Hi DeltaFlyer,

I feel your pain. If I had stayed a little less than a year longer, I would have qualified for a package with lifetime flight benefits or at least that's how I understood it -- if years of service plus age was equal to 60 or more. And now the two people who offered me buddy passes are leaving

Oh well. I'm loving my new job. I think I'm fortunate that in the last 5 years with Delta I got into the web stuff. I learned a skill that will transfer to about anywhere. Everyone has a website these days. I'm now working at a Christian ministry and while I love travel and the airline industry, I feel that I'm doing something even more meaningful... at least to me.

Good luck with your new endeavor! Do keep coming and let us know how it goes.