1261 days to go!

[Spiritflight]

Quote from the article:

Attempts to raise the mandatory retirement age for pilots from age 60 to 65 have been in a holding pattern in Congress for years and might have stayed there without the effort of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska.

 

[Bob_Sacamano]

:beer:

On the serious side I'm just ready for some movement. We've never had 10 year upgrades at WN but we will soon! The guys behind me are not getting the same opportunity I had and the morale is slipping. I'm ready for the FO's to get their shot and start recouping some of the money this has cost them.

Gup

 

[Quiet Flight]

854

Gotta thank Ted Stevens pilot for proving the theory. Again...

Be careful, that irony is dripping. Don't want to get any on you...

:uzi::uzi::uzi:

 

[Whataburger]

853!!!​

 

[jonjuan]

damn, this thread almost died.

 

[-FlyAuburn-]

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.

Hahahah, lol. You think that's bad. I'm a furloughed NetJets pilot. I had pretty much the EXACT same thing happen to me in the weeks and months leading up to the furlough. Except that one of the dudes was 70. Yes 70. I asked him if he was going to retire anytime soon and he just replied with, "As long as I keep my health up I'm going to keep flying". So you see, at least there IS a rule in the 121 world. Otherwise these geezers would fly until they are dead at the controls. I even heard a rumor at a union meeting that we had a 71 year old with an 8 year old and 5 year old. The guy swore it was true and that he had flown with this "daddy-geezer" and even saw his kids pictures. All I could think was WTF.

 

[GuppyWN]

852

Gup

 

[Bad-Andy]

damn, this thread almost died.

This thread won't die for at least 8-5-1 days.....

 

[Whataburger]

Saturday, Aug. 14

:angryfire851!!​

 

[livin'thesim]

We have 851 days to think up an appropriate theme song.

 

[Whataburger]

imp:8-fiddy!!!​

 

[RJLooser]

We have 851 days to think up an appropriate theme song.

Maybe this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGtSpsYURAQ

or this imp::
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aW4u0d9MNs

Have a nice day

 

[Quimby]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9y4iXAso4I&feature=related

 

[nyboilermaker]

Eight Hundred and Forty Nine...

 

[Whataburger]

We have 851 days to think up an appropriate theme song.

I thought M.C. Hammer's "2 Legit to Quit" was pretty much right on.

 

[GuppyWN]

Actually Enter Sandman from Metallica would be perfect.

Say your prayers little one
Don't forget my son
To include everyone

I tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
'Til the sandman he comes

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We're off to never-never land

Something's wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren't of Snow White

Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragon's fire
And of things that will bite, yeah

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We're off to never-never land

Now I lay me down to sleep
Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
Pray the lord my soul to keep

If I die before I wake
If I die before I wake
Pray the lord my soul to take
Pray the lord my soul to take

Hush little baby don't say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It's just the beasts under your bed
In your closet in your head

Exit light
Enter night
Grain of sand

Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We're off to never-never land

Boo! Yeah yeah!

We're off to never-never land
Take my hand
We're off to never-never land
Take my hand

We're off to never-never land
We're off to never-never land
We're off to never-never land

Gup

 

[gutshotdraw]

Since I had a hand in naming this thread the "Geezer Meter" I thought I would offer an original ditty:

"Geezer's Guile"*

*Sung to the tune of that icon of American songwriting: Gilligan's Island

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale that'll make you sick.

It started in the addled brains,
Of Geezers in a snit.

They had too many boats and cars,
Big houses and ex-wives.
They figured how to pay the bills,
By screwing junior guys.
By screwing junior guys.

The business started getting tough,
the pensions bit the dust.

Go crying to the Congress,
The Geezers said "We must!"
The Geezers said "We must!"

Now the job's a drag,
No fun at all,
Always a $hitpile,
With Fossil Dudes,
SWAPA too,
Senators, and their lies.

The Congressmen,
The Decider and
Prater Man,
Be-cause of Gee-zer's Guile...



Okay, I was on the crowd-killer all day yesterday and had time on my hands.

 

[Quimby]

8 4 8

 

[Quiet Flight]

Actually Enter Sandman from Metallica would be perfect.

Or...

For Whom the Bell Tolls...

"For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls..."

I like that Ludacris joint too.

 

[GuppyWN]

847

Gup