Radials Rule

My sincere apologies. I didn't mean to come across as unsympathetic to ABX/Astar pilots. My comments were strictly on the media. I know that it could just as easily happen to me.

Whistlin' Dan

I think the focus of the piece was about the effect DHL's closure was having on the town. It's pretty hard to generate sympathy for guys who are making 150K+, especially when most of them don't live there.

Larry in TN

60 minutes did interview some pilots. Those interviews just didn't make it into the story.

There are at least two ABX pilots who grew up in Wilmington.

Red Baron

Dan,
About a third of ABX Air pilots live in the Wilmington area and it doesn't matter how much you make when you lose your job. Everyone has bills to pay no matter how big they are.

Red

Whistlin' Dan

I wasn't trying to trivialize the plight of either pilot group or of the hourly workers. It's just that there are a lot of sicko's out there in TV land who are deeply, darkly envious of anybody who has more than they do, and are happy to see them lose it. Unfortunately, pilots start out with more than most, which makes them less sympathetic to those idiots. Nobody passed the hat for Trump when he filed BK a few years back.

When a semi-skilled laborer goes from $15/hr to $7.50, he's taking a big hit in the wallet. When a guy goes from $150/hr to $7.50, he's taking a REALLY big hit in the wallet.

It's just a sad deal all the way around. My thoughts go out to all concerned.

box-hauler

I saw the piece and it was a fluff piece on the town. It was heart pulling and sad, but was woefully insufficient for a news program. How about a hard hitting question to Management of DHL. How about a hard hitting question of Gov. Strickland, and not letting him get off with a "that was in the past". Lets see, didn't Ohio make deals with DHL, were promises not broken, what is being done about that Mr. Governor. All in all very realistic portrayal of Wilmington but a very bad news story on how DHL screwed Ohio, the town of Wilmington, and the U.S. public. So much for a third competitor, lets hope UPS and Fedex don't raise there shipping rates all at once.

I guess I was asking too much of 60 minutes, I remember when people would run and hide from a reporter at 60 Minutes, I guess those days are gone also.............

DC8DRIVER

My thoughts exactly, BH. All fluff - no meat. Just about 15 seconds about DHL's failures in the decision making department. No tough questions, no real digging for the root cause, not a single speck from the mounds of dirt that soil DHL's greedy paws.

Not only no mention of the ABX pilot group but no mention at all of Astar.

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