Tis almost the season to be (cough) jolly!
It all feels very modern and up to date when I tell my rellies that I have no idea what I'm doing on Xmas day until mid November. You can't really cough because you don't want to screw someone else's Festivities do you - or I don't anyway. We used to get a roster that included 1/2 Jan but even that's gone now I think. What do proper airlines do I wonder??? (BA for instance or United)
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Kermit - spot on mate
edited..Just got my roster. I must have done something right this year. But then again temeo danaus et dona ferentum
edited..Just got my roster. I must have done something right this year. But then again temeo danaus et dona ferentum
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"We used to have a roster that included Jan 1/2 but even that is gone now"
Have R2 on evening of 31st so no prizes for guessing what I am doing on the 1st!!! Bollocks!!!
The Cav
Have R2 on evening of 31st so no prizes for guessing what I am doing on the 1st!!! Bollocks!!!
The Cav
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Long live the Romans!
A very appropriate Latin citation... never trust them, especially if they come bearing gifts!
PS Absolutely, you NEVER cough on xmas or new year's unless you're really REALLY sick.
PS Absolutely, you NEVER cough on xmas or new year's unless you're really REALLY sick.
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2007 Xmas & New Year duty (thankfully someone swapped New Year for me
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2008 Northern Europe
2009 Injured - recovering
2010 Worked
2011 Res callout
2012 Working
Must have pi55ed off someone.
)2008 Northern Europe
2009 Injured - recovering
2010 Worked
2011 Res callout
2012 Working
Must have pi55ed off someone.
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Sydneyman,
One possible reason why you have the impression not too many local guys are at work over Chinese New Year could be because the success rate of the 10% of the pilot population using their annual leave or Joker Gs to get CNY off is much higher than that of the 95% who want the same for Christmas and New Year?
One possible reason why you have the impression not too many local guys are at work over Chinese New Year could be because the success rate of the 10% of the pilot population using their annual leave or Joker Gs to get CNY off is much higher than that of the 95% who want the same for Christmas and New Year?
