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Scott Tracy

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  1. No body should help any body lift so called hand carry luggage into the overhead bins. Fit it under the seat in front of you. If someone helps and hurts their back, drops the bag on someone, what happens, who gets the <deleted>ty end of the stick? This is the risk assessment for cabin crew. Hurt me, I don't fly, I don't fly, someone else has to or reduce passenger numbers. Someone else is available but takes 2 hours to become available, flight crew out of hours. New crew of new aircraft, delays either way, for loss of 1 cabin crew. Regulated industry folks.... As for donuts in the overheads...there is a solution, they don't retain their shape long if a 7 kilo Samsonite is shoved hard against the box.

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  2. 3 hours ago, dddave said:
    4 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

    The best response that I have heard of from a member of a cabin crew is 'Our job is to save your ass. Not kiss it.'

    On a more serious note, most passengers seem to assume that it is the crew's job is to serve them.

    It's not.

    They are there for passenger's safety. The rest is just a bonus.

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    I have a friend who was a longtime FA on a US airline.  She told me that the FAs flight pay does not begin until the doors are closed and that they are specifically told not to assist passengers lifting bags into overhead bins because if they were injured doing so, they were not covered. 

    I think that's another issue...

  3. Guns don't kill kids, people using guns kill kids. 

     

    Americans have the right to bear arms. (Thank goodness that's geographically restricted). No ifs, ands or buts.

     

    Voting out politicians who take no stand on gun control could be seen as un-constitutional. Voting for politicians who want people control, now that's the way to go.... Re word laws from 'people under 18 may not have a gun license...' to 'guns may not have a people license unless their properly trained'. The gun that is... You think this is ridiculous...? Try looking at some of current and arcane laws still in place...

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  4. Pay to fly' schemes are an aviation industry practice whereby a professional pilot, whether in training or not, operates an aircraft in commercial service, i.e. on a regular revenue-earning flight – as any other qualified crew member – but instead of receiving a salary he/she pays for the cost of gaining flight experience.

     

    Good grief. Imagine this for other professionals? 

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  5. 9 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

    Maybe Pita isn't as fresh and clean as he looks....

    Is this not to be expected? Some unreasonable expectations here, I think. The default position when looking at any politician is...you lie. The issue here is he is unwanted, therefore those who want him gone will out him. Those who are part of the trough will cover their arses but tattle on those who don't play the game.

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  6. 3 hours ago, CelticBhoy said:

    But like the article states, "MFP will go into the opposition for now."

    Pita will just have to cool his engines for a bit. His time will come.

    This is not what the people who voted for the party wanted. They wanted them in government, decision making, not in impotent opposition. If they are not in government, will any one trust them again, vote for them again?

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  7. 4 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

    The talks between the coalition parties have been friendly and the formula reached is amicable. As much as detractors want to see the breakup of MFP and PTP, it didn’t happen and democracy survived. No walk out, no dissenting opinions and even Thaksin didn’t make any demand. MFP will get a shoot at nominating Pita, house speakership and 14 “ A” listed ministries.
     

    For the majority of voters who voted for the coalition, they will be pleased that negotiation has been transparent and in the right spirit and the junta coalition has been denied the next government. Still hoping that Pita gets the votes to become PM but the task is daunting. Sreetha will be the right alternate with little political baggages and business experience and non controversial. 

    The majority voted for the coalition? Are you crazy? No-one voted for a coalition...where on the ballot paper does it say?

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