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03-09-2020, 12:56 AM

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Spicy McHaggis

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Originally Posted by 89Pistons

I don't remember airlines suspending service to China and reducing schedules to other parts of Asia, European, and domestic due to swine flu either.

And why is that? Because the media has got everyone so riled up demanding the govs “do SOMETHING”.

The media has everyone so riled up that demand falls and flights reduced.

03-09-2020, 12:57 AM

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Spicy McHaggis

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Originally Posted by ReadyRsv

Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t United have over a thousand on furlough during that time?

Yeah that was because of two things.

The recession.

And more so: Changing the rule from 60 to 65 creating a glut of pilots that wouldn’t be lost due to normal attrition. Without the age 65 change there would have been almost no if any furloughs.

03-09-2020, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis

And why is that? Because the media has got everyone so riled up demanding the govs “do SOMETHING”.

Perhaps its because if the CDC budget hadn't been slashed the Government COULD "do something." What are they going to do without test kits? Heck, the politicians can't even get their stories straight.

03-09-2020, 05:03 AM

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aldonite7667

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Originally Posted by Packrat

they just got $8.3B and as the CDC said. ANY college or hospital lab could test for it. If you want to make it political, blame China.

03-09-2020, 05:11 AM

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RustyChain

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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis

Do you guys remember back in 2009 when 56,000,000 Americans came down with swine flu, killing almost 12,000 within 9mos? In addition to the normal flu season?

Yeah neither do I. People need to calm the ******* down.

I do because I got it...well I got better.

03-09-2020, 05:12 AM

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Brahma Fear

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I don’t know about all this other stuff you guys are talking about but... I was just in Denver and was able to get food and use the restroom without waiting in line. Perhaps we are all doomed.

03-09-2020, 06:19 AM

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Spicy McHaggis

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Originally Posted by Packrat

The CDC’s budget didn’t get slashed. It was proposed in the 2021 budget but hasn’t gone through.

03-09-2020, 07:40 AM

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I thought the Apr bidding parameters looked pretty normal, at least for my (nb) fleet.

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03-09-2020, 11:35 AM

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JUNEBUG82

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Originally Posted by PotatoChip

I wish we could go back to those days... Hate to be the old man yelling "get off my lawn!", but has the media really become that much worse in 10 years? This virus is threatening our livelihood because of media exploitation. I kept my job throughout the 2008 recession (my company furloughed, and my career stagnated...), and H1N1 was but a mere blip. Now this COVID-BS is causing industry turmoil like no other.

Well... we are in an election year. Make of it what you wish, but this is fact.

Last edited by tomgoodman; 03-09-2020 at 04:15 PM. Reason: Deleted political remark

03-09-2020, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis

You mean the year that United a started to furlough 1000 pilots.

i know it was because of a recession, like there is no chance of a recession. I guess that is why the Fed cuts rates and stocks are down 20 percent because no one thinks a recession is a real possibility