Dip$hit. What federal employee has FREE healthcare. Citation please.

I'm sick of all the pleasantries.

Look it up your freaking self.

Seriously. The ignorance is getting so painful it's exactly why I have pretty much given up on this board.

I'm not defending government spending, Obama is a freaking TURD.

Federal employees have remained at the same level for basicaly the last 20 years (number of employees). Lower skill jobs pay slightly more than the civilian counterparts while higher skill jobs and higher education level (masters/PhD) get paid less than civilian counterparts.

But screw it. Bang your hands on the keyboard and post some stupid emoticons. It will give you all more credibility.

Government has the absolute role in regulating the airspace above the US. "Entrenched in the air travel business" is just a catch phrase.

I hate all the leadership in Washington. Don't have to be sorry for me. I'm just tired of the misinformation campaign that is waged by the right and libertarians and generalization of government workers. Govt workers put up with lots of BS. First to get attacked instead of all the pork projects that these bozos get funded.

But if you have never worked for them directly then you have no idea. Contractors do not count.

As far as the distance of the runways, they are 4301 feet apart at the centerlines. That distance allows simultaneous departures providing the initial departure headings are 15 degrees apart. It's not the normal at TPA, but not illegal or unsafe at all.

More lies.... Well except for the Parliment of Whores comment.

Even if it were true. Those airplanes have to be routed from coast to coast with those air traffic controllers working sectors that are normally split by themselves. The delays are due to safety concerns. Those safety issues can be managed by controlling the flow of aircraft before they even depart.

It is complicated, but what I can assure you is the controllers are usually willing (to a fault) to accept challenges (think double the airplanes) because we think we can handle it. It is the downfall of many.

Nobody makes anyone work anywhere. Most of the private sector has been hit much harder and for longer than this sequester. Public employees have been shielded from more reality than public sector. Welcome aboard buddy.

You needed a good rage, glad I could be there for you.

I'm fine. Citation please. Prove what you are saying all I'm asking.

You have experience working for the federal government? I didn't think so. It's called talking out your ass. You arent the only one. Just number 3,498 in the line of lemmings.

Not rage. Most of you used to be sensible. Bloody has lost his mind, as have several others. I hate this administration, but it doesn't make me believe what I want because of feelings alone. Do actual research. It will take you weeks to understand FERS.

I'm really not talking about just the sequester either. I don't give two **** about loosing 10% of my pay. I feel bad for the country.

If you don't care to look at what "system" I have, then STFU. It really is that simple.

You have seen me post over the years, I really try to cut to the chase and I don't mince words.

https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/327474876011143168 

If you would've been on the road...it locked up both sides...everyone was looking up at it...it might be safe...but it sure didn't from the vantage point I had that day. Never saw that before...I mean both at the same time roaring down the runway.

We need to meet up for a smoke...been too long!

More importantly...air travel affects which portion of the population? The wealthy. The upper class. The frequent business travelers. The campaign donors.

Now it appears congress has a fix rushed through to solve this disaster of inconvenience.

As for the peasants affected by sequestration, eat cake.

wouldn't you have to have a job to be effected by this..?? 😕

[jester]

Oh, my! Aren't you the regular Triumph insult comic dog?

Ok, so the Obahhhhma admin is inept (gasp)? So some Government workers select their preferred health coverages at discounted rates, & some are indulged while others are overworked and underpaid...(double & triple gasp as I dive for asthma inhaler). Any other insights, oh great Gringococonut?

Besides pimpin', playing soldier, and staring at an FAA monitor for hours on end as rhoids howl, I wonder what cbid's own Billy Bob Thornton has done in the PRIVATE sector?

I agree with Gene in his assessment that the traffic controllers' situation (shortage) was manipulated in order to punish the tax payer at the expense of sequestration proponents.

I also agree with ZRX in that Government workers should eat more ****** if they think they have it bad.

1. Cocolo is a slang term common in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean used sometimes to refer to non-Hispanic African descendants. It is also a term used to refer to people from Anglophone and Francophone Caribbean in Spanish-speaking countries and the Cocolos of San Pedro de Macoris, Puerto Plata and the Samana Peninsula in the Dominican Republic.

2. Cocolo is a medical device prosthetic that provides a means for the collection of waste from a surgically diverted biological system (colon, ileum, urinary) and the creation of a stoma. Pouching systems are most commonly associated with colostomies, ileostomies, and urostomies

3. Cocolo is a bohemian word meaning “to eat fat”.

Didn't mean to make you cry

If I'm not back again this time tomorrow

Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters..... 😞

When I lived in PR, they referred to us European born Spanish as "Gallegos"- prolly a reference to a region of Spain known as Galicia.

the worst thing about workers unions I've seen (maybe not the worst, but up there) is the whiney pointing of the finger and accusing someone of having things unfairly better than another. worker A points at worker B and complains that worker B has a bigger or better work space than worker A. Worker A never ends up with a bigger or better work space but Worker B will likely end up with a smaller or worse work space. Worker A benefits in no way, but somehow it makes them feel better. Facts and reason are usually not in the mix. Effin union mentality.

You forgot...Loving husband and father...friend and man about the islands and town.o:)

Anyone that knows the guy knows when he does log on here...he's shooting from the hip and as a Marine...he's a dead shot. He's in a bad spot and I feel for the guy, but step away and look at the entire situation...The President set this whole ball of wax up. Now that the chickens have come home to roost they don't look so good. They lost their shine. People don't trust this guy further than they can spit and he's already been declared a "lame duck". Already. He's been the worst President this nation has ever had and that's saying a lot! He's made Jimmy Carter look like a world class politician and leader.

This issue with Air Traffic Controllers is a bad game. Instead of deferring his management...the fat cats that can't do his job...they don't. They'd rather layoff the workers than the managers. It's not a simple union/non-union, govt./non-govt. worker problem.

The Kenyan King is what the free candy voters wanted. The rest of the nation is stuck with a bag of crap they already know. I'm almost expecting Joey to tell his boss to stay home come campaign time like Algore did with Bubba.

A bill that would end the Federal Aviation Administration’s furlough on air traffic controllers is now on its way to President Obama to sign.

On Friday, the House passed the measure 361-41.

On Thursday night, the Senate passed the legislation after most lawmakers had left the Capitol for a weeklong vacation.

Earlier this week, lawmakers from both parties urged the Obama administration to postpone or cancel the furlough of air traffic controllers, with some accusing the FAA of playing politics as the cuts contributed to massive delays at airports across the country.

The furloughs went into effect Sunday, and the impact was felt almost immediately.

You probably should not believe everything you read on the internet.

Cocolo is a term that Puerto Ricans use to describe a person that listens to salsa music, and dresses a certain way. Kind of like a "rocker" type term from the 80's.

The term started in the 70's when most of the salsa singers (also known as soneros or salseros) were black cuban/puerto ricans.

I was first called "cocolo" around 1989. Because I was a white guy that loved salsa music. The term has changed meanings over the years, but mostly within the slang of different ethnic groups. Some Mexican dialects for example, use the term closer to the "N" word.

It's a play on words, literally a white guy that likes salsa music. But believe what you want.

What is funny is that these lawmakers are so out of touch that they think ending the furloughs today will give them no flight delays tomorrow.

It will take one to two weeks to get our schedules back on track and to normal staffing levels.

No I'm not going to explain why, it just will.

Just to clarify, I work for the FAA. I am not the FAA, but they did play the card. What I also will say is that ther was no "job action" or intentional slowdown on the part of air traffic control.

A nice explanation, most kind.

I would encourage you to embrace your African-American blood. It is nothing to be ashamed of. Think of the blood line you share; Jackie Robinson, Barack Obama, Rush Limbaugh . . . .

There are many interesting names here.

Wheelrite saw the movie Heart Like A Wheel, and found his moniker.

HockeyDad met a girl while ice skating.

MaddVibe collects battery powered motors with off center flywheels.

So many stories . . . . .