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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:03 AM Original message |
Cheap & easy way to handle the sleepy traffic controllers |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. Or they could have at least two controllers on duty at all times. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That is optimal, but even with two on duty |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Or not make them work 16 hour shifts |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. This. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. Why not just have an airhorn blowing at all times? |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. At the airports where sleeping has been causing problems... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. or close the airport & reschedule planes so they land before closing |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
4. How about just rejecting the Republican Vision of cheap no-tax America and just have enough |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Optimal staffing is always preferred, but sometimes planes need to land in areas where |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
5. Don't laugh. Locomotive engineers have to deal with this. It's called an "alerter." When an engineer |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I have heard about that device.. and yes I'm sure it's annoying Safety |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. You tell me which is safer: |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Yep. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. It makes me sick that people think it's OK to do that to someone while they're working. |
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mysuzuki2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. How about just opening a Starbucks |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. what if they don't fall asleep? |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
16. I thought you were going to say tasers the pilots could activate |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Now if we all had tasers, noone would be getting tasered. Hmmm, wonder |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-14-11 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. OR..... we could value workers and human life enough to pay air controllers what they USED to be |
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