Bluetruthpilots

[CapnVegetto]

"Life is change, man"

Age 65 is now the reality.

Deal with it, and grow up !

What in the hell are you talking about?

What relevance does that have to the discussion?

I am content with my job but still advocate for improvements, he hates me because I am not as miserable as he is. So I ask again, what does age 65 have to do with anything?

 

[CapnVegetto]

And Karma is a Mother^&cker... and has no time limit!

If that were true, politicians would be getting struck by lightning all the time.

I'm sorry if people don't like the truth. They usually don't.

 

[BeachBummer]

Captveg, fact is you don't know what sort of poor or great decisions that linepilot has made or any of the rest of us for that matter. Your making very large assumptions. You may wanna tone it down abit before you step on your dragon ballz...

 

[CapnVegetto]

Captveg, fact is you don't know what sort of poor or great decisions that linepilot has made or any of the rest of us for that matter. Your making very large assumptions. You may wanna tone it down abit before you step on your dragon ballz...

I Should tone it down??? Really?? Have you even READ some of his posts? Like the crap he spews about voting no just to spite everybody?

Don't expect me to not call people on their bull$hit dude. If someone acts like an a$$, they will hear about it from me.

Where is your post calling him out on his assumptions about me?

EDIT: For purpose of elaboration, I will add to this.

I have way too may people that I actually care about that are looking for jobs and trying to feed their kids to tolerate the incessant, pathetic whining of some ******************************bag captain with a six-figure income pi$$ing and moaning about his station in life when I personally know a gargantuan number of people that would give anything to be where he is.

It makes me sick.

Don't talk to me about your bills, kids' college, etc. I'm in the same damn boat. I have a family to take care of, too. If you can't make your life work on a six figure income, you have a serious problem. I make more money now than I ever have, but I know how to manage it, and I know how to do without stuff. Sure, I could afford to live in a McMansion in an expensive neighborhood, but I choose not to because I'd rather that money be put toward college. I choose to drive two 10 year old vehicles until they die because they are paid for. I choose to not buy a boat, a second house, a sports car, or any number of other frivolous things because I would rather have a nice fat savings earmarked as an "oh $hit fund".

I am ready for the future. I think about it all the time, probably more than most. Every year I make more money, but my lifestyle doesnt change. I have ZERO debt except my mortgage, which will be paid off in 12 years at the rate I'm going. It's not that hard!! An extra $300 bucks a month. That's nothing. Its all about choices. Lots of people on here should learn to make better ones.

95% of what I see with pilots that whine and moan about money are people that made poor choices when they were my age, and it caught up with them later in life. I am making choices and sacrifices now that will pay off for me later. I had a good example in my parents. They live a very comfortable retirement now because they didn't blow their money on stupid crap when they were my age. I am attempting to do the same thing now, knowing it will pay off in the end.

 

[linepilot]

Listen to him go people.

He's a 30 year old SOOTH SAYER...

...a sage...

...a wise man before his years.

Listen, even if you don't like what you're hearing, because he's TOLD US...

...he speaks the TRUTH. :laugh:

 

[CapnVegetto]

Listen to him go people.

He's a 30 year old SOOTH SAYER...

...a sage...

...a wise man before his years.

Listen, even if you don't like what you're hearing, because he's TOLD US...

...he speaks the TRUTH. :laugh:

See? Complete idiocy.

I rest my case.

 

[linepilot]

See? Complete idiocy.

I rest my case.

Well YOU should'a been a lawyer.

But I'm guessing you think the very same thing.

 

[linepilot]

The only fight some of these kids have is for the old farts (the ones who tried to organize this place three different times) and the left seats they are keeping them from. Their benefactors at jetblew have given them a pretty darn good job and the new paradigm is just fine for now.

Of course in 20 years, if they swing that way, they may have families and the exact same unrealized expectations.

Hard to say who they'll blame it on, but damn sure, it won't be their SUPERIOR choices. One way or the other, they will have sowed up retirement and health care for life.:laugh:

 

[$$$4nothin]

I hope you're still going to vote yes and keep all your 'goodies' and not have them taken away, like:

1. 78 hour trigger
2. 13:30s
3. Stock options
4. CSPP discount (it has been lowered if not eliminated)
5. A decent amount of preimum pay (RM specifically stated during the last conference call that the company wants to minimize premium pay => less $$ for you.)
6. Reasonable healthcare costs, about to get worse too
...That's just off the top of my head.

If that's not enough, think long and hard about how much fun it will be to fight and acquiring groups CBA with strong backing with our individual PEAs and a supposed $2mil fund that can be broken up and distributed to pilots if they wish. Yes, that is how it's written.

CBA please.

Did you not read my post that you quoted. I said I was going to vote yes.
BTW. It has been a 78 hour trigger since I applied and got hired here. I also never got stock options. Like I said. I will vote yes, but not for the reasons that all of the blow hards always talk about.

 

[$$$4nothin]

95% of what I see with pilots that whine and moan about money are people that made poor choices when they were my age, and it caught up with them later in life..

Other than the freak medical issue that unfortunately eat away all savings and the income of some, this is an absolute fact. I have a hard time feeling bad for the guy that can't make ends meet on his $150k+ a year salary due to his poor decisions.