Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
05-12-2012, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
All it takes is one useage to justify it.
And really, once you hit the AMT threshold, all the write offs start going away, even the 4 kids! So use it while you can!
05-12-2012, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
I've been writing off my home computer and laptop and cellphone for years, and ever since we got PBS, a computer is Required, just to bid, and since you spend so much time on the road, a Laptop/iPad is required to bid, and for anyone on reserve, obviously a cell ph.
And as you see here, I ONLY use those things for work related stuff...like using the APC forum to gather info on DL pubs emails!
And as you see here, I ONLY use those things for work related stuff...like using the APC forum to gather info on DL pubs emails!
Baja.
05-12-2012, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Going2Baja
12 years and on reserve here...granted I could be much more senior commuting to a different base, but I live in So Cal and this is what I asked for. But there is currently no end in sight. I fly w/ 20+ guys on the 'A' side that have the same Qual of life I do but for more $$. I think there will be a large NO vote for anything that degrades the QOL for a reservist A or B.
Baja.
Baja.
The big takeaway to me is that my own experience pales compared to where the A's I fly with stands...
With 20+ years at DAL super nice guy RP just went back to being a B, and he knows all about schedules ;-)
I can easily count 20+ guys that held 76 or 7ER A and are barely holding on to 737 A or got bounced back to 7ER B.
That's when the seniority system that promises advancement has failed, and its up to us, the pilots-to make it right...
Cheers
George
05-12-2012, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
And really, once you hit the AMT threshold, all the write offs start going away, even the 4 kids! So use it while you can!
So all the 1st page writeoffs still work.
05-12-2012, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
I've been writing off my home computer and laptop and cellphone for years, and ever since we got PBS, a computer is Required, just to bid, and since you spend so much time on the road, a Laptop/iPad is required to bid, and for anyone on reserve, obviously a cell ph.
And as you see here, I ONLY use those things for work related stuff...like using the APC forum to gather info on DL pubs emails!
And as you see here, I ONLY use those things for work related stuff...like using the APC forum to gather info on DL pubs emails!
Do you have a landline at home? My accountant told me this past year that unless I had a primary phone line, I couldn't claim my cell phone. He suggested I buy a magic jack. Have you heard of this rule?
05-12-2012, 09:17 AM
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05-12-2012, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Reserve is also not the junior senior issue its made out to be on this board. Its a junior in category issue which can apply to every pilot at the airline unless your seniority number is 2 digits.
Cheers
George
05-12-2012, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Jack Bauer
Wow, you said what I have been trying to say but much more effectively. Please keep shouting this from the rooftops. We are about to get skunked on work rules, advancement and QOL if people don't wake up and realize the points you just made here. The folks who keep trying to minimize these points tend to be strongly associated with the inter union agenda pushers IMHO.
Jack,
It is very easy to fall for this. Initially I also started to extrapolate my last few years forward under this NN, but the more I thought about it, spurred on from some good insight on this thread, my thoughts on this have topic have "evolved."
Scoop
05-12-2012, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Timbo,
Do you have a landline at home? My accountant told me this past year that unless I had a primary phone line, I couldn't claim my cell phone. He suggested I buy a magic jack. Have you heard of this rule?
Do you have a landline at home? My accountant told me this past year that unless I had a primary phone line, I couldn't claim my cell phone. He suggested I buy a magic jack. Have you heard of this rule?
05-12-2012, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Delta1067
anyone see the latest Delta Pappa Alpha video regarding the upcoming dues increases proposals. Pretty pathetic if it's indeed true. They want to assess dues on 401K contributions among other things.
This is from a group of experienced and knowledgeable former ALPA volunteers? This discussion was on the forums a few years back. Any forum lurker should remember it was debunked then as well.
*Article IX, Section 4 - Income Exempt From Dues
Last edited by bigbusdriver; 05-12-2012 at 09:29 AM. Reason: [i]
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