Originally Posted by dalad

Had an LOE on my first flight out of ATL this am. Right eng oil filter light on status page on taxi out which we reset. Then at cruise ATL Center says "DAL xxxx ATL tower says there was a lot of tire debris on the runway after you got airborne". Hmmm, ok, call dispatch, they know nothing about it. So we set up for a straight in 36R in MCO, and ask for the Fire Dept to standby and check the gear as we plan a full stop on the runway. So we stop and the Fire Chief says all a ok. Then I wonder, Hmmm, who was the poor soul who blew a tire that they didn't notify?

Originally Posted by Scoop

"Re-Orientation?"

Is it just me or does that pamphlet have an Orwellian tone to it?

Originally Posted by badflaps

Roadkill,ever try the Neti-pot? I know it sounds silly,but I never leave home without mine.Forty years of suffering gone in a sniff.

Originally Posted by Roadkill

great to know! I actually bought one a few weeks ago but haven't worked up the courage to try it.

Originally Posted by SailorJerry

See that's the issue. You assume that everyone that calls in sick is like you. I assume that most people that call in sick are sick, but some that call in sick, are not sick. I don't see how that's anything but arrogance on your part. The new sick rules give you every opportunity to use every hour of your sick leave with a developed, private rapport with your CPO. If you get sick a lot, don't stick your head in a hole and think its no one's business.

The issue at hand is the mechanism to protect the company from the abuser. Not you, not me.

You make some incredibly arrogant and blind claims on my "youthful" health, and how "great" it is, and while HIPAA laws prohibit you from ever knowing the truth, I honestly LAUGHED OUT LOUD at your sniffles. Get a neti pot and a doctors note on file with the CPO that says you have chronic sinusitis and burn every sick hour you want. Your propensity towards secrecy is the reason, however, that the company feels the need to protect itself. The new system allows you to be left alone, while the guy who's Facebook Friends with the CP who posts a picture of himself on a far away beach on a sick day gets fired.

I make no mistake on this issue. I know it and understand it well, and its abuse is present in the vast MINORITY. My argument being that's why the language exists. Hopefully NO ONE abuses more than 100 hours of sick leave per year - even though, now they can - as long as they aren't rocking out with their band on YouTube on day three of their 5 day. I see nothing concessionary or inadequate about that, nor anything concessionary or inadequate about our own individual situations.

Ed Note: An arrogant thing to say about this would be "Do all of you FPL haters post on sick leave? What's the difference?" Or "No one ever gets sick. That's absurd. Be sick on your days off" I don't recall ever casting a blanket on this mostly honorable and honest pilot group. But I did directly state that absurd, however rare, happens.

Originally Posted by Roadkill

great to know! I actually bought one a few weeks ago but haven't worked up the courage to try it.

Originally Posted by Doug Masters

Have to disagree here to some extent. While it might be "good" for the individual to get a GS, collectively I think its bad. We are constantly hearing the phrase "overstaffed" come from Network. This could lead to some MDs to lower paying jets for some junior guys. Not to mention future hiring could be impacted. I wonder how "overstaffed" we would be if everyone just flew their awarded line?

Originally Posted by LOBO

Just a perfect example is DTW 777. All the flights are scheduled for departure within 1 hour of each other. So why would you need a 24 hour SC window.


PS: I think grouping departures together is a good idea operationally and for QOL for reserves.

Originally Posted by badflaps

Roadkill,ever try the Neti-pot? I know it sounds silly,but I never leave home without mine.Forty years of suffering gone in a sniff.