Anyone in PHL right now???

MusketeerMan · May 18th, 2008, 15:27

Our 2 hour sit has turned into a 5 hour sit...our inbound plane has a wheels up time of 2 hours from now. It's gonna be a late night for sure. Still have to get down to Hartford, back to Philly and over to Houston.

Let me know where you are and I'll but you a (root)beer.

Qgar · May 18th, 2008, 15:34

Sucks to be you right now!

Sorry, I know how you feel..happened to us a couple of weeks ago in BWI. What can you do?

Do you ever overnight in BDL? We do occasionally and our hotel is crawling with other airline crews!

MusketeerMan · May 18th, 2008, 15:39

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Originally Posted by Qgar

Sucks to be you right now!

Sorry, I know how you feel..happened to us a couple of weeks ago in BWI. What can you do?

Do you ever overnight in BDL? We do occasionally and our hotel is crawling with other airline crews!

Yes..we have layovers in BDL...we stay at the Crowne Plaza Springfield. I don't have any this month..actually today is the only time I've touched BDL all month.

Bllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa........this is boring. I can always people watch though.

Qgar · May 18th, 2008, 15:41

Ah, sorry....different hotel..

Anyway, people watching is a tremendous amount of fun. I'm not a big fan of the CrewRoom.

MusketeerMan · May 18th, 2008, 15:45

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Originally Posted by Qgar

Ah, sorry....different hotel..

Anyway, people watching is a tremendous amount of fun. I'm not a big fan of the CrewRoom.

Esp. not the PHL Republic crewroom...it's an absolute dive. It's nothing more than a filthy closet...right now I'm listening to some lady talk extremely loud on her cell phone to someone while complaining about family members. She's the same lady who got mad when the gate agent announced the delay out of DCA. People are funny.

BobDDuck · May 18th, 2008, 16:08

Do you guys not get hotels during long sits? The minute our delay goes to 4:01 we can get day rooms. Some times it's not really worth it, but at least the option is there.

Doug Taylor · May 18th, 2008, 16:15

Oh man, I do NOT miss "productivity sits".

Usually devolves into, "Well, back in the day, we'd be doing a Billings turn, but noooooo, they gave that away to XYZ."

Kingairer · May 18th, 2008, 16:29

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Originally Posted by BobDDuck

Do you guys not get hotels during long sits? The minute our delay goes to 4:01 we can get day rooms. Some times it's not really worth it, but at least the option is there.

Only if its SCHEDULED for more then 5 hours do we get a day room. So we could be scehduled for a 4 hour sit that turns into a 6 hour sit b/c of a delay, and no hotel room.

BobDDuck · May 18th, 2008, 17:35

See, if ya'll had ALPA....

I kid... I kid. I'm a kidder, it's what I do.

joliet · May 18th, 2008, 18:14

I sat around burning holes in the sky all day, my butt hurts.

Oh, and the truth hurts too.

BobDDuck · May 18th, 2008, 18:17

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Originally Posted by joliet

Oh, and the truth hurts too.

If that's about REP not being ALPA, their contract is WAY better then ours in many, many ways.

joliet · May 18th, 2008, 18:21

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Originally Posted by BobDDuck

If that's about REP not being ALPA, their contract is WAY better then ours in many, many ways.

Their pay is nice for the bigger planes they fly compared to us, true, among other finer points that the Republic pilots enjoy.

I probably shouldn't be posting, as I haven't slept since yesterday afternoon, and thought I would coast through another reserve day.

inside0ut · May 19th, 2008, 00:52

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Originally Posted by MusketeerMan

Our 2 hour sit has turned into a 5 hour sit...our inbound plane has a wheels up time of 2 hours from now. It's gonna be a late night for sure. Still have to get down to Hartford, back to Philly and over to Houston.

Let me know where you are and I'll but you a (root)beer.

Too bad this didnt happen on Friday. I did the Philly shuffle and ended up there for 4 hours...ugh....I charged my ipod in the crew room, and had to sit down there for 45 min. longer than I really wanted to. LOL Im gonna start wearing a JC pin or something so when we sit around there we can figure out who each other is.

MusketeerMan · May 19th, 2008, 02:24

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Originally Posted by BobDDuck

See, if ya'll had ALPA....

I kid... I kid. I'm a kidder, it's what I do.

But seriously...if you're sitting in PHL and weather causes you to sit for over 4 hours, you get a room???? That's nice...but surprising.

May 18th, 2008, 15:27	#1
MusketeerMan Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 1,962	Anyone in PHL right now??? Our 2 hour sit has turned into a 5 hour sit...our inbound plane has a wheels up time of 2 hours from now. It's gonna be a late night for sure. Still have to get down to Hartford, back to Philly and over to Houston. Let me know where you are and I'll but you a (root)beer. __________________ JBDaP --------------- "The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training" - Joe Biden on Obama's lack of experience.

May 18th, 2008, 15:34	#2
Qgar Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NYC/EWR Posts: 3,373	Re: Anyone in PHL right now??? Sucks to be you right now! Sorry, I know how you feel..happened to us a couple of weeks ago in BWI. What can you do? Do you ever overnight in BDL? We do occasionally and our hotel is crawling with other airline crews! __________________ Colgan Q-400 Flight Attendant Just Remember -- NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST... I may have wings, but that doesn't make me an angel.....

May 18th, 2008, 15:41	#4
Qgar Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NYC/EWR Posts: 3,373	Re: Anyone in PHL right now??? Ah, sorry....different hotel.. Anyway, people watching is a tremendous amount of fun. I'm not a big fan of the CrewRoom. __________________ Colgan Q-400 Flight Attendant Just Remember -- NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST... I may have wings, but that doesn't make me an angel.....

May 18th, 2008, 16:08	#6
BobDDuck Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Left Seat Posts: 5,555	Re: Anyone in PHL right now??? Do you guys not get hotels during long sits? The minute our delay goes to 4:01 we can get day rooms. Some times it's not really worth it, but at least the option is there. __________________ TBJC08 The Gear Monkey The Gear Monkey Store

May 18th, 2008, 16:15	#7
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,543 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Anyone in PHL right now??? Oh man, I do NOT miss "productivity sits". Usually devolves into, "Well, back in the day, we'd be doing a Billings turn, but noooooo, they gave that away to XYZ." __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

May 18th, 2008, 17:35	#9
BobDDuck Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Left Seat Posts: 5,555	Re: Anyone in PHL right now??? See, if ya'll had ALPA.... I kid... I kid. I'm a kidder, it's what I do. __________________ TBJC08 The Gear Monkey The Gear Monkey Store

May 18th, 2008, 18:14	#10
joliet Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 91	Re: Anyone in PHL right now??? I sat around burning holes in the sky all day, my butt hurts. Oh, and the truth hurts too.

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