off topic [RE-wrenches]

[Jim Hartley]

Allan Sindelar wrote:

> Michael,
> No, the magnitude of what happened is too great. I do solar work as my 
> small
> part to create a more just and peaceful world. This topic is not 
> wrenching,
> but it is directly related to my view of the world. I suspect that many 
> of
> us on this list also do this work for reasons based on our values, so we
> share a certain common perspective.
> May I suggest that we give ourselves, say, today and tomorrow to express 
> to
> each other our thoughts and feelings on the attacks, and their causes 
> and
> consequences? Then back to wrench topics only. It's a healing process 
> that
> has to happen, one way or another.

Thank you, Sir.  No offesnse to you at all Michael.  You might be 
somewhat more receptive to such things had you had a family member 
directly in harm's way and hadn't a clue about their whereabouts or 
their safety.  Perhaps you did.  We all react differently. I'm lucky so 
far, it turns out.  A great number weren't. And I am moved by their loss 
and still worry about what's next.  Sorry.  Actually, all I've done for 
the past day and a half is worry.  If I felt like working right now, I 
would.  But I don't.  I'm too drained to concentrate on that.  Maybe 
tommorrow.

I worry even more after having spoken with a good friend and client 
today who just retired from American Airlines as one of their most 
senior pilots.  He is still quite active within the APA [Airline Pilots 
Assoc.] There are things about this deal that we are not hearing about.  
It's probably just as well perhaps.  But, aside from the horrid human 
dimension of things, the effect on this event will be mightily impacting 
all of the air carriers as profitable enterprises in ways you can only 
imagine right now.  These are economic issues that will, in turn, ripple 
through an already weakening economy and cause all of us problems - and 
shortly.  A collapsing economy would affect everyone here in some 
significant ways I think, even with respect to "wrenching."  Right now a 
great many of the airlines are teetering on the brink. If they start 
keeling over, we are in some deep doodoo as a vital society.  This 
episode very well could hasten this. Also, don't expect to be taking too 
many pleasant air excursions in future.  Those days are over.  But, of 
course, there is more.  There is always more but I am finished.  I wish 
you all well.




Jim Hartley
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