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If the metal moves in July, there will be no contract. I'm tired of listening to pilots bitch about the contract, then spend 15 minutes on the phone fixing a catering problem, or refusing to write up small discrepancies that will delay their flight, or chasing contractually non-compliant assignments for a few bucks, etc,etc,etc. "Well I don't want to delay the passengers..." "But they might have to cancel the flight!" "I'm not going to screw over the FAs" "I just want to get to the hotel" "I have family in Tulsa, so I'm just going to get us there." It's the same here as it was in the military. A lot of type-A people who love the smell of their own farts. But if it isn't a specifically-enumerated decision authority for the PIC/A-code from the FAA/11-202, the tough guys get real soft when it gets to be time to cancel the flight. Fatigue, weather, maintenance, doesn't matter, the metal moves. And since the motivations in the airlines are completely different, it's made me rethink my military experience entirely. I always thought it was fear of being passed over, or missing the next award, or not getting the desired assignment that kept military pilots grinding on, despite the regs and despite safety. But none of those considerations exist at the airline. So the only logical conclusion is that pilots are by and large a bunch of golden retrievers that get immense validation from "getting it done," even when no one gives a shit on the other side of the table. That's probably a good thing in the context of a risk mitigation career. But it makes you incredibly vulnerable at the negotiating table.

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Lolz… Reminds me of the time I went to Carswell looking for a job and some random Maj who “interviewed” me said, “We’re a pretty elite unit.”

Side note: many at AA have been on the APA sucks so let’s go ALPA train…and the totally underwhelming agreement that came out for a vote from the NC at UALPA was just proof that it’s not the easy fix solution to switch to ALPA.

Both totally underwhelming and can’t wait for Ferguson to be out at APA.

First, strong dollar. But more importantly, the broader market believes a few things that steer away from gold: 1. Inflation will be controlled by next year 2. The Fed will not raise rates as high as they are signaling, and will resume QE soon-ish. 3. Earnings will see double digit increases next year. I think those three things are very wrong. But I also think there will be a deleveraging cascade that will hit gold and silver just like it did in March 2020. After the margin calls I plan to buy both.

Switzerland - Sweden almost the same... https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/biden-mixes-up-switzerland-sweden-in-nato-speech/

I don’t disagree with your overall points, but I do not agree with you broad-brushing an entire generation as an excuse for underperforming millennials. For every asshole baby boomer there’s multiple who have done good things for those younger than them. Assholes fucking over our country/people come in all age groups and each generation will include shitbags who continue to fuck over others; such actions are not trademarked by any generation - past, present, or future. So what about that? Well, again, you can find a way to overcome that shit, or you can cry in the corner sucking your thumb.

But nary a word regarding: -Maxine Waters -Ilhan Omar who - AOC - Jamie Pressley -Jamilla Prayapal - etc, etc, I'd say those congresscritters, in particular, are more destructive than 2nd Amendment advocate Boebart. Huh, interesting, I guess...

My $0.02 That TA has nothing nobody asked for. Vacation, nope. Sick leave/pay, nope. Training credit/pay, pay inches up but credit stays low for another 3.5 years. Reserve improvements, fuck no, and gave away a huge QOL item. Scope, give away so non seniority list pilots can be instructors. Made it easier to get reassignments by removing reserves and Sr man options 1st. All they did was toss out a bunch of add pays to appeal to our greed to shape actions. That type of model stinks of Effects Based Operations. What they often fail to see is that I/we want more time away from work, hence the vacation, training, SL, reserve, Rig improvements, among others. The pay rates are just 4 and 5%, the other 5% was previously negotiated. Not even close to inflation since 2019, when this was supposed to be done. I once heard the work rules, etc. shows how much they care about you, and pay rates show how much they respect you. To me, that TA says, "Eat shit and fuck off"

I'd run a bus full of orphans of a cliff for a threesome with her and AOC.

Back to WTF:

Do you have kids? Were you ever one? To imply that a bunch of 16-17 year olds supposed to have the experience and rationality to ignore/refute/buck their parents, teachers, role models, politicians, etc is just absurd. Just like when the boomers complain about millennials and genZ getting participation trophies. Well yeah, clown, who exactly bought the trophy? If your argument blames teenagers, it's probably a pretty weak argument.

This is simply not true in a historical context. As pointed out, the median income is no longer capable of buying the same things. And the distribution of wealth over the generations at specific ages has shifted dramatically lower. The college scam has started millions off with crippling debt. Millennials did not create this world, their parents did.

I am in favor of providing support to women who carry their babies to full term. Actually, a lot of people are and operate crisis pregnancy centers around the country, completely without taxpayer support!! However, lately they’ve been the recipients of a great deal of arson, vandalism, and other cowardly forms of attack from the champions of “choice.” And since I’m using quotes, I’d also like to give a big shout out to the Supreme Court for their recent ruling that has, at least for the past few days, granted the American Left the freedom to use the word “woman” again! Because “menstruating person” was extremely “offensive” to “persons” who do other stuff besides walking around bleeding everywhere all the time.