Originally Posted by finis72 (Post 823951)

Thanks Nosmos. I am not a mundane layover kind of a guy. I hear there is a party at the end of the world.

Originally Posted by Nosmo King (Post 824021)

Chewing gum is outlawed (you can bring it in country, but you cannot purchase any), not flushing a toilet in a public bathroom carries a fine, peeing in an elevator carries a fine, littering carries a fine, but amazingly prostitution is legal (note that pornography is not and carries a hefty fine as well).

The government probably realized that outlawing it would be futile, so instead decided to legalize and control it...

You can google Orchard Towers.

Don't be surprised to occasionally see scantily clad wimmen in the hotel elevators when you check-in and head for your room at oh dark thirty.

Originally Posted by finis72 (Post 823951)

Thanks Nosmos. I am not a mundane layover kind of a guy. I hear there is a party at the end of the world.

Originally Posted by Sink r8 (Post 824031)

Just make sure you don't pee when you see the scantily-clad women in the elevator, and everything will be fine.

Originally Posted by DeadHead (Post 824043)

Yeah, I hear it costs extra if your into that sort of thing.

Originally Posted by DeadHead (Post 824043)

Yeah, I hear it costs extra if your into that sort of thing.

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 823917)

Scheduling just called with an IA for tonight. They blocked the telephone number!! Can they do that?

I didn't answer anyway. I don't answer unknown calls for that very reason.

Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 824058)

NWALPA had a "cease and desist" grievance award for that very thing.

Scheduling HAD to use phone numbers that were clearly identified as NW AIRLINES on caller ID.

Nu

Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 824058)

NWALPA had a "cease and desist" grievance award for that very thing.

Scheduling HAD to use phone numbers that were clearly identified as NW AIRLINES on caller ID.

Nu

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 824077)

That would be a nice thing.



For now though, screen unknown or 404-715-xxxx calls received. Not once have I been surprised in over 3 years.

Originally Posted by Ad Lib (Post 824090)

Previous airline issued calling cards to Crew Schedulers with the knowledge that the Caller ID would indicate the location of the card provider's location.

Forewarned is forearmed. I got used to answering the phone, "Hi, I'm drunk and when did they move Crew Scheduling to Denver?"

Originally Posted by dragon (Post 824093)

Have found that scheds numbers come up as unavail but when they're doing the IAs, the number comes up as the VRU. Listen to that voice mail and see how much coin is on the table.

Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 824096)

We moved recently and had to change from AT&T phone service to Verizon. AT&T always showed DAL as the caller ID. Verizon can't break the code and shows it as "Out of Area." If you have a service that will allow it, key in a different ring tone for the scheduling numbers. Mine is an alarm, sort of like a submarine being torpedoed. :D If I'm on the hook, I obviously answer. If I'm not, the sub goes down.

Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 824101)

Scheduling is going to think we're a bunch of alcoholics since we're all always drunk when they call.

Originally Posted by rahc (Post 824105)

weird... I'm on Verizon and whenever the scheduler (actual person) calls me it's unavailable number, but when it's the junior assignment machine, the number comes up on caller ID for me.

Originally Posted by Nosmo King (Post 824021)

Chewing gum is outlawed (you can bring it in country, but you cannot purchase any),

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 824108)

They don't already? We've got some work to do if that's the case.

Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob (Post 824115)

Interesting. I grew up in SIN from 1970 to 1982 with a short break between '73-'76 and then it was illegal to bring it in, or even possess it. Of course, I made some real coin by smuggling it in every summer and selling it at school for a huge mark up. There were and are many laws there that would have an ACLU weenie's head doing a "Linda Blair," but for an enterprising young lad, if you knew how to operate properly, it was a pearl on a platter.

Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob (Post 824115)

Interesting. I grew up in SIN from 1970 to 1982 with a short break between '73-'76 and then it was illegal to bring it in, or even possess it. Of course, I made some real coin by smuggling it in every summer and selling it at school for a huge mark up. There were and are many laws there that would have an ACLU weenie's head doing a "Linda Blair," but for an enterprising young lad, if you knew how to operate properly, it was a pearl on a platter.

Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 824101)

Just tell them you have no child care. Scheduling is going to think we're a bunch of alcoholics since we're all always drunk when they call. Forget it, no sense in hiding the truth.

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 824136)

I just didn't want to go. It was an easy 10.5 hours of GS pay, but I was just too lazy to do it. I guess the flight cancelled because they couldn't cover it. IDK for sure, but the rotation they offered me did not operate because they couldn't cover it.

Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 824208)

on reserve, is greenslip pay go on top of the 70 hours?

Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 824151)

YEHAW! just read what felt like 50 pages catching up.

**Attention all domestic pilots: The reserve parameter settings for your categories have been expanded up to nine consecutive Maximum Days On.

So, this is a win win. For 2 years you get to schedule pilots for up to 9 days in a row and then get them to give up something to get rid of it or to put some restriction on it. Wait, this isn't a win win at all...

Originally Posted by NWA320pilot (Post 824209)

Yes but it is paid as straight time above 70. Also you are only paid above 70 for off days.

Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 824211)

As I understand it, on green slip days, we are not obligated to answer the phone but if we do, are obligeted to take the trip. Is this correct?

Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 824211)

As I understand it, on green slip days, we are not obligated to answer the phone but if we do, are obligeted to take the trip. Is this correct?

Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 824210)

I think it's great! I wish we could have all our reserve days be consecutive if we choose to bid it that way. As it is now, if you do 9 in a row, you get an extra day off somewhere in there. It's great. Also, it allows us to bid the majority of our days off together versus having to spread them all over the month. Much better for big travel. It's a huge win if you ask me.

Originally Posted by Mem9guy (Post 824233)

It would be nice if PBS treated it as a waiver type of bid request, default of max 6 days, but able to get up to 9 in a row if requested.

Just my .02

Originally Posted by Tinpusher007 (Post 824234)

Persoanlly, I can't see it for the same reason(s) CVG is being down...er I mean "right-sized." Throw WN in the mix and I say this is just a pipe dream,
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