Contract 2019
06-16-2018 | 07:28 AM
#41
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Part of the problem is the American broadcasts of the World Cup are as animated as the masters. It’s like listening to someone recite the tax code. My wife doesn’t speak a lick of Spanish and she prefers to watch the games on Univision (past world cups) or telemundo.
The World Cup is (IMO) the best sporting event in the world. You see a level of patriotism/nationalism unseen in other professional sports.
The World Cup is (IMO) the best sporting event in the world. You see a level of patriotism/nationalism unseen in other professional sports.
06-16-2018 | 07:58 AM
#42
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Airline: VA/day (Max days), Train/day (S/L), Reserve/day (movable days dom/int'l)
AAL: 3:40 (31), 4:00/4:13, 4:03/4:22 (1-2/1-2)
DAL: 3:30 (35), Credit/4:00, 4:00/4:44 (6-8/6-8)
UAL: 3:15 (42), 3:00/3:45, 4:03/4:22 (1/6-7)
4:00 (42), 4:00/5:00, 4:15/4:30 would set a good standard (4 x 30 days = 120 hours/month).
AAL: 3:40 (31), 4:00/4:13, 4:03/4:22 (1-2/1-2)
DAL: 3:30 (35), Credit/4:00, 4:00/4:44 (6-8/6-8)
UAL: 3:15 (42), 3:00/3:45, 4:03/4:22 (1/6-7)
4:00 (42), 4:00/5:00, 4:15/4:30 would set a good standard (4 x 30 days = 120 hours/month).
06-16-2018 | 08:35 AM
#43
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From: It's still a Guppy, just a bit longer.
I have seen far more gruesome injuries in soccer than anything else other than boxing.
In just one uefa game a couple weeks ago, one player was responsible for dislocating another player's shoulder and a concussion on another player.
Last world cup, a player had a fractured back, there was a broken nose, a variety of other limb injuries.
Flopping and diving/faking is a problem. In almost every sport.
06-16-2018 | 09:00 AM
#44
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https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli4.../#ceafee041579
Although for 2017, this happens;
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbad.../#5e2e896f4a05
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes...e_sports_teams
Tom Brady doesn't seem to crack the top 5 since 2010.
06-16-2018 | 10:59 AM
#45
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From: Sleeping in the black swan’s nest.
Take off the 5 inches of padding on football players and we'll talk about contact sports.
I have seen far more gruesome injuries in soccer than anything else other than boxing.
In just one uefa game a couple weeks ago, one player was responsible for dislocating another player's shoulder and a concussion on another player.
Last world cup, a player had a fractured back, there was a broken nose, a variety of other limb injuries.
Flopping and diving/faking is a problem. In almost every sport.
I have seen far more gruesome injuries in soccer than anything else other than boxing.
In just one uefa game a couple weeks ago, one player was responsible for dislocating another player's shoulder and a concussion on another player.
Last world cup, a player had a fractured back, there was a broken nose, a variety of other limb injuries.
Flopping and diving/faking is a problem. In almost every sport.
06-16-2018 | 11:11 AM
#46
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Just one example of an area in the contract that is sorely in need of huge improvement.
Current Delta LTD - 50% No Cap - 32% B plan contributions
Current Spirit LTD - 15K Cap
Jetblue AIP LTD - 12.5K Cap (might not be exact but close)
SWA LTD - Around 12.5K Cap
United LTD 8K Cap - $500 a month more then CAL negotiated 20 years ago.
We have leverage. Management is in a box. Tremendous pressure from Wall Street, BOD, Stockholders to make good on there growth plan being successful and most importantly to close the gap between DAL & AA and us and they don’t have a lot of time to make it happen or they are history.
Right now UAL has less 70/76 seaters then DAL & AA. UAL is approx 150 & 230 less mainline narrow bodies then DAL & AA respectively. The most profitable part of Legacy flying today is domestic.
The company needs more 70/76 seaters to compete with DAL & AA and the only way they are getting them is if mainline UAL pilots are flying them. Plus that’s a good proactive step towards the massive impending pilot shortage at the Legacies in 3 to 5 years down the road.
Better be improvements in several areas beyond LTD too.
We have leverage and we have management in a box. My two cents 50/50 chance of TA in next year.
Current Delta LTD - 50% No Cap - 32% B plan contributions
Current Spirit LTD - 15K Cap
Jetblue AIP LTD - 12.5K Cap (might not be exact but close)
SWA LTD - Around 12.5K Cap
United LTD 8K Cap - $500 a month more then CAL negotiated 20 years ago.
We have leverage. Management is in a box. Tremendous pressure from Wall Street, BOD, Stockholders to make good on there growth plan being successful and most importantly to close the gap between DAL & AA and us and they don’t have a lot of time to make it happen or they are history.
Right now UAL has less 70/76 seaters then DAL & AA. UAL is approx 150 & 230 less mainline narrow bodies then DAL & AA respectively. The most profitable part of Legacy flying today is domestic.
The company needs more 70/76 seaters to compete with DAL & AA and the only way they are getting them is if mainline UAL pilots are flying them. Plus that’s a good proactive step towards the massive impending pilot shortage at the Legacies in 3 to 5 years down the road.
Better be improvements in several areas beyond LTD too.
We have leverage and we have management in a box. My two cents 50/50 chance of TA in next year.
06-16-2018 | 11:33 AM
#47
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Take off the 5 inches of padding on football players and we'll talk about contact sports.
I have seen far more gruesome injuries in soccer than anything else other than boxing.
In just one uefa game a couple weeks ago, one player was responsible for dislocating another player's shoulder and a concussion on another player.
Last world cup, a player had a fractured back, there was a broken nose, a variety of other limb injuries.
Flopping and diving/faking is a problem. In almost every sport.
I have seen far more gruesome injuries in soccer than anything else other than boxing.
In just one uefa game a couple weeks ago, one player was responsible for dislocating another player's shoulder and a concussion on another player.
Last world cup, a player had a fractured back, there was a broken nose, a variety of other limb injuries.
Flopping and diving/faking is a problem. In almost every sport.
Not a whole dislocated shoulder and a concussion? Did he run so fast he couldn’t stop and ran into the goal post? Or maybe hit the ball too hard with his head and knocked himself out? Maybe flopped on the ground so hard after hitting his ear flicked and he hit his head and dislocated his shoulder a the same time? Or maybe it’s just a case of wussitus and it’s common symptoms with that diagnosis?
Justifying soccer as a great sport to watch is just a sad thing to try and justify.
It’s like watching paint dry and yelling goal when it’s dry to the touch. And people wonder announcers sound so bored.
06-16-2018 | 11:56 AM
#48
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From: Sleeping in the black swan’s nest.
I played Rugby in college and then off and on for several years after. I’ve got a good friend in South Africa who played at the provincial level. Rugby is a true contact sport that I loved to play, and I can’t stand to watch it on TV. There are few sports I can stand to watch on TV.
Soccer is only a contact sport by accident. People get hurt playing golf on occasion too, that doesn’t make it a contact sport. Both are about as exciting to watch. About the only sports I can stand to watch are fights, then only if they are good ones, and some of the X game extreme sports are pretty freaking interesting to watch. The best way to watch any sport IMO is to have a look at the highlight reels the next day.
That’s not to take away from the athletic ability of any of these guys and girls. It’s just not something I like to burn my spare time on.
Soccer is only a contact sport by accident. People get hurt playing golf on occasion too, that doesn’t make it a contact sport. Both are about as exciting to watch. About the only sports I can stand to watch are fights, then only if they are good ones, and some of the X game extreme sports are pretty freaking interesting to watch. The best way to watch any sport IMO is to have a look at the highlight reels the next day.
That’s not to take away from the athletic ability of any of these guys and girls. It’s just not something I like to burn my spare time on.
06-16-2018 | 12:28 PM
#49
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I played Rugby in college and then off and on for several years after. I’ve got a good friend in South Africa who played at the provincial level. Rugby is a true contact sport that I loved to play, and I can’t stand to watch it on TV. There are few sports I can stand to watch on TV.
Soccer is only a contact sport by accident. People get hurt playing golf on occasion too, that doesn’t make it a contact sport. Both are about as exciting to watch. About the only sports I can stand to watch are fights, then only if they are good ones, and some of the X game extreme sports are pretty freaking interesting to watch. The best way to watch any sport IMO is to have a look at the highlight reels the next day.
That’s not to take away from the athletic ability of any of these guys and girls. It’s just not something I like to burn my spare time on.
Soccer is only a contact sport by accident. People get hurt playing golf on occasion too, that doesn’t make it a contact sport. Both are about as exciting to watch. About the only sports I can stand to watch are fights, then only if they are good ones, and some of the X game extreme sports are pretty freaking interesting to watch. The best way to watch any sport IMO is to have a look at the highlight reels the next day.
That’s not to take away from the athletic ability of any of these guys and girls. It’s just not something I like to burn my spare time on.
I played baseball from age 8 till high school varsity. Can’t stand to watch it on T.V. and can barely make it a few innings while attending a game.
06-16-2018 | 12:32 PM
#50
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The only preople that think there’s no contact in soccer are ones who’ve never played the game or been around it at competitive level. When played properly soccer requires contact, and in general the player with more upper body strength wins.
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