Prayers for Buzz and his family
 

Is this a cool place or what! I'll bet Buzz and his family gets as many prayers from us as a church.

The Rev Carl

All the best Buzz.

From what I have heard, the costs for pre-65 year olds to get insurance is minimal to bridge that gap. IF that is true, I hope we don't spend anything on it. They ain't leaving anyway...

Are the retirement numbers dated May 2010 (the most recent I could find using the search function), the most current numbers?

I've got a friend separating from the military in a year or so and he was inquiring about the turnover numbers at Delta.

Thanks!

nah, too corny....

Then there were 3...
I moved to the PPO as soon as they made it available, I think that was last year, and haven't looked back. We have small kids and quite a few Dr's visits. This is the only plan that makes economic sense; not that it couldn't be better. The HRA's were too costly and confusing. I'm glad to be back on a more 'traditional' plan.

The planning tool they make available at open enrollment time is indispensable. It's easy to make cost comparisons using your personal data from the last year. Made the decision easy.

Emergency contacts
 

This brings up a good question. What's the best emergency contact number to leave for the spouse while out of town, the CPSC number?

Prayers for your wife's mom, Buzz.

Buzz,

Prayers for your wife's Mom and your family as well. I'm glad that Delta took care of you.

What I'm about to post is not meant to take anything away from your situation, but rather a counterpoint to Delta's actions in your case, and something to "file away" for others...

Delta doesn't tout it as much as they used to, but the "Delta Family" concept was something they preached about quite a bit, and Delta justifiably had some bragging rights as that had been the corporate philosophy for decades. I bought into that and trusted that in my hour of need Delta would be there for me...

My Dad was terminally ill and his doctor called my wife (now ex-wife) to say we needed to "gather the family-he was not responding to treatment". I was on a trip and was able to get off the trip. However my wife and I were unable to get on any Delta flight from Atlanta to south Florida despite having "emergency passes", as they were oversold. So we drove all night to get to his hospital and when we got there he was dead. I went to the morgue and held his cold, dead body. It's not the same as being saying "good-bye" to someone you deeply love, respect and admire.

Needless to say I was really ****ed and when I called the Atlanta Chief Pilot's office and complained bitterly I was told:

a.) How did I know all the other (paying) passengers weren't having family emergencies? (no kidding)
b.) I could have bought a ticket.

Honestly the thought of buying a ticket didn't occur to me because I had trusted Delta would be there for me- just as they said they would. They weren't and it's something I will never forgive them for.

I would much rather have had Delta be honest up front and not led me to believe they would be there when I needed them.

Again, I'm glad they did the right thing for you, but for my other APC brothers (and sisters), realize that's not always the case and you should have a plan B.

Ditto Buzz.

Crew Tracking has a dedicated line for emergencies only, manned 24/7. It's on page 11.8.8 of the FOM.