Yes I can do a search too!

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/13698434-post23.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/13707248-post51.html

I could go on but I don't feel like wasting anymore time with your "authoritative" posts.

I don't see how expressing an opinion and offering insider advice goes against each other. Even in the same post it is pretty easy to see which is which.

In any case, this thread has taken the usual route after the U word was brought up. It's too bad, it is an interesting topic.

Really? I like the employee you've decided to call out for that.

The difference between you and me is I'm just one of those "whiny Flyertalk people" and a PMNW customer at that! I'm not privy to information and speaking as an employee of the airline.

Your position on unions is clear, but my issue was mixing that while trying to provide helpful insider information. I think that's irresponsible to do and you should try to have more restraint when mixing the two.

Anyway, I've made my point and all have shown their true colors, so I agree there's no point wasting any more time with this issue.

Good, there's nothing wrong with liking an employee who posts on Flyertalk. To be clear it's not like I dislike this employee, I just thought mixing the "insider stuff" with opinions about unions could have been handled differently.

Geez, cut him some slack. It's not like he's the White House Press Secretary or something . . .

I can't believe you would be coming down like this on one of the more informative posters on this board.

To my knowledge, all the air stairs have be removed from the DC-9s. I remember it had to do with saving money. Flying the stairs around that were no longer used cost to much. (pre merger) I thought that all of the cities that NW served all had jet bridges or mobile air stairs now.

I could be wrong. I haven't worked a DC-9 in close to 20 years.

If you're referring to me, I guess the info provided ruffled some feathers. I think that thread too has been deleted. I thought I had done a good job of leaving company/employee business out of the thread and concentrated only on FT relative content.

Guess I'm still learning.

Don't think it was directed to you - rather a little debate going on up thread.

Indeed - I haven't seen anything remotely controversial from NWAFA for a while now; their one post on this thread was very relevant to the actual discourse in this thread.

LOL! This is true. I could be quite harsh in my assessment of certain situations.I really am trying to provide informative content to the FT group without additional "snide" comments.

right after they were removed I know a few were kept for some locations...but it wasn't many, forget who told me but it was a reliable source

well for me personally while we've always disagreed on the union/non-union front (although I'm not as negative as the DL folks I guess) I do and always have appreciated your participation

I didn't realize you lived in STL near your best friend & ex-coworker....I'm not surprised this is what he's doing today though, it has to be extremely boring counting $28M every day just to pass the time since he's unemployed these days ....on a side note, I heard the 2nd edition of his famous book, how to dumpster dive and survive without working is about to come out

But you are obviously allowed an opinion as well!