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USMC3197 10-27-2009 08:11 PM
Originally Posted by btwissel (Post 702401)
you've never dealt with the UAX IAD rampers, have you? you'll long for the days of ATL when the rampers understood their job and spoke english
Considering I'm at ASA... the answer would be no. What does rampers not speaking english have to do with ASA's base changes?

Trip7 10-27-2009 08:20 PM
I wouldn't move to IAD until things get settled down system wide. I have a strong feeling an ORD base will eventually open up (if not now then definitely when the RFP results is announced) and it will be another messy swapping around of crews.

Trip7 10-27-2009 08:21 PM
Originally Posted by btwissel (Post 702401)
you've never dealt with the UAX IAD rampers, have you? you'll long for the days of ATL when the rampers understood their job and spoke english
It can't be much worse if not better than ATL. Also, IAD is a ghost town compared to ATL

btwissel 10-27-2009 08:46 PM
Originally Posted by Trip7 (Post 702411)
It can't be much worse if not better than ATL. Also, IAD is a ghost town compared to ATL
no, getting to enjoy the fun of both IAD and ATL, in both United & Delta paint, i can easily say that IAD is worse.

i've had 5 minute conversations with rampers asking to pull the airstairs up to the main cabin door so i could do the preflight, and the only thing i said was "stairs, door, please" and pointed at each thing, and the only response i got was "i don't understand" in a heavily accented english. i've gotten to the outstation only to find bags in the aft bin that were not on any load report. and then there's the joy of the A gates, where they board 7 airplanes from one door, and no one to guide the poor pax to the planes once they get outside.

IAD makes ATL look like paradise.

DeadStick 10-27-2009 09:32 PM
Originally Posted by USMC3197 (Post 702355)
WOW.... being from CA and HI 200K for a house like that is a STEAL! 450K in Los Angeles only got my friend a small condo in a crappy area. 450K got my parents a decent house in developing area in HI.
He did say West Virginia. Have you ever actually been to West Virginia? ;)

Originally Posted by BoilerUP
I wouldn't expect rent for a decent place to be any less than $750/mo and really to be closer to $1000/mo (so a roommate might be a necessity).
The cheapest single bed room apt anywhere near Dulles is at least $1000/mo. Even basic essentials like groceries are more expensive here. For commuters keep in mind that public transportation is extremely limited as well.

USMC3197 10-27-2009 09:58 PM
Originally Posted by DeadStick (Post 702451)
He did say West Virginia. Have you ever actually been to West Virginia? ;)
ahhh I missed that part... but still cheap!

selcal 10-28-2009 05:33 AM
Originally Posted by Paws (Post 702299)

To ASA people - do you think the base will go senior or jonoir? Do you think it will be easy to hold a line there?

Please no flame bait - lets try to keep this thread on topic.

Thank you.
NO, if you are in the bottom 25 you will probably be nowhere near a line in either place.

Originally Posted by Trip7 (Post 702409)
I wouldn't move to IAD until things get settled down system wide. I have a strong feeling an ORD base will eventually open up (if not now then definitely when the RFP results is announced) and it will be another messy swapping around of crews.
If an ORD base opened it would go WAY above you. I very much doubt a base in ORD would effect you at all. The only way something would effect you is if some even crappier base opened such as JFK.

PinnacleFO 10-28-2009 06:07 AM
Originally Posted by Trip7 (Post 702409)
I wouldn't move to IAD until things get settled down system wide. I have a strong feeling an ORD base will eventually open up (if not now then definitely when the RFP results is announced) and it will be another messy swapping around of crews.
I was wondering if you could tell the rest of us who aren't in the know what the rest of the ual rfp results are?

todd1200 10-28-2009 06:09 AM
Originally Posted by selcal (Post 702515)
NO, if you are in the bottom 25 you will probably be nowhere near a line in either place.
30 crews are going to IAD (initially), so if he gets displaced there, and he's 25 from the bottom, he would be pretty close to the top of the list in IAD.

newarkblows 10-28-2009 06:22 AM
Originally Posted by DeadStick (Post 702451)
He did say West Virginia. Have you ever actually been to West Virginia? ;)

The cheapest single bed room apt anywhere near Dulles is at least $1000/mo. Even basic essentials like groceries are more expensive here. For commuters keep in mind that public transportation is extremely limited as well.
HAHA west virginia is the middle of the nowhere but if you got the hots for a close family relative.... your in the money


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