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  1. Down to my last pair of issued tan flight boots/bricks and based on the weight no wonder they were free. Lucky to have received so much overage before you had to buy them yourselves. Still use a decades old LBE from early army training when plinking targets on my neighbors farm. Current tac belt is nice, but the LBE just works when strolling around extra pellets. Very few items I still use like the waffle shirt after retirement as the rest was unleashed to a local Army/Navy store or dumpster many years ago. *Not a scarf or were they called neckerchief to be seen.šŸ˜œ
  2. As long as those smaller birds donā€™t fly to Hawaii. Good thing they canā€™t make the JFK to HNL. So much better on a 76 Delta One.
  3. Dang, just got booted from the employee parking due to SWA making BNA a base vs satellite or whatever location. Guess I deserve it overall as I never ask my company to book with SWAā€¦ If there were more comfortable seating, service classes and big pond crossings it would be a consideration as well as being partnering with outfits that capitalize on comfortable travel and other accoutrements. Honestly I blame BNA for once again poor financial/capacity planning. Went from $25 per month to $75, then $120 and $150 for 2025. It adds some parking tactics and seems it will work out not paying for several months in which I donā€™t fly out, but it was convenient.
  4. SWA joins the non-hiring ranks of some cargo outfits, but to totally different circumstances. Never know what lies ahead in this industry. Some obvious setbacks while others not so much.
  5. Good times to be had no doubt and thatā€™s less than 2hrs from my base. Definitely less dragging around than AMS (depending on your hotel location)and as I mentioned before, Hunter B obviously has had no trouble thriving within the confines of the domestic fishbowl. Plenty of fun to be had at less dense areas and I bid for those for quiet times every so often - Half of our folks prefer hanging out downtown Sydney understandably while I chill on the beach balcony with a stogie. Currently in HKG having just flown in with a new hire just 27yrs on the planet. Hysterical watching folks broaden their horizons. Canā€™t imagine where heā€™s run off too especially during the Lunar New Year. May never see him again and I wish him well.šŸ¤£
  6. First rule of mil flight club: You do not talk about Mil Flight Clubā€¦ā€¦ You do NOT talk about Mil Flight Club. I kid of course and your answer is true. There was a time and my mil non-flyer starter years things were out of control, not a bad thing. That Navy leak tamped things down a bitā€¦ Like College but with beer $, no retribution, no hard rules, handbooks and no video footage from strangers.šŸ¤Ŗ
  7. Doh, thatā€™s good ā€œhookers and blowā€ā€¦ yaā€™ll need to get to Europe, AMS specifically or some crazy areas in Asia where a few of our hounds are relentless - yowza. I still find myself cleaning the deck with our huge wipes after these past few years due to the pandemic. Tell you the truth, it never really was for the pandemic. *Definitely not saying overseas is the best ticket as it seems Hunter has proven to be very happy within his own backyard. šŸ¤£
  8. Oooops, I myself missed my specific point of those within our industry which I need to correct. To make it whole, itā€™s the folks within the FAA specifically or any other non-up front metal manipulator. Basically non-pilots as they have the schtick on this pass or no pass at this time. We have little power or zero in this as you know. Could care less statement was initially backed by retirement by 60 wishful thinking and the 62 more probable. The only real dog in the fight for myself was having the option and really having a medical issue extended timeframe so I will change a bit and say - now I care for it, but itā€™s not an entitlement. If it happens then OK, but I myself am not entitled to it and less than 10 years from the current max at this time. If it does put the squeeze on the correct parts of the industry and move thing up to be against it, okie dokie. Yup, everything is politics, power, pure greed, jealousy, etc. Terrible stuff.
  9. Jealous Much? Top end/senior folks earning top pay for an additional two years turns quite a few others within our industry greenā€¦ Hug is correct, the data has been around for many years with other countries. Personally could care less, but Iā€™d be lying if having that option wouldnā€™t help possibly when turning 65 for some reason or another. Closer look medicals sure, a few additional hurdles whatever - just stay as fit as possible as being able to do the job to 67 isnā€™t an absolute given. Plenty of folks in their fifties looking pretty rode hard and put up wet and should hang it upā€¦ Wish to retire at 60, 62 seems more like it. Feeling pretty dang good now, but life has a way of shutting sh*t down without your consent so the the best positive for the limit for myself is being medically disqualified and on long term disability for the additional timeframe. *Understand the upward mobility implications, but this is nothing new since the previous 60 to 65 move as many were delayed for quite awhile. 10yrs to the left or more was a thing, but not right now. Donā€™t count on anything until your there and even then be cautious.
  10. HR is where those embryos originated and created their own safer space. For now.
  11. You must be right, hence the 12,000 mentioned were hyper focused on managers in their statement. I wouldnā€™t feel too safe as a manager at large corporations right now. Heck, I ā€œmanageā€ to show up effortlessly to work and hope HR doesnā€™t hyper focus on me. HR, now thereā€™s a group that needs some downsizing. Dang handbook is a lot thicker now.
  12. Add UPS managers, etc. to the equation. How to save a Billion $ or soā€¦ May only be in the 2-3% range of the company, but 12,000 nevertheless seems like quite a bit. Several companies encouraging or offering early retirement and that normally leads to cuts shortly thereafter if numbers arenā€™t met. Stay frosty out there.
  13. To be specific: The FedEx restructuring labeled as Drive and Network 2.0. More concerning would be the latest initiative ā€œTricolorā€ to create focus on three specific areas of operations to further utilize or maximize operations. Any thoughts from those at Purple on how this may affect QoL overall? May have little impact on higher seniority, but the low hanging fruit may feel some pain - or not. Just gathering info for my fellow flyers who were leaning towards Purple path or perhaps Purple, Orange and White Path now.
  14. A ton of restructuring going on and efficiency measures being implemented within the cargo industry. Granted, some were self inflicted with the cash cow expansion, but there is much going on with optimization of the box hauler outfits. Actual cuts, keystroke cuts and boneyard routes are increasing this year. Some replacements for sure, but nothing pertaining to extreme growth at this time.
  15. Ryan Air also cleans the aircraft once at the end of the day. Imagine thatā€¦ It might have been at the beginning of the day if at allā€¦
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