a six year Capt and nothing's changed in the past year.

I think most of the young Captains realize how good they have it and probably "pay it forward"....particularly because they are cognizant of how many more years they have on property. It is a long time to live down a bad reputation.

I have actually seen the that the cheapest guys were....crotchety old purple guys, followed by retired 0-6's. The most generous.....the silver guys by a mile.

Every month an over-60 works as WB captain he is :

a. costing some 10 year NB captain who wants to bid WB captain $2325 / month;

b. costing some 7 year WB copilot who wants to bid NB captain $3150 / month;

c. costing some 3 year NB copilot who wants to make WB copilot $1500 / month;

d. costing some F-16/F-18/CRJ pilot another month of waiting for his dream job.



This is bound to put a little crimp in some of the postflight socialization, no?


(2d year after signing rates, 900 hours a year, no int'l pay)

I hope everyone reads and understands this.

You forgot to mention he also is stealing:

--B Funds

--5 years of retirement

--Seat senority


It just isn't about age discrimination.