So there I was talking to an FA. I asked her, " How come every airline, when I walk into the cabin (before pax board mind you) offers me (a lowly fueler) a soda, except your airline?" Now I'm not materialistic and respectfully decline said soda 90% of the time. That doesn't change the fact that the offer was still there. And when the offer is there it makes me, at least, feel like the flight crew does not view themselves as above anyone else. She went on to say, "Because we can be fired if we're caught." Fired?! Over a soda?! A 60 cent piece of aluminum...and you can be fired? Conversation went on and continued into willingly "working for less than you're worth." Now I don't make much as a fueler. A whopping $10.25 an hour. I then went on to say, in not so many words, that I cannot change how much I'm paid. That does not stop me from "talking bad" about my employer though, unlike her. Does not have anything bad to say about the airline (non union FA btw)There's no one to fight for me. I'm non union. Other employees might agree for higher wages but wouldn't fight management because management would find "reasonable cause for termination."
Like I said, the light turned on! Unions can be useful.
/End rant
Jesus H. Christ, who the heck says "soda." It's "pop," P-O-P, pop!
It's Cola.
Unless it's a lemon-lime or root beer product.
You're both wrong, it's COKE! (no matter the variety) Always has been, always will be...atleast to us Southerner's
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Too many numbers.
So what if when I get on the plane to talk to the pilots about their fuel and get a coke then? Is it still stealing? Pilots get a coke if they ask or get up and get one. I'm not taking it off the plane, I'll just down it in the galley or where ever.
Besides that, at the express carrier where this happened, I know for a FACT they throw out any open cans when they land, even if half a glass was poured. Also a waste of money
I KNOW you and I are talking about the same airline! 
Cheerwine is the best!I do enjoy RC products from time to time...there was a Greek place in Portland that had RC Cola instead of Coke or Pepsi, I was beyond surprised.
As Doug has told you though, you'll never see Delta drop Coke...period. You'd see Jtrain/Acadia admit that "Global Warming/Climate Change/New Fancy Word" is a massive plot at redistribution of wealth before Delta will drop Coke.
I've been on a kick here lately where I've wanted Cheerwine...that stuff rocks my world.
Not to mention the more employees feel appreciated usually the harder they work. Sort of like the last job where they told us the closet full of literally thousands of tiny water bottles was off limits yet the water fountain didn't work. This was in the middle of July. They got the fountain working but nevertheless, even 1 day in that kind of heat on the ramp with no water for the employees in unacceptable in my eyes.
Jesus H. Christ, who the heck says "soda." It's "pop," P-O-P, pop!
