DRF Story - Funny!
 

Buddy relayed this story ... his crew on trip with layover ... Capt and crew arrive at ramp after layover with unexpected extra jet on the ramp. Interesting, hmmm ... GOC/CRS launched a PM O/B to this location. F/O on RB and Capt on DRF. Capt is a NM and less than 3 weeks from Age 65 retirement. All about him - not surprising.

Crew arrives to same jet the O/B crew delivered. Cockpit is TRASHED. Crap everywhere in cockpit and in j/s area. Food, towlettes, trash, empty/partial water bottles. New Capt is ****ED! Disappointed and ****ed.

Exits cockpit and has an intense chat with O/B DRF Capt. You can imagine how that went. NM Capt doesn't give a crap (standard). My buddy WEARS HIS A-- OUT in a professional manner (need more of this) :)

We need to take care of bizness within the crew force people.
The collective will of the crew force will take care of our contract.
The MEC and NC aren't getting it done without US.

Of course, it's a personal decision to fly or not to fly.
Freedom of choice.
But you are always accountable ...

You had me at "buddy." :)

Any chance you can translate that story into english?

Pablo Chacone lit him up....

Maybe I'm just the village idiot but, I had no problem comprehending what he said! :)

Made sense to me.

I got the story, but I didn't see the "funny" part. To me it is disgusting that a fellow crew member would leave a cockpit trashed. And you shouldn't rely on some ramp person to have to clean it up either.

I thought I was the only one!

For those not in the know...

DRF = Draft, or premium flying. 150% pay. Frowned on now at FDX, because of where we are in contract negotiations.

NM = Non-Member. Applicable to any airline. An independent contractor.

So this guys buddy shows up at the ramp after his layover to find an unexpected, extra jet there. The crew that flew that jet in consisted of an FO on reserve and a NON-MEMBER Captain on Premium Pay. Said NON-MEMBER on DRAFT PAY trashed the cockpit and left it that way.

OP's buddy tongue-lashed said NON-MEMBER.

Good on him, I say.

Sounded like a scene from Airplane! where that white woman was speaking jive.

White woman? That was Mrs. Beaver Cleaver, which made it all the more awesome!

She was married to Ward Cleaver. So, the Beaver was Ward's baby.:D

Which reminds me of the most hilarious line of the whole series...

"Ward, you were a little rough on the Beaver last night."

Just sayin'...

Not to burst your bubble, but I believe she would go by June Cleaver or Mrs. Ward Cleaver. Women don't usually take the names of their son.


Beaver's wife, on the other hand ... Mrs. Beaver Cleaver, or Kimberly Cleaver. ;)






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Just guessing, would that birthday boy be Capt. E. VC? Not surprising.
fbh

Actually, Mrs Ward Cleaver, or June for me and Eddie Haskell! :cool:

Jeez Louise.

Start a BS rumor you heard from the crew bus driver and nobody cares.

Call June Cleaver Mrs. Beaver Cleaver and you get dogpiled.

:)

What a bunch of Eddie Haskells.

I'll be out back goofing around with Lumpy.

HMMMMM .... could be