Author Topic: heard it today... (Read 913 times)

J_A_B · « **Reply #15 on:** April 02, 2003, 01:03:07 PM »

What is happening to the Airline industry now happened to our railroads back in the 1970's.

What the government did then, and will likely do again, is take the bankrupt carriers and consolidate them into one company, then keep it afloat until it can support itself again. (In the case of the railroads, this was "Consolidated Railroad Corporation, better known as "Conrail", which was fairly recently bought out by CSX.) Like the railroads, the airline is too important to allow it to dissolve into nothing.

J_A_B

pugg666 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 02, 2003, 01:07:10 PM »

Drooollll!!! poutine!

Tarmac · « **Reply #17 on:** April 02, 2003, 01:51:13 PM »

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Originally posted by pugg666
Drooollll!!! poutine!

Waaaait a minute... you mean poutine isn't French for poontang?

Wlfgng · « **Reply #18 on:** April 02, 2003, 02:04:34 PM »

I can already feel the clogged arteries... woah

udet · « **Reply #19 on:** April 02, 2003, 02:08:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Yeager
I work in the commercial airlplane manufacturing business and I can tell you its ugly right now. 15 years and all it has done since late 1999 is get worse.

If you know a young person looking for a proffessional career steer them clear of this one. A big upset is on the way and the rebuild, provided it occurs, will likely happen overseas where highly trained engineers and mechanics will work for a few bucks a day and no benifits.

Right you are, Yeager

SOB · « **Reply #20 on:** April 02, 2003, 05:04:11 PM »

Tarmac, that's a great avatar!

"Fek Yer Moootheeerrrrrrrrrrr!"

SOB

Tarmac · « **Reply #21 on:** April 02, 2003, 07:27:58 PM »

Heh, ya like that? Made it myself

"That little guy? I wouldn't worry about that little guy."

BlkKnit · « **Reply #22 on:** April 02, 2003, 07:43:41 PM »

Bah, pessimists!

I worked at Douglas (MD80) and at Boeing (747 & 767) and now am in maintenance, since the manufacturing gig was kinda lame. Not to say it wasn't a good job, but there is so much in-fighting and petty BS involved in every job its just discouraging. So now I fix 'em and the pety BS is about different stuff LOL:)

Lizard3 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 02, 2003, 10:10:46 PM »

Surprisingly, Ranch dressing is pretty good on Fre...er Fries.