Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-10-2013 | 04:06 PM
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Deahhead, Way, way back in the day... Ron Allen (the less gifted RA) refused to hire and the 727 SO position was flogged worse than the skinny guy in the slave galley. Guys were assigned trips enroute, in the jetway, at the bottom of the airstairs as they tried to escape and in the employee parking lot. I do not exaggerate (although I'm the parking lot thing didn't happen too much.) The bow wave these guys amassed was huge and eventually screwed away by ALPA in a side letter/agreement. (Bow wave was where your time went over 70hrs.) There might be a very few guys left that experienced that but I would guess most are retired or dead.
12-10-2013 | 04:15 PM
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Deahhead, Way, way back in the day... Ron Allen (the less gifted RA) refused to hire and the 727 SO position was flogged worse than the skinny guy in the slave galley. Guys were assigned trips enroute, in the jetway, at the bottom of the airstairs as they tried to escape and in the employee parking lot. I do not exaggerate (although I'm the parking lot thing didn't happen too much.) The bow wave these guys amassed was huge and eventually screwed away by ALPA in a side letter/agreement. (Bow wave was where your time went over 70hrs.) There might be a very few guys left that experienced that but I would guess most are retired or dead.
12-10-2013 | 04:29 PM
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Hey I admit it. I am an anachronism. My phone is paid for and I use a service that I pay for by the minute. I RARELY use more than about $10/month. I would like to delve into the smartphone world, but the contracts and monthly cost blow me away... I can make a slip payment for my sailboat (which I don't have either).
What's a sandy phone? handy??
What's a sandy phone? handy??
I'm gonna see how many more years I can go without it.
12-10-2013 | 04:41 PM
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12-10-2013 | 04:41 PM
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Hey I admit it. I am an anachronism. My phone is paid for and I use a service that I pay for by the minute. I RARELY use more than about $10/month. I would like to delve into the smartphone world, but the contracts and monthly cost blow me away... I can make a slip payment for my sailboat (which I don't have either).
What's a sandy phone? handy??
What's a sandy phone? handy??
12-10-2013 | 05:00 PM
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[QUOTEThere might be a very few guys left that experienced that but I would guess most are retired or dead.
Over to you, Timbo
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Over to you, Timbo
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12-10-2013 | 05:06 PM
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Deahhead, Way, way back in the day... Ron Allen (the less gifted RA) refused to hire and the 727 SO position was flogged worse than the skinny guy in the slave galley. Guys were assigned trips enroute, in the jetway, at the bottom of the airstairs as they tried to escape and in the employee parking lot. I do not exaggerate (although I'm the parking lot thing didn't happen too much.) The bow wave these guys amassed was huge and eventually screwed away by ALPA in a side letter/agreement. (Bow wave was where your time went over 70hrs.) There might be a very few guys left that experienced that but I would guess most are retired or dead.
I'm thinking to myself, you didn't try very hard, you wanted it and were just using answering your phone as an excuse.
It's the same with jet bridge assignments. I've gotten out of multiple jet bridge assignments. All you have to say is either you don't have child care or you are fatigued. You can come up with other good reasons. However, I wouldn't use I just had drink
If a guy takes it, he can complain all he wants. But, deep down, he really wanted it.
12-10-2013 | 05:23 PM
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I was in a restaurant the other day and heard, "You've got mail!" I looked around in astonishment thinking I would see the, "Where's the beef?" lady.
My wife was watching a 20-something TV show and they made a joke about seeing someone with a flip-phone. They thought the owner must have been a "time-traveler."
My wife was watching a 20-something TV show and they made a joke about seeing someone with a flip-phone. They thought the owner must have been a "time-traveler."
12-10-2013 | 05:31 PM
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Back in the day, I was at Roscoe's, the restaurant over at the MAT. We were just starting to furlough. This LCA is telling me and my soon to be furloughed FO how he was assigned a green slip and he had to take it because he made the mistake of answering his phone.
I'm thinking to myself, you didn't try very hard, you wanted it and were just using answering your phone as an excuse.
It's the same with jet bridge assignments. I've gotten out of multiple jet bridge assignments. All you have to say is either you don't have child care or you are fatigued. You can come up with other good reasons. However, I wouldn't use I just had drink If a guy takes it, he can complain all he wants. But, deep down, he really wanted it.
I'm thinking to myself, you didn't try very hard, you wanted it and were just using answering your phone as an excuse.
It's the same with jet bridge assignments. I've gotten out of multiple jet bridge assignments. All you have to say is either you don't have child care or you are fatigued. You can come up with other good reasons. However, I wouldn't use I just had drink
If a guy takes it, he can complain all he wants. But, deep down, he really wanted it.As for green slips, which are voluntary by definition, that is a whole other thing.
12-10-2013 | 05:37 PM
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I agree. This is a perfect response to Flt Ops' letter.
The MEC got it exactly right. Our contract remains unchanged.
There are long established procedures for handling "minor disputes" under the Railway Labor Act.
This issue will either be successfully negotiated or resolved via grievance.
The MEC got it exactly right. Our contract remains unchanged.
There are long established procedures for handling "minor disputes" under the Railway Labor Act.
This issue will either be successfully negotiated or resolved via grievance.
Carl
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