IOW lame frat boy-like leftover from pre-merger days, I'd tell you to take the bowling ball and shove it..what are we in high school???

 

Lighten up, Francis.

 

foofighter,

Speaking of high school, jealousy is a beotch, isn't it?

Among other things, the 8 Ball is a United tradition. In a seniority driven system its the only time in the 8 Balls career that he will get to go first in anything (except the equipment / domicile bid obviously). The Ball ceremony is a great team building exercise and helps form Espirit de Corps. Most new hires are anxious to join that group and would love to be The Ball. The Ball is essentially the Team Captain for that first week. I have no idea what that means under the current TK regime, but in the past it was special.

As a former Ball, I've got a crisp Andy Jackson that says if you put 100 former 8 Balls in a room, perhaps two would bad mouth the experience. I guess that you don't get it. And I guess there would be three if you were one.

There was a time when getting hired at UA really was a BFD. And now for some it still is. Hopefully we can all get together in the future and shove this joint back to where it once was. There are some that would rather be divisive and toss bombs while skulking around in their slick ties. That's OK, your type and scabs have always been a detriment to the good of the group. The rest of us will just have to pick up the slack, as we always have.

 

Blah blah blah. After paying dues in sweat equity of flying to build time only to have a ball dropped in your lap as some cutesy hazing ritual? No thanks. Keep your 'proud' tradition. Glad I'll never have to see it. Let me do my CBT's, get my training done and get out the door with my paycheck. This place is not my life, nor will it ever be. I feel sorry for the newhires subjected to this lame crap. But again you were brainwashed and told as l-ual hires back in the day you were the best of the best of the best. So it's no surprise your ego's are in rationalized damage control mode to hang onto your ill-gotten perceived truths

 

Right, cuz the old CAL way of fending for yourself at $29/hr, no health care for 6 months, and listening to scabs brag about the new set of fake **** they just bought for their 2nd or 3rd wife is awesome The 8-ball may seem like a lame pre-merger LUAL tradition, but it is a unity builder from day 1. That unity will carry over to contract time so that maybe folks won't act like many at LCAL who operated in full wh0re mode during negotiations.

 

Like the l-ual's who yes voted in the contract out of fear of IAD base takeover's and l-cal CA upgrades? Spare me the 'we'll band together and get'em next time' speech. You guys had your chance, and I was hoping you'd put your votes where your chest beating union mouths were and hold out for full retro and PBS changes. Nope. Took the first offer and ran. Unity. If you were so convinced that the arbitrators would pay heedance to the Tenet of longevity and give your your rightful place post SLI regardless of the l-cal upgrades, why the votes out of fear? ....CRICKETS....

(Thanks mako for the spellcheck)

 

THATS what I mean. Nice 24/48.

As mentioned, we'll just have to do the heavy lifting while gives tradition and the rest of us the finger.

Hey foo, its tenet.

ten·et
ˈtenət/
noun
a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.


TENANT
1. a : one who holds or possesses real estate or sometimes personal property (as a security) by any kind of right
b : one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another; specifically : one who rents or leases (as a house) from a landlord
2. occupant, dweller

 

Knock yourself out hero

 

 

Feel better CH? For a guy who says he wasn't affected by the SLI, you sure are prone to rant about it. Got news for ya, the new hires don't wanna hear your moaning and neither do most former CAL folks.