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RSP 036 11/06/06

The RSP Periodic Email Archive:

With somethings old, somethings new, somethings borrowed and sometimes blue!

Please realize that the focus of RSP was never intended to be a pension mess. When this is over and done with, I will direct this email and website in a lighter direction. I post almost every email that I receive, with last names removed unless granted permission. The editor does not always agree with contributors, but protects their right to share opinion We will share info that we think our community will find pertinent and enjoyable. Thank you for staying in touch and happy retirement!

The following are the RSP email archives that I still have, complete with grammar and mis-spelled SNAFU's! Caution, when reading archives keep in mind our world is a dynamic place and many bits of information become dated and are super-ceded by later updated info.

Dear Retired Delta Pilot,

Have a good MNF watching SEA and OAK. 

 

Sample appeal made to friends to help support our petition:

If you have a minute.....

It's about Delta and my pension....after almost 30 years of employment....this......

I would like to ask you all to help me by filling out the following petition form. Despite what the media reports about the PBGC taking on the pilot pension, most of the Delta pilots that I know are getting 0.00 from the PBGC. This petition is to encourage congress to make Delta own up to the retired pilots pension obligation. The reform bill was passed, but some road blocks were put into the bill to keep the Delta retired pilots from receiving their pension.......go figure???...surprise  surprise.

Thank you for your help. 

It is definitely an up hill battle....but....it's our final shot...

Thanks.

Michael

There is a petition we are asking people to sign and forward. It is located at: "Save Our Delta Pension Petition Form" 

 

 

This is a very well written letter i found from a Marine wife written by her

husband... the end the Sincerely part got to me the most!!! God Bless our

troops

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{This was written by my husband, Aaron, who is currently deployed to Iraq, in

defense of a recent comment made by Senator John Kerry. Pass it along, it

might inspire someone else to speak up! ~ Michelle}

 

Yesterday John Kerry said, "You know education, if you make the most of it,

you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you

can do well, and if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq"

 

So I wrote him a letter:

 

I am a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I am currently on my

second tour in Iraq, a tour in which I volunteered for. I speak Arabic and

Spanish and I plan to tackle Persian Farsi soon. I have a Bachelors and an

Associates Degree and between deployments I am pursuing an M.B.A. In college

I was a member of several academic honor societies, including the Golden Key

Honor Society. I am not unique among the enlisted troops. Many of my enlisted

colleagues include lawyers, teachers, mechanics, engineers, musicians and

artists just to name a few. You say that your comments were directed towards

the President and not us. If we were stupid Senator Kerry, we might have

believed you.

 

I am not a victim of President Bush. I proudly serve him because he is my

Commander and Chief. If it was you who was President, I would serve you just

as faithfully. I serve America Senator Kerry, and I am also providing a

service to the good people of Iraq. I have not terrorized them in the middle

of the night, raped them or murdered them as you have accused me of before. I

am doing my part to help them rebuild. My role is a simple one, but

important. You see Senator Kerry, like it or not, we came here and removed a

tyrant (who terrorized Iraqis in the middle of the night, and raped them and

murdered them). And we have a responsibility to see to it that another one

doesn't take his place. The people of Iraq are recovering from an abusive

relationship with a terrible government and it's going to take some time to

help them recover from that. We can't treat this conflict like a microwave

dinner and throw a temper tantrum because we feel like it's taking too long.

 

Senator Kerry, you don't have to agree with this war. You don't have to say

nice things about those of us who choose to make sacrifices for the rights of

every American rather than sit back and simply feel entitled to it. But

please Senator Kerry, if you're going to call me a stupid murdering rapist,

stick by what you say. Don't tell me that I misunderstood or that you would

never insult a veteran because you're one too. Having been there and done

that does not give you a free pass to insult me.

 

My suggestion for you, Senator Kerry, is to remember that your speeches are

recorded, and broadcast to us simpletons over here. You may want to write

down what you want to say before you say it, maybe have somebody look at it

before you say it and tell you what others might hear. Remember that we can't

read your mind, if there are any misinterpretations in what you say, it's

because you didn't communicate clearly.

 

Good luck to you Senator Kerry, if nothing else it's always entertaining to

watch you try and climb out of the holes that you constantly dig for

yourself.

 

Sincerely,

Somebody who is watching his daughter grow up in photographs so that you can

have the right to say whatever you want about him.

 

 

RSP Humor: Very Funny!!!!! Women "know your limits"  Please view this and have a laugh: 

Computer Virus:  WORST VIRUS EVER --- CNN ANNOUNCED

PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!

 

A new virus has just been discovered that has been

classified by Microsoft as the most destructive ever. This virus was

discovered yesterday afternoon by McAfee . This virus simply destroys

Sector Zero from the hard disk, where vital information for its

functioning are stored.

     This virus acts in the following manner:

It sends itself automatically to all contacts on your

list with the title:

"A Card for You".

 

As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened the

computer freezes so

that the user has to reboot. When the ctrl+alt+ del keys

or the reset button are pressed, the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus

permanently destroying the hard disk. Yesterday in just a few hours this

virus caused panic in New York , according to news broadcast by CNN.

 

This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft

itself.So don't open any mails with subject: "A Virtual Card

for You." As soon as you get the mail, delete it !! Even if you know the

sender !!!

 

Please pass this mail to all of your friends.

 

Forward this to everyone in your address book. I'm sure

most people, like myself, would rather receive this notice 25 times than

not at All

Un-ceremonius DAL departures: Some of us experienced un-ceremonius departures:  I must tell you that my last flight and last reception was super.  I had already seen a number of "welcomings" and was dismally un-impressed.  So, by admission, I contrived my own last flight.  Family was there and went with me to SEA.  My son (ASA Capt)  rode my jumpseat, the reception had family friends.  And, heck even the whole CP's office showed up including the secretaries.  Were we hosed down.  Yes.  So that memory for me is special.  In all honesty I wanted it to be.  A little pre-planning made it happen. 

However, I cannot tell you how many that I have talked to about the rather indifferent and rude treatment given to them by our own representatives of the company that we faithfully served.  Here is a email from a friend of mine received after he informed officials of his retirement.  (Names and complete info modified for privacy reasons) 

"You scumsucking bastard, how could you leave now in our time of greatest need? You have left us without support, you have done nothing but sit on your ass in XXX Forward all manuals and xxxxxxxxx information to this office, ATL"

Maybe you have a story of either a good parting experience or a bad one that you would like to share.  Just email me and I will include it. 

 

 

72T info:  We have turned on a number of pilots early payouts on their IRA's and can offer help in this area.  Contact Mark at Integritas Financial Group.888-647-6511

Crash of Cory Lidle: 

To:

Subject: "MUST SEE" SERIES ON HISTORY CHANNEL - DOG FIGHTS!

Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 21:50:36 -0600

Just in case you didn't get the word -

History Channel is offering a new must see new combat fighter pilot

series :

DOG FIGHTS [ ] creates famous

battles using state-of-the-art computer graphics. With up to 25 percent

of the program consisting of animation, viewers will feel like they're

in the battle, facing the enemy. First-hand accounts will drive the

story. Rare archival footage and original shooting supplement the

remarkable computer graphics.

(1) MIG ALLEY - Season Premiere November 3 @ 10PM/9C

Air Force fighter pilots risk their lives flying sleek F-86 Sabres above

"Mig Alley" - the most dangerous piece of sky in the Korean War. The

high-speed twists and turns of history's first jet dogfights pit

American aces Robbie Risner and Ralph Parr in the battles of their lives

against nimble Russian-built MIG-15 fighters.

(2) AIR AMBUSH - November 10 @ 10PM/9C

Legendary fighter pilot, Colonel Robin Olds, sets an intricate trap for

the North Vietnamese MiG-21's. His squadron, the Wolfpack, disguises its

lethal F-4 Phantoms as vulnerable bombers. The MIGs scream in to

challenge the Americans. The result is the most elaborate air sting of

the war.

code-name.Operation Bolo.

(3) FLYING TIGERS - November 17 @ 10PM/9C

Two weeks after Pearl Harbor, a courageous, rag-tag band of American

mercenaries dare to challenge the overwhelming might of the Japanese Air

Force. The legendary "Flying Tigers" slash through the skies of China,

and help vanquish the unstoppable Japanese. Follow leading Tiger aces

Tex Hill and John Alison as their P-40 Tomahawks fight to the death

against the agile Japanese 1-97 Nate.

(4) GUADALCANAL - November 24 @ 10PM/9C

August 1942. the Solomon Islands. Heroic, die-hard American pilots of

the tiny Cactus Air Force match skills and instincts against top

Japanese aces as they battle in the skies above Guadalcanal. Legendary

Marine Capt John Smith and Medal of Honor recipients Jeff De Blanc and

Jim Swett pit their tough 4F4 Wildcats against the relentless Japanese

Zeros. At stake - the fate of the Pacific War.

(5) HELL OVER HANOI - December 1 @10PM/9C

The skies over Vietnam. They fight in a supersonic world, where split

second decisions determine if they live - or die. American F4 Phantom

pilots Fred Olmstead and Dan Cherry take on the famed MiG-21 - the most

feared threat in the sky. And one American, Steve Ritchie, becomes a dog

fighting legend as an Air Force Ace. You're in the cockpit with some of

the fiercest dogfighting ever seen in Vietnam!

(6) THE ZERO KILLERS - December 8 @ 10PM/9C

1943...the skies over the Pacific. The infamous Japanese Zero is

decimating American aircraft. No allied plane can match Japan's

deadliest fighter plane manned by killed Imperial Navy veterans. The

American Navy rushes to deploy a new fighter to take on the unstoppable

Zero...the F6F Hellcat. The Zero has met its match. Now, you're in the

cockpit with legendary dogfighters Robert Duncan, Hamilton McWhorter and

Alex Vraciu...their epic dogfights blazing a new chapter in the annals

of aerial warfare.

(7) DEATH OF THE JAPANESE NAVY - December 15 @ 10PM/9C

1944...the Pacific. It is one of the most amazing, lopsided naval

battles in history: A mighty Japanese fleet let by the Yamato, the

biggest battleship in the world - versus Taffy 3, a small U.S. task unit

of tin can destroyers and baby flat-tops...ships too weak to fight and

too slow to run. David battles Goliath in a fight for survival - with

the lives of thousands of American soldiers in the balance.

(8) THE LAST GUNFIGHTER - December 22 @ 10PM/9C

The U.S. Navy's top fighter, the F8 Crusader flown by skilled fighter

jocks Pail Speer and Phil Wood, tackles the fierce North Vietnamese MiG

over the killing skies of Vietnam. Re-live one  of the longest,

gut-wrenching dogfights on record as Lt. Commander Richard Schaffert -

out of missles and with his guns jammed - takes on a lethal MiG-17 and

the best enemy pilot he's ever faced. He's got one chance - the amazing

capabilities of the F8 Crusader, " the last gunfighter ".

That all for this RSP issue!  Until next time. 

 

Tailwinds Always,

Mark Sztanyo

859-916-0259

marksztanyo@

"Airspeed, altitude, or brains; you always need at least two."

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