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Old 09-14-2011, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
Only the first Duty period in that instance goes over guarantee, or is paid like a green slip. The rest(day two which I assume is a regular reserve day) is paid and credited as a normal reserve day.
So since this was a single day GS and I was only given 2 hours notice then I should expect the pay to go over guarentee then.

Next questions is who do I have to bother to correct this situation
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Old 09-14-2011, 03:17 PM
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Weird, there was an X on NYC 7ER earlier, but couldn't get to the schedule, now there is no X
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Old 09-14-2011, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
IMO, stocks are a waste these days. Sector stocks generally move with each other. However, there are certainly winners and losers with sectors. Personally, I'm a 3xETF investor. When you invest with etf's, you see market manipulation for what it is. When you invest in stocks, you are just manipulated.
I have a different take on that. I use an investment method (Snider Method) that mostly uses individual stocks and options. I don't feel manipulated at all. In fact quite the opposite... Knowing that there is a real person on the other side of every transaction, I often marvel at how much they lose while I haven't lost (or been manipulated) on a single trade in 6 1/2 years.

I agree with you about ETF's, though. If I wasn't doing what I'm doing, I would be doing ETF's.
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Old 09-14-2011, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by XtremeF150
So since this was a single day GS and I was only given 2 hours notice then I should expect the pay to go over guarentee then.

Next questions is who do I have to bother to correct this situation
If you look at your time card, what does it say on the right, about 2/3 of the way down next to this: RES ASSIGN-G/SLIP PAY:
That's where your GS pay on reserve will show up.

You might have to wait until the trip is shown as "Closed" before the pay is correct, but only the first day will pay single pay above guarantee, the rest is straight credit towards guarantee.
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:05 PM
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Article in forbes says Virgin Atlantic is very close too announcing a alliance with the most likely scenerio of either United or Delta. For what its worth the so-called experts think it will be United.
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:05 PM
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When I try and check my Oct schedule, I get a message that says "Ligero error." Anybody know what that means?
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:11 PM
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Hanging on to DAL stock waiting for it to get to $X.XX is like the AA pilots negotiating strategy. It's all about opportunity cost. You can take that money the DAL stock sale generates and do something else with it right now that will have a greater probability of success sooner. Why wait six months, two years, or five years to get to some arbitrary target?

Why would you have your retirement eggs in the same basket as your paycheck? Get rid of it yesterday. It's never a gain until you sell it and put the money in your pocket. Most people can't stand to take gains. They end up riding a stock up and down a half a dozen times. They justify their inability to take gains by saying they are "long term investors." DAL is a bad long term investment. Airlines are bad long term investments. Airline stocks are trades. There's a difference.

You should never invest in the company who writes your paycheck. Never, never, never. Did I say never. Now trading options for fun in DAL is another matter entirely and it is not for the faint of heart. If you know what you are doing, it's okay. Still, I wouldn't do a lot of it. Only with money you can afford to lose.

So, bottom line is this: You should have sold a long time ago and moved on.
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
When I try and check my Oct schedule, I get a message that says "Ligero error." Anybody know what that means?
That's the message you get when your bid has not been posted. Sorry Buzz, you're going to have to wait a while longer.

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Old 09-14-2011, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by orvil
Hanging on to DAL stock waiting for it to get to $X.XX is like the AA pilots negotiating strategy. It's all about opportunity cost. You can take that money the DAL stock sale generates and do something else with it right now that will have a greater probability of success sooner. Why wait six months, two years, or five years to get to some arbitrary target?

Why would you have your retirement eggs in the same basket as your paycheck? Get rid of it yesterday. It's never a gain until you sell it and put the money in your pocket. Most people can't stand to take gains. They end up riding a stock up and down a half a dozen times. They justify their inability to take gains by saying they are "long term investors." DAL is a bad long term investment. Airlines are bad long term investments. Airline stocks are trades. There's a difference.

You should never invest in the company who writes your paycheck. Never, never, never. Did I say never. Now trading options for fun in DAL is another matter entirely and it is not for the faint of heart. If you know what you are doing, it's okay. Still, I wouldn't do a lot of it. Only with money you can afford to lose.

So, bottom line is this: You should have sold a long time ago and moved on.
+1 Great post, Orvil
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver
I have a different take on that. I use an investment method (Snider Method) that mostly uses individual stocks and options. I don't feel manipulated at all. In fact quite the opposite... Knowing that there is a real person on the other side of every transaction, I often marvel at how much they lose while I haven't lost (or been manipulated) on a single trade in 6 1/2 years.

I agree with you about ETF's, though. If I wasn't doing what I'm doing, I would be doing ETF's.

You misunderstood my use of the word manipulated. If you traded 3x etf's you would understand.

Snider method is fine for a "method"...you never lose money because you never sell dogs. Problem is those dogs can be losers for years or go out of business. Putting dogs in "winter," code for stocks you'd take a loss on if you sold, is just lost opportunity.

Not dogging snyder, there are people who need a method or they'd never take control of their own finances, just not at all the thing for me.
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