Another Two Cents Re: Swa, Jb, Fedex

[General Lee]

Canyonblue is a really cocky man!!! And he sure does love himself and his company!! He is really full of himself. Nothing will ever go wrong for him, and he is a god.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[pa56pa]

from a ground operations' point of view..

and canyonblue is one pilot that we looked for at SWA during the hiring process...

that's right.. "looked" as in past..

I worked for SWA for 12 years as a ground ops supervisor... quit and am planning to go back in hopefully a few more years once I have my minimum PIC turbine requirements....

and I must say... that I could and would never be able to survive this poor economy, and having been laid off twice now, flying charters and part 91 gigs only until the company decides they want to get rid of their jets, etc, because of this sad state in our aviation industry, if it weren't for the benefits I have accumulated @ SWA including stocks, 401K, ESPP, etc. so... YES!!! It was a BED OF ROSES!!! I'm looking forward to getting back with Coleen and the rest of the gang...

 

[pilot4swa]

Canyonblue is a really cocky man!!! And he sure does love himself and his company!! He is really full of himself. Nothing will ever go wrong for him, and he is a god.

canyonblue is not a god, but he is one heck of a pilot. More importantly a hard worker with a great attitude.

 

[General Lee]

You guys sure have a love fest for yourselves over there. Nice. And, I am sure all of the pilots over there are excellent. Rock on dudes!

 

[Heavy Set]

Lay off the General...

Yahtzee,

This is an informational forum - the General has a right to be here. If you don't want to read his sometimes sarcastic opinioins you can log off..... A lot of what he says is fact (at least with regard to Delta policies and hubs, etc.) - you need to separate the sarcasm from the facts.

It is obvious to me that he has respect for the SWA folks (most people do) - he seems competitive in nature and his sarcasm is sometimes not taken well. He is obviously proud to be a member of the Delta team... If you don't like sarcasm, then you should also castigate CanyonBlue (SWA pilot) and Ty Webb (Airtran) - both of those guys are a bit on the cocky-side too - they are proud to be working for their respective airlines.

Perhaps you should quit your own holier-than-thou attitude and just accept what this forum is - full of information and opinions. If you or anyone else doesn't like it - then do us all a favor - LOG OFF.

Cheers

 

[General Lee]

Yahtzee,

Man o man, you are a funny one. No wonder you don't work for an airline. I do work for Delta and I feel very lucky to have a job. I have only advocated getting our furloughs back and if you really knew my track record on this forum you would know that. I try to work through my union for change and try to help our furloughs by sponsoring some. I do a lot more away from this forum than you know. I do look at this forum often because I actually enjoy aviation and I am interested in other airlines and what is currently happening to them. I didn't know that I wasn't allowed to express my views often or that there was a limit on the responses. I do have a laptop and sometimes bring it on my 4 day trips, but sometimes I do not. I have many other hobbies, like working out, biking, and enjoying the Georgia weather (when it isn't raining). I have a wife and enjoy spending time with her. Do you need to know anything else about my personal life? No? Then lay off and if you really have something constructive to say about this industry then reply. I do not get personal and I keep my opinions to this industry alone.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[canyonblue]

Let's just keep it movin' here. I can be VERY sarcastic, definitely more than my posts would show, that I would agree. But what started out as a rather nice post here by SWAGUY got bashed, in my opinion, by Gedde Lee (there I go again. Bad crayonblue bad!) for no other reason than to piss on a SWA pilots cornflakes. I don't judge any airline by the appearance, words, or tone of a single pilot. My good friend is a Delta Pilot and I think he and General Electric (STOP NOW!) are vastly different types of Delta Pilots. While I prefer the "good friend" type as my vision of a Delta Pilot, I don't believe he has the same loyalty and respect for Delta that General Lee has. It's great to see a pilot that loves his airline I know I sure do! Just the gentle warning from the SWA pilots, poolies and wannabes. You diss Southwest, you will be bitchslapped. And I am a really cocky man!!! And I sure do love myself and my company!! I am really full of myself. Nothing will ever go wrong for me, but I am NOT a god. Herb Kelleher IS!

 

[General Lee]

Alright, I give up. I do enjoy my airline and you enjoy yours. Good. Herb is pretty good and maybe he will come to Delta after he retires from Southwest. Or, maybe not.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Yahtzee,

No big deal. I really do enjoy all aspects of aviation and want to know what is going on at all of the airlines. Sometimes I am too opinionated, and I often hear about it. But, I don't mind that.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[flint4xx]

Perhaps WE will buy Delta and we can work together...

 

[LearAv8r]

I knew there was a reason why I never applied to Delta......just couldn't remember it until I read these posts.

Like to thank all you guys for helping me remember.......

 

[General Lee]

Flint,

If you can come up with the money to pay off our debt, then go for it.

Learav8r,

You were turned down, weren't you? Probably a good thing now, you might be furloughed. Yeah, I can see why you wouldn't want to fly heavy jets for good money. Yeah.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[LearAv8r]

Gen Lee:

"You were turned down, weren't you? Probably a good thing now, you might be furloughed. Yeah, I can see why you wouldn't want to fly heavy jets for good money. Yeah."


Uh no......Like I said in my post there is a reason why I NEVER applied. But somehow I don't think you wouldn't understand.

I am just watching you flame away at everyone that posts something on this subject. According to you, Delta is the best place out there and the funny thing is that to you it may be. But for me I am happy at where I am and wouldn't leave for anything.(pretty much the same thing that others have said here) Not that big of deal.


It doesn't matter if I get to fly the Heavy A/C or not (I did fly the DC-8 for a short time).......When in reality it all comes down to QOL and a stable income.

Not trying to flame but I am sure that there are Delta guys that were furloughed and wouldn't mind NOT flying the 76 or 75......just so that they can put some food on the table and not have to sweat the bill collector.....

put it to rest.....

 

[General Lee]

You are right about the furloughs and I fight for them everyday. Lifestyle is important and I can understand that. I do not try to flame anybody, but just give my opinion. I do like my job, but there are probably better ones out there. I am also done with this one.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[SWAGUY]

Keep the thread goin"

General,

Didn't mean to sound stressed--but it sure sparked some interesting conversation!

See ya!