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[Flopgut]

I'm not sure about the last 6-12 months generating movement. There are still furloughes that have to get called back first. Not that that will take long, it just provides a slight delay.

Well, I know...perhaps a stretch. I can see that in my own finances and those of pilots I've tried to emulate, retirement age never really was 60 (or now 65), you know where you stand about a year out. I think there will be a "funeral" factor as these guys see their coworkers' retirement flight party be closely follwed by a short ride in a hearse.

 

[fullsail]

As I was getting furloughed again most over 60 guys told me "62 and I'm out." Pretty hard to believe that now. I heard a lot about lost pensions, multiple wives, alimony, new family at 57yrs old, new house to pay for etc. from them. Only one even bothered to ask what I was going to do. It was understood that their financial situation was far more important than my unemployment situation.

 

[iflyhigh]

For the furloughed pilots, and I am one, age 65 took away 3.5 years of earnings at the our respective carriers. Working an additional 5 years, can not replace these wages.

I am one of the lucky ones, I now have a secure job, making 50% less, but it will increase.

The baby boomers can cry all they want. They will never to come to accept that they have screwed the bottom pilots and some of their children who became pilots.

Who well, they got theirs.

 

[DOVPILOT]

So about 300 more days till some SWA pilot's grumble about 65 being unfair and a push for 70 starts. Lifevests and depends will soon be stored under the left seat.

I think Hoot Gibson tried that to no avail.

 

[Quimby]

bump...

 

[Whataburger]

1250!

 

[Whataburger]

1249!

It's ON!

 

[elguapo9]

As I was getting furloughed again most over 60 guys told me "62 and I'm out." Pretty hard to believe that now. I heard a lot about lost pensions, multiple wives, alimony, new family at 57yrs old, new house to pay for etc. from them. Only one even bothered to ask what I was going to do. It was understood that their financial situation was far more important than my unemployment situation.

Tell me about it, I flew for about 2 months all the while knowing I was getting furloughed. I had only one guy express any interest in what was going to happen to me. This was only after I dropped this nugget 'Yeah, and my wife is 4 months pregnant'.

Most guys were more interested in showing pictures of their new bass boat.

Got a crappy non-flying job now that pays 20% more. And a beautiful little 4 month old girl that I get to see every night.

 

[Whataburger]

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[Quimby]

Tell me about it, I flew for about 2 months all the while knowing I was getting furloughed. I had only one guy express any interest in what was going to happen to me. This was only after I dropped this nugget 'Yeah, and my wife is 4 months pregnant'.

Most guys were more interested in showing pictures of their new bass boat.

Got a crappy non-flying job now that pays 20% more. And a beautiful little 4 month old girl that I get to see every night.

Gotta love picture time......boats, cars, houses, airplanes, motorcycles. Although I've noticed more are switching from bringing pics to showing them on their iPhones, etc.

 

[livin'thesim]

It was understood that their financial situation was far more important than my unemployment situation.

Bingo.

The boomers are the most craven generation.

 

[Z_Pilot]

Gotta love picture time......boats, cars, houses, airplanes, motorcycles. Although I've noticed more are switching from bringing pics to showing them on their iPhones, etc.

So true. Although I was not wailing about my impending furlough on my last month of flying, I did mention it occasionally. Some captains would reply "aww that stinks" and then immediately whip out their iPhones, show me pictures of their aircraft, yacht, and second homes. To add insult to injury, some of these guys were over 60.

 

[Quimby]

So true. Although I was not wailing about my impending furlough on my last month of flying, I did mention it occasionally. Some captains would reply "aww that stinks" and then immediately whip out their iPhones, show me pictures of their aircraft, yacht, and second homes. To add insult to injury, some of these guys were over 60.

In a year or two, we'll get to hear how 65 is unfair and it needs to be changed to fit their needs.


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[Sluggo_63]

1247...

 

[Sluggo_63]

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[Whataburger]

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[Whataburger]

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[xjhawk]

yeah I am stuck at a regional and on reserve for pretty much the last 5-6 years. But the RIGHT thing to do was to correct a law that was both wrong and unfair. I am an ALPA supporter but I do place the blame in them for fighting this in the first place, not correcting this years and years ago and wasting a lot of money in the process. Yes it sucks now but soon the retirements will start again and all you babies will be happy again.

I relate this to a guy who told me I should support the falsely bloated oil prices because our companies 401K at our company was highly invested in the companies who profited on the oil futures market. Guess what? I was for fixing that program as I am for fixing the manditory age 60 retirement rule which screwed everyone except those who have defined pensions! when the rules were changed for the oil futures market, oil prices dropped!

 

[Whataburger]

One Two 42!

 

[Whataburger]

Twelve41!