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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 883259)

Flew with one idiot a few months ago that kept repeating that the Dow would be down around 6000 by this time. ACL has flown with him previously as well.

Well, what now, Negative Nancy?

I think I flew with his brother last month...Capt BlackCloud, as he will forever be known. Five straight days of why the world is about to end and how he got screwed by the Navy, Republic, NWA, and now Delta. I was ready to field-dress him by the end of the trip.

Now that the bid is out and the projected training and conversions posted, it's time to start looking forward to the next AE. In other words, never too early. The last I heard on this forum was January. Anyone else?

PBS question:
If I want "Award trip ****, else next" Where is the "else next" button?

TIA
R1

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 883057)

Delta to pilots: You'll get Asia, DTW/MSP/SEA/MEM, 747s, lots of Airbuses, DC9s that fit the 100 seat market and the overall sexiness of the pilot group will increase 3 fold.

And after seeing one of your pick up lines, you are a man to be believed!

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_9n3hp9td5Is/TL...g_bird_big.jpg

Carl

Who Went Ugly Early?

With all the rumors of political manuevering at the ALPA national meeting and the RJ's being the ugly girl at the party, when can we expect to hear the results? I haven't heard when the final vote is to be taken and the results published. Enquiring minds, etc...

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Originally Posted by remlap (Post 883284)

Everything happens on Wednesday. Announcement will likely follow shortly thereafter, probably before COB Wednesday night.

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Originally Posted by Sink r8 (Post 883179)

Retirement age has been lowered to 45. Can I borrow your epaulets?

Ouch!......

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Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 883201)

While I abhor everything that CNN has to say, this is close to what I believe.

We're in a dead cat bounce. When the real financial problems hit, oil will be $10/bbl.

Cash is King. Repeat it until your ears bleed.

Nu

Mullis? Is that you?

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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 883280)

And after seeing one of your pick up lines, you are a man to be believed!

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_9n3hp9td5Is/TL...g_bird_big.jpg

Carl

I abuse my authority.

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Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 883243)

Agree. I don't have any exposure to the market at all. Cash is king, but cash isn't necessarily the dollar.

You may see some short term gain if the R's take congress.

Personally, I don't gamble on politics, and I don't see "potential gains unrealized" in the market as a loss.

My savings are all about "is the number of donuts I can buy the same, or less?". If the answer is less, that's bad. If the number is the same, then I am happy.

IMHO, If you are depending on gambling in the market for income, then it's just that...gambling, and you are probably living outside your means. If you are managing your 401K (or other vehicle) to keep pace with inflation, then you are probably OK.

Like you said, DYODD....

Nu

The thing is many of us that work at an airline need to do a lot better than just keep up with inflation if we want to retire with the QOL we planned when we were hired. Cash may be king but it ain't returning anything these days. The market has been really good the last couple years while those scared off by the last down turn sat on the sidelines.

There are plenty of opportunities in equities if you're willing to do the work and protect yourself on the downside. It is nice to see the naysayers though. If we were all jumping up and down then I'd be worried.