2008 Annual Flight Attendant Luncheon

Once Again it's that time of year where EVERYONE has a chance to get together. This one really seems like a deal. Friends, & the Museum of Flight WOW! So "What Say" Mark your calendars, Tell your friends. Hope to see everyone there.

Tom DeLeo

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Interesting Businessweek Article

This article came out today.  It describes many of our feelings about our CEO.  I thought it was worth reading since it was in a well-respected business magazine.

Suzanne W-A

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/mar2008/db20080318_718213.htm

Zed Fares Great for checking flights

This is a great site to list for Zed fares. It also has the red, yellow and green signals to tell you if the flight is good or not. You can list for the flight here also.
Carol Colley

the website is http://www.flyzed.com/ and the userid is ual. the password is 016. great site.

Diane Laird-Miller Services

A memorial service will be held for Diane at 1330 at the All Saints Church on Queen Anne.
Saturday March 29th.
Address: 1716 2nd Avenue North, Seattle, 98109-2805. The telephone number is: 206.285-3866

Cards may be sent to her son, Greg, at: 2570 25th Avenue West, Seattle,
98199-3410

Diane's wish, in lieu of flowers, a contribution to the Museum of Flight for the AMERICAN FIGHTER ACES ASSOCIATION. Address: 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, 98108-4097.

Trudy Steinhauer

Sad News

                                                IN MEMORIAL

Jo Longway Reinhardt passed away on March 9, 2008 after a long courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Cards and notes may be sent to:

                                  Rodger Reinhardt ( son Jacob)

                       8089 N.E. Loughrey Avenue

                       Indianola, Wa. 98342 

A service for the family is being planned at this time. Rodger hopes to have a "celebration" of Jo's life sometime in April.

Diane Laird-Miller With Sadness

I know I just sent you the info about Diane but sadly she passed away yesterday, Sat. Mar 8. I'll send out any details of a service when I receive it. Rest in peace Diane     

Jane Bigelo

Are you attending the Cloud Crowd Luncheon.... March 20???

Hi all...
I just became aware that the RSVP for "Gatherings" on SeaBuds... is not working. Jan Loomis wants to remind all who've not contacted her about coming to the Cloud Crowd Luncheon, the deadline is this Friday.
Details of the luncheon are as follows....
Cloud Crowd Luncheon
Marie Callendar Restaurant in Federal Way
Thursday, March 20
11:30 to 2:00
Contact Jan at 253-564-5621 or Jloom1@aol.com

We hope to see you there...
Karen Del Grosso

Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show Photos

A fun afternoon for dog lovers & likers (even the non-competetive ones like us) is to attend a dog show. We attended one today and the dogs were VERY cute. While there, I snapped a few photos. Unfortunately, it's very hard to make the dogs stay put! Consequently, a number of my photos are a little blury. However, the expressions are so cute, I decided to include them anyway.
click HERE to See Pictures
Suzanne

Diane Laird-Miller

Diane Laird-Miller.  She is not doing well at all and has been moved to Kirkland.  Time is

of the essence and I know Diane would appreciate hearing from us.  Her family is up from California and of course her boys are right there as they have been throughout this ordeal. 

Diane came home from the hospital a number of months ago and when I called her she sounded like the old Diane.  She was

walking daily, albeit with a walker and determined to make it through.  She made a couple of trips down to see her folks in

CA and  was really on the mend but unfortunately the cancer returned.

I went to see her yesterday and I just reminisced about the good old days.  Cards and letters I know would be tremendously appreciated, and a visit too ~

Diane's address now is:
Hospice Evergreen, 12822 124th Lane NE, Wing 2, room 14, Kirkland, WA 98034.

Trudy Steinhauer

Sharon Canney in LHR

Sharon Canny, ex-SFOSW & SEA commuter whom many of know, transferred to LHRSW about 6 months ago. I've been keeping in touch with her and wrote a few days ago asking her how it was going. She responded:


Thank-you so much for re-writing me.....I got the other one ages ago, but
just did not get back to you...

Here's the situation:
1. Frightfully expensive......I had my transfer in for 6 years and 6 years age
was a much better climate for being in Europe.The dollar is just pathetic
and sad and everyone is suffering.
2. There were 591,000 emigrants into the UK last year and have been every year
since 2004 when the boarders were opened by the ECU agreement. Making
clean, affordable housing very difficult to get. Flight attendants are paying
$800 and $900.00 for a room in a house.....in the UK I looked with another flight
attendant at places for $2000.00 for small 2 bedrooms way out. It cost $55.00
to commute on the bus alone. I think you can see me whining about the money
situation clearly.....
3. The base is all good, the flying is good and I finally got a place in Antwerp,Belgium
to round out my European living experience....I live in a 200 year old building
on the classic cobblestone street in the center on town. I take the tram to the
train, to the train, to the plane to Heathrow....easier than it sounds.
4. The green tax went on the zed fares from anything leaving Heathrow, a zed
fare, which should cost peanuts, is $117.00 round trip, Brussels/Heathrow/Brussels.
not good! For example Iberia airlines just canceled the reduced fare arrangement
with UAL, leaving lots of flight attendants who commute from Spain without a ride to
work.....very bad. The Paris FA's have to pay $140.00 for a round trip which should
cost $25-$35.00. And then they go on strike all the time.
5. Do you remember Jan Benbow, he is still here and is the supervisor to go to if you need anything.
Do you want me to say "hi" to anyone that you remember?
6. I am #3 in the base and #2 purser, all good, am flying the inaugural from LHR to
DEN at the end of the month....all good

so there is the good and the bad....I think you should be very happy with your European
experience because it has really changed a lot.I had lived in Europe before and it is changing so rapidly
because of immigration, it just does not feel the same. Treasure you memories!!! I remember you
talking about it being one of the best years of your career.

I also did not end up here with Natalie, my daughter. Two weeks after I got the transfer, she got into a college program
that she wanted to go to and did not come with me.She is happily at college and I really miss talking to her
the 3 or 4 times a day that we are used to....I also got not find a place for Pepper my beloved bullmastiff
to come to in the UK, no one would rent me a place with a dog.....I can have him in Antwerp, but I will probably come back to the USA before I do that. He is in Maine with my brother and I have been going up there....interesting place!

Anyway, that is the update....share it with anyone who knows me and we will talk one day!!!!!

Happy Easter, Sharon Canny

After 5 years

Well after 5 years or retirement. I tend to ask myself does medicare cover insanity? Who cares. I got my birthday wish and got a break in the weather and was able to go out on the water. For those of you that always asked " Are you still water skiing" The answer is YES. Although this sport is called AirChairing or Sky Skiing. I definitely will be spending my summer getting in my water playing time. Actually I have been getting towed behind boats for 60 years now. "Sort of the Iris or water sports"

Well now. What have you been up to??

Please Share with all.

Tom DeLeo

Almost Five Years

Hello Everyone. It's already the 1st of March 2008. The most of us are coming up on our 5th anniversary of retiring from UAL. Now would be a great time to jot something down about your thoughts and possibly little of what you have done over these past 5 years, Give us all a little update on your life. I know that time and distance seems to keep moving on and all of us farther apart.None of us want to lose our connections. "I am sure some do"

Remember all you have to do is put your thoughts in an email and send it to the email address I have sent you all for posting. If you have forgotten that or need a reminder ,send a email to tdeleo@gmail.com and I will send you the needed address.

All is well with the DeLeo's and myself and the rest of SeaBuds are looking forward to everyone's updates.

Tom DeLeo