Wow Boeingman, did I hit a nerve?
Boeingman said:
How did Dad feel watching his loyal ALPA brethren at Delta trip over themselves to pick up additional flying in ATL when Eastern was on strike?
Good question, I'll find out for you..
Boeingman said:
I know how I felt watching the Eastern guys racing across our lines in IAH picking up our loss of revenue when Eastern had a crew base there. Was your father one of those loyal ALPA members picking up our lost flying back then?
If they were pilots out of IAH picking up the routes - nope, sorry dear old Dad wasn't one of them..
Boeingman said:
Speaking of dear old Dad...was he one of the Eastern guys instrumental in keeping the Braniff pilots off the EAL seniority list when Eastern aquired all those South AMerican Braniff routes?
Speaking of dear old Dad, it's funny - the way you treat me, is the exact reaction that is typically evoked from him - when scabs are mentioned, again, you sound like a scab.. Why else would you have an issue with my stand on scabs?
As far as the Braniff pilots on the seniority list - didn't do any SA flying with Eastern, so I wouldn't see why he kept any Braniff pilots off the SA routes senority lists..
Boeingman said:
You sound like you still have a lot to learn.
You are correct, I have LOTS to learn.. Juding from your comments, it sounds to me as if you were once a scab and I just learned a little more about you and your type. I mean, if not a scab - but defending them - I dunno what is worse.
Boeingman said:
I spent 25 months on a picket line.
Yeh, my dad spent about the same amount of time from the time of the strike until Eastern was belly up.. You spent 25 months on the picket line and feel the need to berate me for having an opinion on the worth of scabs? Something doesn't mesh..
I really don't know what your trying to get at.. Some of your points, sound like you would be against the whole idea of a scab, yet you feel the need to speak down to me on my opinion of them?
Oh, how about the senority list at the airline your at? I guess if your sitting left seat in a 76' and you guys aquired some airline - you would be first in line to make sure that other airlines guys who were senior to you were put in the proper place with your airline? Why, i'm sure you'd even downgrade in both equipment and seats to make sure that happened, wouldn't you?