Originally Posted by Flamer (Post 1726834)

If AF is on strike it is no big deal since we would not be flying as a replacement, right? Unless we added a flight to cover their strike, then it would be a big deal. Is this correct?

Originally Posted by ilinipilot (Post 1726971)

All a awards are out

Originally Posted by poostain (Post 1726975)

You trying to mess with us dude?:confused:

Originally Posted by MD88Driver (Post 1726897)

I think the owner of Red Bull is from Salzburg. He's a big aviation nut (Red Bull Aero Racing) and has a hanger near Salzburg that is a large personal collection of aircraft. I believe there is a bar suspended over the plane collection that you can sit down with a drink and look over the planes. Google it since it was just getting started when I was there a while ago.

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1726980)

The Dude realized the vowel in front of the word award signified a position.

Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1726723)

Brain trust question...

Going to Germany/Europe with the family in a few weeks. Which rental car company do we get the best discount with?

Is it still beneficial to make the reservation in the states for pickup over there or does it matter anymore?

We are going to Garmisch/partenkirken for 5 days then Salzburg for another 5.

Open to input from anyone who has gouge on those places and that area.

Gonna get fat on schweinhoxen and augustiner pils (not the Munich stuff, the Trappist stuff in Salzburg). Gonna work it off mountain biking. Yeah!

Originally Posted by FmrFreightDog (Post 1726830)

Considering that, I thought y'all looked pretty good on the field. I'd be pretty optimistic about the next few years if I were you.

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1726816)

Three college friends from the academy were
retiring in the same month...they decided to get together on a mutual
overnight and discus their final flights and retirement plans.

The Delta Pilot said, "I'm going to fly my Boeing Triple 7 to Santiago. I have paid for
all my close friends and my family to have the entire first class section to
themselves. I have hired a team of Andes mountain guides and mules and we
are all going to the top of Mount Aconcagua and raise a flag to my stellar
career! Then when we fly back to Atlanta, I can't wait for the water
cannon salute and from there we will head over to Eagle’s Landing Country Club,
where I am a board member and have a retirement party that would put Fast Eddy
Chandler to shame!"

The United pilot said, "I, too, purchased the entire first class section to bring along my entire family, kids,
grandkids, cousins nephews and their families! I will fly my Boeing 747-800
to my favorite layover, Tokyo! I have reserved the entire Tsukiji Market and since we are
all avid sushi fans we will have a banquet and our chef will be none
other than; Jiro Ono...who is considered the best chef in Japan! We will
then tour the market place the next day and fly home to San Francisco and I
already have the 'Bay Tour' reserved! I, too, am excited about my water
canon salute! Then off to Dutch Henry Winery in Napa for a private retirement
party that would put Mark Sanders to shame!

The US Air pilot said, "I'm going to fly my Embraer ERJ-190 up to Buffalo...my third wife is going
to try to get off work and see if we can get her on non-rev. I wanted my 7
kids to come, but they won't even talk to me any more. I have a 15
hour layover so I am excited to try the chicken wings at Duff's Famous
Wings...I can't afford to go to the Anchor Bar, be cause the Day's Inn van
only has a 5 mile radius. But we are going to splurge and get the 20 piece with
fries and going crazy and getting Medium Hot! The next morning, I only have
one leg back to Philly and we get in right before the 9 o'clock push, but
they can't do a water canon salute do to the influx of traffic....thanks a lot
Southwest!!...so I'm going to buzz the runway...and then I'm
going to pull up to 45 degrees and do an aileron roll!!!

The two other guys were astonished! "Are you really going to do that?", they asked in
unison!! He said. "YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I AM....well...if the captain will let
me."