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JetPiedmont 05-31-2009 06:13 PM


Originally Posted by Dougdrvr (Post 620215)
Is it true that you do volunteer work for the local Suicide Hot Line ;)

Yes he does. He advises "a shotgun and 4 feet of chord..." to most of his callers.

tpersuit 05-31-2009 06:17 PM


Originally Posted by jabwmu (Post 620113)
I'm guessing you work for Expressjet. There were other airlines bidding for that Continental flying. Chautauqua was not the lowest bidder.

I'm sorry, but yes they were. Flying is not awarded to the highest bidder.

robthree 05-31-2009 06:34 PM

Ha!

I think Sky was pulling on some chains and a couple of you guys bit.:p

The OP is essentially calling for a Industry-wide illegal strike, and lucidly explaining why the economic effect of degregulation over last three decades have made such action essential if the profession is to survive as a profession, and not just a hobby of the independently wealthy and voluntarily poor.


Skyhigh is saying we're too chicken.


If you're not, then you really ought to start banging on your LECs and MECs and tell them you're willing to risk it all. Because its gonna take a whole lot of us to start saying it for our Unions to start taking the idea serously, and not dismiss it as the crazy rantings of a few cranks. Because your MEC knows if they instigate it they are the ones who will lose thier jobs and go to jail. So if they don't have the support of the whole union, they won't be willing to even talk about it.

SkyHigh 05-31-2009 08:19 PM

A joke
 
I just like to throw you guys a joke now and then. By the way a cactus makes a nice houseplant for a pilot. :)

Skyhigh

jabwmu 05-31-2009 08:43 PM


Originally Posted by tpersuit (Post 620276)
I'm sorry, but yes they were. Flying is not awarded to the highest bidder.

It's not always awarded to the lowest bidder either. If I still worked for Chq I would post the memo stating we weren't the lowest. Either way, get over it.

tpersuit 06-01-2009 09:35 AM


Originally Posted by jabwmu (Post 620364)
It's not always awarded to the lowest bidder either. If I still worked for Chq I would post the memo stating we weren't the lowest. Either way, get over it.

CAL management has stated multiple times, verbally and in memos that Chautauqua was the lowest bidder. No one here needs to get over it, in fact you brought it up and I just corrected you.

Dougdrvr 06-01-2009 09:51 AM


Originally Posted by SkyHigh (Post 620358)
I just like to throw you guys a joke now and then. By the way a cactus makes a nice houseplant for a pilot. :)

Skyhigh

I had one in the early years but it inexplicably jumped from a 7 story ledge.

JetPiedmont 06-01-2009 11:39 AM


Originally Posted by Dougdrvr (Post 620612)
I had one in the early years but it inexplicably jumped from a 7 story ledge.

SkyHigh probably talked it into doing that.:eek:

SkyHigh 06-01-2009 12:09 PM

House plant
 

Originally Posted by JetPiedmont (Post 620696)
SkyHigh probably talked it into doing that.:eek:

No, I tried to talk the house plant into changing careers. ;)

Skyhigh

jabwmu 06-01-2009 12:31 PM


Originally Posted by tpersuit (Post 620600)
No one here needs to get over it, in fact you brought it up and I just corrected you.

I personally don't care. I tried to answer his question. Re-read the 1st post. Believe what you want. Maybe this will help you. Expressjet is the greatest regional airline ever.


Originally Posted by Joachim (Post 620040)
One of the worst aspects of the current situation is the psychological warfare that we must suffer through. Did Continental Airlines award flying to Chautauqua because they were better or significantly cheaper? Or was it to play two pilot groups out against each other and thus weakening both groups. Go jet is another prime example.



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