Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 1135183)

A day in the life:

1500: Commute to base. Full flight, so 3 hours in the "Chiropractor Approved" jumpseat is the order of the day.

1800: Arrive in base. Run into classmate. Cominsurate as to the decline in trip quality in the past 3 years.

1900: Make it to commuter pad after waiting :40 for shuttle

2200: Go to sleep for 0500 wakeup.

0000: Awaken to the sound of rowdy kids in the hall. Reflect that school is in, and that you had to be bleeding profusely out of your eyes and nose to get out of school when you were a kid, let alone taken out to go on vacation during the school year.

0200: Awaken to the sound of slamming doors.

0500: Awaken to the shriek and retina burning glare of the Zenith "Radiation King" alarm clock. Efforts to shut it off prove futile, so you just bury it in the pillows.

0530: Discover that there's no hot water.

0550: Stare intently at the wall as you ride down in the elevator with the parents of the kids that work you up last night. Attempt to keep comments to yourself.

0553: Complain to the desk creature that there was no hot water. "Oh, yea, they're working on that". No apology given.

0555: Find that the pilots from "wet lease lift provider" have not only taken all the coffee, but all the cream and sweetner as well.

0602: Ride in van in dire need of suspension work. Couple sitting next to you has 9 suitcases.

0625: Arrive at TSA checkpoint for morning scowl and rectal probe.

0630: Read rotation while waiting in line. Note with considerable angst the double ATL layover.

0640: Get extra mondo large coffee at Big M's Steakhouse. Note with dismay that all they have is creamer modules, each containing no more than 2 micrograms of creamer each.

0642: Stealthily purloin half-n-half from large coffee chain next door.

0655: Check in.

0700: Attempt to call scheduling to check in, as you locked yourself out of Deltanet because you forgot that changing your email passwork changes all of your other passwords as well.

0705: Ride tram to airplane. Overhear ATL crew cominsurating about their double DTW layover.

0710: Arrive at gate. Find that the airplane is still in the hangar.

0800: Airplane arrives. Walkaround, deftly dodging numerous, ground based hazards, until coffee from aft drain port dribbles over your clean shirt.

0830: Engage in 10 minutes of discussion as to whether it will be 22L or 21R. Settle on 22L.

0900: Depart the gate to ATL, to start 4 days of "The Florida Shuttle"

0905: Cleared to taxi to 21R. Told to "Give way to Air France, and follow the 9th RJ"

0930: Listen to the guy in the other seat rail against all things DALPA. Ask if he's attempted to get involved, or even vote. Receive blank look in return.

0945: Listen to guy in the other seat describe failed marrage.

1000: Listen to guy in other seat describe his current, disfunctional relationship with girlfriend. Refrain from pointing out that it seems identical to his failed marrage.

1025: Note with chagrin that arrival gate is A2, depature gate is E32.

1030: Brief for 26R approach in ATL.

1055: Get assigned 28 in ATL.

1120: Land in Macon, and taxi to A2. Avoid blowing runway crossing clearances.

1135: Arrive at Dunkin Donuts, for a desperately needed cup'o'joe, to find the line snaking around the concourse to the sandwich shop.

1200: Watch the "ITT Tech" commercial on the gate television with considerable interest.

1500: Arrive at sunny Florida destination. Hotel is hosting the "Exercisearama" convention. Hotel is packed with over 50-somthings in spandex. Reflect that the hotel has hot water, but the mold on the shower curtain has achieved sentience.

Lather, rinse, repeat. Cash meager paycheck....

Nu

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1135163)

Are you? :eek:

BTW, I loved this one.

They pay to move your stuff there, and back when you quit, even if they fire you.

For you guys with three kids and a wife, they pay for a 7,000 sq ft villa, utilities included. :D No kidding.

Originally Posted by Jesse (Post 1135187)

ACL, what do your friends tell you about the interview? We had a Comair guy in the jumpseat about 7 to 9 months ago. I'm trying to remember what he said about the interview; I don't think he had accomplished it yet, but was going, and what stood out to me was that he had just put his application in and I think he said his interview was scheduled to take place about a week after their getting his application.

Personally, it's not for me for where I am in life, but if I were a young RJ driver I'd be very interested.

Originally Posted by 1234

I am curious why you think the company should offer leaves for our pilots to go and fly for a competitor, just long enough so that they can come back with some seniority?

Originally Posted by freightguy (Post 1134762)

Why because, I have not flown a single trip in the last month. I have averaged around 5-10 hrs per month for the last several months. I have to head back to the sim for bounces soon. Why pay me when they can cut me loose for few years and save money?

Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1135195)

http://www.movie-scum.com/wp-content...r_Off_dead.jpg

I'm waiting for the youtube video where someone says "My life was in shambles. I thought the world would be better off if I was dead. Then I read the Latest & Greatest About Delta thread and I realized that at least I don't work there. So I looked in the mirror and said to myself, suicide is never the answer little trooper. And all was better. Wow, it's amazing what some scope relief can do for someone standing on the edge!"