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Old 11-16-2014, 01:35 PM
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Just a couple of interesting links that are totally unrelated to anything! Big brother is watching!

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U.S. using fake cellphone towers on planes to gather data: WSJ

TALL TALE [ that?s true ] - AOPA
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Old 11-16-2014, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Purple Drank
Aren't you a new hire? There are FOs here who have been unstacked for holidays for the better part of a decade.

Or do you feel entitled to get your first Chrismas at Delta off?
Do you feel entitled to be a douche to everyone you meet, or is that only your online persona?

Yes, a new hire. Yes, I feel for anyone (myself or otherwise) facing a decade of unstacking--and, in general, unstacking sucks no matter who you are or what month it is.

No, I did not expect to get Christmas off--in fact, I specifically bid trying to get a manageable trip over Christmas. What I wasn't expecting (and had [attempted to] carefully bid to avoid happening) was 11 days on in a row (4-3-4) covering Christmas Day and the weeks before & after.

It is what it is, and a quick look at the "Wide" report shows that I'm hardly alone; I'm not complaining that I somehow got screwed. That said, I don't have to like it and reserve the right to vent about that displeasure. Entitlement does not enter into it. (But, thanks for asking!)


Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
I saw one newhire is working back to back to back to almost back trips over christmas, I think on the ER. It's something like 15 days in with one day off. Welcome to Delta and part 117.
OK, now I feel better--or, at least, not as bad!
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Old 11-16-2014, 02:16 PM
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RFP time?????
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Old 11-16-2014, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane
Just a couple of interesting links that are totally unrelated to anything! Big brother is watching!

Denny

U.S. using fake cellphone towers on planes to gather data: WSJ

TALL TALE [ that?s true ] - AOPA

Man we must be board Denny! Ground hog day in Japan!
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Old 11-16-2014, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by FIIGMO
Man we must be board Denny! Ground hog day in Japan!
Lol! At least you have a bed that isn't as hard as a rock a pillow that isn't filled with some type of recycled grain husk! (I'm not kidding about either one) Mind you, I'm not complaing, just telling it like it is!

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Old 11-16-2014, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane
Lol! At least you have a bed that isn't as hard as a rock a pillow that isn't filled with some type of recycled grain husk! (I'm not kidding about either one) Mind you, I'm not complaing, just telling it like it is!

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How was the Sapporo tour?

What time does the jet lag club open? It is only 0830, but I have been up since 2am listening to the 9er game.
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Old 11-16-2014, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
I saw one newhire is working back to back to back to almost back trips over christmas, I think on the ER. It's something like 15 days in with one day off. Welcome to Delta and part 117.
Ha!

7 years ago, my schedule as a line holding A on a nasty little Delta jet was..........

Dec...23,24,25,26,28,29,30,31, Jan 1,2,3,4,5,6,7!

And it happened exactly the same the next year!

Had nothing to do with 117......
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Old 11-16-2014, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane
Lol! At least you have a bed that isn't as hard as a rock a pillow that isn't filled with some type of recycled grain husk! (I'm not kidding about either one) Mind you, I'm not complaing, just telling it like it is!

Denny
And Seattle got beat today...
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Old 11-16-2014, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by FIIGMO
How was the Sapporo tour?

What time does the jet lag club open? It is only 0830, but I have been up since 2am listening to the 9er game.
Can't help you with the first one but...........

Sooooooo, do the Seahawks and 49ers now have the same record!?!

Neither one of our teams is doing that well this year.....

Buzz, it's lookin' like I'm gonna have to pay up in the near future!

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Old 11-16-2014, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
I've had a farm for a number of years now. It is generally good for 70k right off the top without using the section 179 expense. Section 179 maxes out at an annual ~$180k/yr. in itself. I don't live there any more, but keep it for the tax benefit. The schedule f (farm) is powerful. It gets you depreciation, section 179, related fuel, oil, tools etc.

It takes about a year to be recognized by your state as a farm once you get the ball rolling. There is a minimum acreage size and a minimum acreage for the farmed product.

Front page write downs on the 1040 is how you limit your tax liability.

The acreage could be swampland at $500/acre, but gives you the same tax benefit as a vineyard in Napa.

The above is not investment or tax advice. Dyodd
Hey now...you've just given me a great idea!

I've got a huge Aqua-Culture Fish Farm right in my back yard!

I'm also raising frogs, turtles, water moccasins and alligators.

I've got to get ahold of that Form F and start writing off my expenses for running this aqua-culture farm! You know, like the catamaran I use to go out and count the frogs and turtles, and the bass boat I use to keep track of the fish, and I think I could use a float plane to get a better look at the alligators!
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