Captainjohndoe:
Please don't take my union comment on the 89ers as a slight on those pilots, it was not. It was a comment on how unions can lead people down the wrong path to the membership's detriment. Much like what happened to the guys at Continental and Eastern.
My grandmother was a union organizer in New York during the sweatshop era of the 20s and 30s. She was one tough woman in her day. So I don't need a lesson on unions or self sacrifice. Unfortunately, in my country, the union's of today only seems to exist for the benefit of the national staff and the very senior members within each local unit. They will, and do, sacrifice the junior members to protect their own interests. It wasn't that way in my grandmother's day.
TP