Weekend Update Strike Days 22 & 23

Weekend Update Strike Days 22 & 23

Well I have been on strike for three weeks here is where we are the Company and the Union has had no direct talks. Received my last paycheck from Boeing (for one day), Received by first Strike check from the Union. When I have not been on the picket line here is what has transpired.

• Strike Day 4 Took a day trip to Sitka Alaska


• Strike Day 12 My son and I took a day trip to San Francisco California


• Strike Days 18, 19 and 20 Took a three day trip to Orlando Florida


• Most Days; Worked on my wife’s honey do list

All the trips were on Alaska Airlines total number of 8 flights with 8472 miles flown since the start of the strike.

Strike Day 20, Thursday

Strike day 20, Thursday;
Spent the day at the Kennedy Space Center they have a nice tour well worth the extra bucks (not that I have any right now) I took the NASA up close tour. On the tour we got to see the two shuttles on launch pads 39A & 39B what a sight. Right now I’m sitting at the Orlando airport to see if I have a seat back to Seattle.

PS; WooHoo it's payday (one day on the check)

Strike Day 19 Wednesday

Strike Day 19 Wednesday;

Spent the day at Disney Epcot had a great day nearly did it all got there when they opened at 9:00 AM and stayed till 7:00 PM. Tried out a Segway and that would be the way to picket. My plan for tomorrow is touring the Kennedy Space Center and flying back home. Well I spent my whole weeks picket duty money on this trip plus a little.

Strike day 18 Tuesday

Strike day 18 Tuesday,

Right now I’m at 39,000 feet for this is travel day on Alaska Airlines flight 18 to Orlando Florida. I don’t like heading east it’s a five hour flight then you have the three hour time change. Leave at 8:45 AM Seattle time get there 4:50 PM Orlando time the whole day gone. When I get it there will be time for a swim, dinner then figure what I’m going to do on Wednesday.


Got my rental car a nice Blue Dodge Avenger you think traffic is bad is Seattle, wait they nickel and dime with tolls around here well actuality .75 cents every time you turn around. Had dinner with the King (Burger King) in the end I found the motel after getting lost and paying more tolls. In the morning I will head somewhere and I will know when I get there.

Day 14 Friday

Friday spent the day working in the yard this is where I am with the pond.

Strike Day 12 Wednesday

Wednesday September 17 my son and I flew down two San Francisco for the day. The mission was to go to get some Ghirardelli chocolate for my wife. We had a nice flight down on Alaska Airlines arriving at 8:30 in the morning. Now off to get to San Francisco from the airport (SFO) is easy it cost $10.70 round trip on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transportation) get off at the Powell station. That leaves you at one end of the Cable Car route with the cost of $5.00 per ride or $11.00 all day. At the other end of the Cable Car route you end up either at Ghirardelli Square or Fishermans Wharf. A clam chowder Lunch at Fishermans Wharf then went over to Musee Mecanique a museum of old coin operated items. Took a walk down to Ghirardelli Square and scored the chocolate for my wife. My brother that lives in Fremont came down for a while. Time to head back to Seattle taking the Cable Car to Powell Street hopping on the Bart to the Airport (SFO) and finally Alaska Airlines to get home from San Francisco. Next up who knows what next week will bring.

Day Eight Saturday

Day eight Saturday, It’s barbeque day after all its two o’clock and already 74 degrees here in Kent. Have an important job today working on the pond in the back yard. Next up San Francisco on Tuesday and bumming off my little brother while down there.

Day Four Sitka

Tuesday Strike day Four
Made it up to Sitka for the day striking is hard work.
Had a nice trip up on Alaska Airlines a flight from Seattle to Juneau continuing on to Sitka arrived at 9:25 AM. Had a great day stopped by a local bar and got a FREE beer. Made it back to Seattle about 11:45PM long day but worth it next up who knows.

Day Two Sunday

Day Two Sunday

Can you say football baby! Well the Seattle Seahawks lost starting out just right, zero and one. The only way we can go from here is up. Went shopping spent of my "points" (gift cards) at Lowes. (for the non Boeing you can get points for at-a-boys then trade them in for gift cards). Still planning North to Alaska on Tuesday, flights pretty full on Monday.

Day One

Strike day one a day for planning. Today spent some time looking at the Alaska Airlines flight schedule for a Wednesday departure. Determining where to go is the job at hand right now I’m thinking north to Alaska. My bag is packed and I'm ready to go.

The other thing I have to do is the honny do list, got a few of the items done.

Plan for day two FOOTBALL SUNDAY