[Indie]

I had a feeling we really were on the same wavelength. I get the "lobotomotrons" all the time it seems and not just with airlines, and I do, like you, blame the corporate philosophy of "We as a corporation get what we pay for and we don't care!!"

Gourmet meals....?? BWA HAH HAHAHA!! Believe me, your comments on the specific carriers are appreciated.

(right on the union thing too) A union member could get "busted" for drugs and have their job survive. A non-union res agent could get walked out for looking at someone the wrong way, i.e. expendable. We all know how tough it is to bust our rears all day trying to do a good job when some fellow employees don't and our company doesn't appreciate us except as a warm body.
I will indeed be looking at them in my rear-view mirror quite soon, however, thanks to another career avenue but that's irrelevant here:)

~Cheers!!

NEVER FORGET!!

[Fledermaus]

Good luck!