Originally Posted by scambo1

He is a DAL pilot. He has a right to his viewpoints. What are annuities paying these days? A $5000/yr annuity nets you what amount monthly in retirement $35, maybe, I'll pass on that.

Originally Posted by Jughead135

You may already know this, but I learned it the hard way a couple of weeks ago: a significant difference internationally is that you cannot "convert" your non-rev listing to a JS listing ("flow forward"). Once you're within 75 minutes of push, you're stuck with whatever listing you have (or don't have). For reasons that elude me, the system cannot take a non-rev listing and put you in the JS; and we're not allowed to make two listings (i.e., one non-rev & another JS "just in case"). You can still "flow back" from the JS if there are open seats, but if you're trying to sit with your wife, that may not work out as well....

Originally Posted by scambo1

I'm taking the family out to SLC for a week to teach my son how to ski. Where's the good snow, hotels that shuttle and reasonable lift tickets...it's been awhile for me. I need a refresher.

Originally Posted by sailingfun

Out of base white slips ahead of reserves is not a bad thing. In fact it's elimination was a concession demanded by the company. They did not want to pay a line holder to fly a trip they could have a reserve fly for free. The old system still allowed any in base reserve to move ahead of a out of base white slip if they desired a specific trip or just to fly via a yellow slip. I would have no problem with changing back to the pre bankruptcy system. Sadly such a change will be costed against us in the next contract even though it was ripped from us in chapter 11.

Originally Posted by scambo1

I'm taking the family out to SLC for a week to teach my son how to ski. Where's the good snow, hotels that shuttle and reasonable lift tickets...it's been awhile for me. I need a refresher.

Originally Posted by Sink r8

Hey sailing,

To be perfectly honest, I've re-read your OOBWS stuff a couple of times, and I'm confused. You're saying OOBWS ahead of Reserves is a good thing (the OP wanted them ahead of Reserve coverage in the ladder), and the company wants it. Then you say that the old system favored a Y ahead of a OOBWS, which I understand to mean the new system doesn't. Under that context, the OOBWS already is included ahead of RES. So what is the argument about, exactly?

If you're trying to say that the coverage should be WS>Y>OOBWS, then that would be acceptable.

Originally Posted by Sink r8

I think the standard for a brand new poster is a bit higher, shiznit, and it probably should be. This is one of the last civilized places for internet conversations. We have some wildly divergent views, but somehow have kept it together for well over 100K posts. There is a sort of unwritten etiquette to this place, including building a tad bit of credibility before you go controversial, making sure your "conversations" are mostly two-way, and not constantly keying the mike with the same content.

I've backed people's anonymity on here no matter who they are, but he chose to ride in on his reputation, and his previous postings don't exactly match APC's pattern of grudging good humor between enemies, and outright friendship by others. We've got a bunch of ugly puppies on here, but we all manage to feed from the same underboob, with an acceptable amount of fuss.

Except for Timbo, of course. What a tool!

Originally Posted by CGfalconHerc

Also look at Solitude up Big Cottonwood..they give Delta discounts with ID..basically full day ticket for half day price. Great diversity of terrain from groomers to back bowl, away from Sundance, has a Kyle alpine village at the base but I don't know how expensive..great snow and best local secret around.

Have fun..

Originally Posted by Timbo

Don't forget to rag on the Crickett!

Oh, and if you find my Big Tool ...