Southcoast - Finally, JPJP, you seemed pretty quick to belittle my opinion, while I am happy to listen to yours and I respect it, I get the impression you don't like one contrary to your own as you showed little to no respect for mine.
South coast,
I respect your right to have an opinion. I do not respect your opinion. There's a difference. Apologies if I've offended you.
Regarding the Memo-
Reading the fuel memo only confirms to me what is going on. I have never seen anything like it. It's 'pushing' in its clearest form. It's also pushing some very low numbers. I can see why they are stated as a minimum by the regulators. It appears that they're seen as a goal by some.
The 'Fuel Memo' uses a 1136KG Final Reserve fuel number. It's absolutely ridiculous to promote that number as a normal part of daily operations. It's an emergency. The Low Fuel lights on our 73NG illuminate at 900KG (2000 lb) for each side. At 1136KG, the Low Fuel lights have been on for some time. It requires about 600 KG to do one trip around the circuit in a 737-700. By that reserve number, you may not make a second one.
Thankfully, I've never seen the ethos that drove that 'Fuel Memo' in a workplace.