Originally Posted by oldmako (Post 3126972)

....Dude, they’re already in school. The tuition bills are due today....

Originally Posted by oldmako (Post 3126972)

I’m going to guess that you’re super junior and worried about getting furloughed.

Originally Posted by Barley (Post 3127008)

Sounds like those kids need to take on some of the responsibility themselves then. Look, I get it.. it means the world to a parent to be able to pay for their kid’s education. I didn’t have it and I’m saving aggressively in 529s to alleviate that burden later on for my own; however, if your buddy hasn’t done that and will not be able to pay cash right away there are still plenty of options. Namely parent plus government loans and student loans that can all be mitigated over time. It can even be his kid’s shared burden. The free ride has to end eventually. I mean hell, what about the first officer that’s about to go to $0 income with a normal house, one wife, and kids in college? Everyone has a situation.



Ugh, come on guys. This is not a “new” guy vs. senior guy thing so there’s no need to infer divisive assumptions. If this is as large of a turd as the wild rumors and speculation suggest then sure, I ain’t voting for it and I’m absolutely losing my job here; however, there is nothing legit to read or discuss besides reactive emotions to a sensitive subject being driven by rumor-mills that are historically full of ****.

You’ll all get to fight about something real later next week or perhaps agree on something. Have a good weekend. 🍺

Originally Posted by AxlF16 (Post 3127026)

I'll say it again - it's none of our business how a pilot spends his or her paycheck. Do you not feel a little embarrassed asserting that the pilots kids need to take responsibility so that pilot can pay another pilots salary? The more I hear this line of reasoning the more it convinces me to vote against any cba change.

Originally Posted by oldmako (Post 3127049)

Originally Posted by 130shadow (Post 3127053)

Any reduction in our mpg is us paying to save furloughs. This would of been nice when I was furloughed in 2004. Once again, this is like a participation trophy a kid gets when he sucks. It may sound harsh and cruel, but that’s the reality.