I don't think it has anything to do with bragging rights. I think it has more to do with infrastructure support, education, economics, and public safety.

The reason the city is expanding dimensionally speaking is because of the population density in the middle and its high tax structure and general economics. If I were to live in the inner city of Houston my property taxes would be much higher. Also, due to risk, my auto insurance would nearly double, and homeowners insurance about 20 percent higher.

People get tired of "supporting the system" when they don't feel like the system is supporting them or their family's needs.

If I were single and the club lifestyle appealed to me, I would get a condo in the city. But, that's not my lifestyle.

If you want to be an inner city dweller then great, but generally speaking, in Houston people leave the inner loop and go outwards looking for greener pastures. or just "green grass" and get away from the concrete jungle. Lower taxes, better schools, less traffic, less drugs, less crime, better insurance rates; all that is found away from the middle ring of the city. Also, all those homes in the city are on top of each other, and are older construction. It just seems congested, and that's before you even leave your front door.

Maybe he's talking about the bid where *Capernicus* *pixie-dusted* over a hundred or so crews from *Atlantis* because *Sasquatch* threw sand in his *Unicorn*. *Don't play with matches.*

I do remember that. I sort of presumed that all of that had worked itself out. That was like 10 years ago..... I figured whatever staffing adjustments needed to be made post Kaye Riggs would have simply been made. Heck, he's been gone a long time, and for that matter so has Abbot.

It worked itself out for awhile now. Notice the endless stream of newhire pilots into EWR for the past six years and the disproportionate upward movement in EWR? But guys will keep holding on to some bunk about Abbott/Riggs from 10 years ago...

Wow that's pretty serious.......I can see why it caused it problem.:D

A lot going on there Copernicus, Sasquatch, Unicorns? .sounds like a C171 letter about displacements

Calling it "bunk" doesn't mean it didn't happen. That particular incident may have happened a while ago but the uneven emphasis placed on IAH by Abbott and his pals has taken a lot longer to unwind- especially with Smisek bumbling around for a few years. His little ****ing contest with the mayor didn't help.

The latest kick in the teeth:

The flight planning area at gate C-34 is being turned over to our "regional partners", please remove your bags...

Lol, this is your idea of a kick in the teeth

Who has bags that are left at the airport anymore? I always wonder why there are rows of dusty chart bags still laying around various operations areas. There really is no reason for rows and rows of bags in the iPad age.

Oh no my brown leather flight case with Nartia Jet Lag Club and NRA Member Stickers resides there! WHY WHY WHY!?!