67 is dead,
05-12-2024, 05:13 AM
#742
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You bring up a very good point - outliers. Realize that most of old guys arguing that the young guys are entitled and clueless about the industry, and most of the young guys who think senior pilots are basically Mr Burns (Simpsons) come to life - are in fact outliers yourselves. Out on the line everyone seems to get along fine and enjoy each others company.
Sure there are exceptions - but these are just that - exceptions. I have been a NB A flying with brand new hires, mostly all great Pilots and good guys and I now yank gear for the oldest amongst us, once again mostly all great folks. I have had my patience tried with both groups but I do realize they are not the norm. Social media tends to highlight outliers so lets all keep that in mind.
Scoop
PS - Don't forget to call your Mom today.
Sure there are exceptions - but these are just that - exceptions. I have been a NB A flying with brand new hires, mostly all great Pilots and good guys and I now yank gear for the oldest amongst us, once again mostly all great folks. I have had my patience tried with both groups but I do realize they are not the norm. Social media tends to highlight outliers so lets all keep that in mind.
Scoop
PS - Don't forget to call your Mom today.
05-12-2024, 05:20 AM
#743
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Instead of wasting time and money lobbying your congressmen to change something that only benefitted a small subset of a subset of the population, it would have been wiser to use that effort to lobby to fix our horrible health insurance system we have in this country.
Thats something everyone should agree on.
Thats something everyone should agree on.
05-12-2024, 03:23 PM
#744
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I think context matters. Just like when pay cuts were voted in by LOA or the final bankruptcy settlement was voted in. Yeah, people voted for a crap deal and those who came later told them how stupid they were. The threat of furlough was a joke because we were getting government extensions and it was a power play that was played too late. If you think the tough guy approach was warranted in the mid 2000s why not in 2020? Furlough threats are scary when you are at the bottom and management is threatening to cut the airline in half. What's even scarier is being actually furloughed and wondering just how long to put your life on pause and if you should forget about flying and persue another career.
05-12-2024, 03:28 PM
#745
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Instead of wasting time and money lobbying your congressmen to change something that only benefitted a small subset of a subset of the population, it would have been wiser to use that effort to lobby to fix our horrible health insurance system we have in this country.
Thats something everyone should agree on.
Thats something everyone should agree on.
I have two friends in similar situations. It's easy in the US to get wiped out by medical costs even when insured. It's especially true if you want a child with a life threatening illness to survive. I suspect in your post the friends costs were for drugs not allowed by the insurance.
05-13-2024, 08:32 AM
#746
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05-13-2024, 09:03 AM
#747
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All of that is just at the cabin and doesn’t count multiple paddle craft.
At the winter home in the islands you need a different armada…
05-13-2024, 01:00 PM
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05-13-2024, 01:13 PM
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05-13-2024, 01:14 PM
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