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Another point with regard to the FAA and TSA: Those agencies have the authority to revoke any pilots' or flight attendants' certificate without due process. I doubt that many know what conducting their careers under these circumstances is like.

Comments made by 'awesome' are precisely the reason why Continental should not have spent money on Flyertalkers. Perhaps someone can convince me otherwise, I'm not unreasonable. Opinions are like a******s, and 'awesome', well... The bottom line is that promotions are important, but this one was conducted in a disrespectful way to those who are financing well over 200 million dollars a year to Continental, the pilots. The flight attendants have also contributed millions to the cause only to see spastic marketing decisions including the Flyertalkers event. The pilots and flight attendants are not insensitive to the need for cutbacks, but they are hyper-sensitive to decisions that are seen as insulting to their pain. They don't go around advertising what they've been through, but when they do they get berated by 'awesome' type; and that's just not fair. Should the FAA or the TSA or both choose to get involved, the trouble won't just be for the participants; the pilots and flight attendant as a whole (perhaps at other airlines as well) will suffer the consequences. That's what I would like to impress onto 'awesome'. Greyhound may in fact have a better employment package; but this only highlights how much the pilots and flight attendants have given back. These are careers that we've worked years to build and enjoy with the responsibility that comes with passenger service; it's not something that offered lateral transfer to GE, Home Depot, or Allianz.

To "awesome", Thanks for the tip. I checked the Greyhound website. Turns out they offer BETTER starting salaries and insurance benefits than Continental offers their pilots! No kidding! Check it out for yourself. Look forward to seeing you on the bus for that 4 day ride from Houston to Cleveland. Bring own food and sani-wipes.

To 'awesome', Check your spelling genius - "Grayhound". Also, if you know that Greyhound is hiring you must work there. Do you wash the busses or clean the toilets?

Guys, Whether you agree or disagree with Captain Jay Pierce, you have to take a step back and look at his comments with some perspective. Some of his comments are spot-on. I do agree that this event was 'fun' for Flyertalkers (I'm a UA flyer). And, I'll go as far to say the CO will get a lot of mileage out of this from it's core group of flyers; you also have to recognize that in these tough economic times, all industries are cutting back. I speak from experience in my industry. In flying terms, there's a lot of wake turbulence out there. Just my 2 cents.