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Lisa Dagastino12/16/2015
Early 80's at he
Lisa Dagastino12/16/2015
at the Hunt & Polo Club
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/16/2015
for me, all the Telecom parties were great but most memorable one was in 1980 or 81 when we had a sit down dinner at the Peabody with all of Data Systems
Phyllis Schwarzmann12/16/2015
Also early 80's was one at Summit Club hosted by Jim Barksdale.
Akita Hank12/16/2015
My favorite too, it was the first year the Peabody was reopened.
Gary Phillips12/16/2015
Peabody reopened in '81 I think.
Subject: Thought this was a funny site while riding my bike. UPS delivery guy driving golf cart and trailer d ...
David Butler12/15/2015
Thought this was a funny site while riding my bike. UPS delivery guy driving golf cart and trailer delivering packages north of Hwy 98 all the way to the bay outside Sandestin. Said he is working about 35-75 stops and 150-600 packages. A driver drops off a container behind the UPS store and he works until it empty
Sonny Holman12/15/2015
They do this everyday in The Villages this time of year....
Subject: Hawaii
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/16/2015
HawaiiIf anyone has suggestions about what to see and where to go in Hawaii, just post here or message me.....looking forward to visiting for the first time, next year.
Melissa Leech Ziemer12/16/2015
Which island?
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/16/2015
The main island & probably several of the smaller ones
Buddy Johnson12/17/2015
Haleakala Crater is a must...on Maui. Winding two-lane road to the top. Exquisite views. Some plants along the way that only exist on that island and only at a certain elevation. Believe you can see the twin peaks on the 'big island' from top of Haleakala.
Subject: Ken Pasley to Retire
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/17/2015
Ken Pasley to RetireAfter more than 15 years of service at FedEx, Ken Pasley, Director IT, Enterprise Network Services, has elected to retire effective March 1, 2016.Ken joined FedEx in January 2001, bringing with him 35 years of experience in Information Technology focused on domestic and international telecommunications. Prior to joining FedEx, he worked at AT&T Worldwide and retired from IBM after 30 years of service.During his tenure at FedEx, Ken has been a leader in network architecture and development across the FedEx enterprise. He has managed the worldwide deployment of the wireless handheld courier device and the communication interface with local, state and federal emergency management organizations. During his tenure, Ken has earned a Five Star Award and multiple IT Hall of Fame awards.Ken is looking forward to remaining active in community organizations, along with spending time with his family and friends. He is an active member of Memphis Oral School for the Deaf (Board Chairman), United States Power Squadron (Program Chairman, Board Member) and the Olive Branch Sportsmen’s Club. Ken has three daughters and six grandchildren, all residing in Memphis.Let’s take this opportunity to thank Ken for all he has contributed to FedEx during his career. Please join me in wishing him well in life's next chapter!Gene Sun
Gary Phillips12/17/2015
Congrats Ken!
Joe Cutrell12/17/2015
Best wishes on your retirement!
Barry Poole12/17/2015
That's great Ken... I'm jealous!
J. David White12/17/2015
Best wishes & Congratulations Ken Pasley!
Daria Faye Ellis12/17/2015
Congratulations Ken
Jon Peacock12/17/2015
Congratulations Ken.
Raymond Lane Cross12/17/2015
I had a chance to work with him a few times, always a good experience for me. Best of luck, Ken!
Chris Apalodimas12/20/2015
I am so pleased that Ken is finally going to take some well deserved time off! Congratulations Ken.
Subject: FedEx Retiree Poll
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/17/2015
FedEx Retiree Polla. Are there things you did to reduce expenses or save money in retirement?
b. Are there things you spend more money on now, in retirement?
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/17/2015
Some things Jimmy did:
1. home phone for $2/month
we use our cell phones most of the time, but needed a home line to open the gate in our community. I didn't want to pay $36/month for at&t home line. I bought an OBI100 for $45, plugged into my home phone, and internet router. Then set up an account on Anveo for $2 a month. Now I have a home line. If internet is down, it emails voice messages to you. So, when I go on vacation, I just unplug it, and get my phone voice mails automatically
2. Cable
I decided to get off cable; so ordered Netflix & Amazon Prime for streaming services for $17/month total. Then I called to cancel my cable..but they dropped the price $30/month for a year, then did it again, so I'll keep it a while.
3. Food
Spend more money eating out...but trying hard to eat healthy.
4. Discounts
Using Senior discounts more often, just have to find them.
Gary Phillips12/17/2015
1. Spend less in gas. Fewer miles on the car.
2. Eat out more.
Dawn Taylor Bush12/17/2015
No cuts ... Spending hubby's money. 🤑😏😁
John Wilkinson12/18/2015
2. Insurance.....medical, dental, and life.
Wade Waldrup12/19/2015
A. Quit spending money on useless, irrelevant material stuff that doesn't really matter.
B. What's the point in reducing spending if all you do is spend it on something else? Net = 0.
David Warren12/20/2015
A. No house notes, no car notes, I like Jimmy's cable approach. B. Paying it forward, making life better for nieces, nephews, etc.
Sandy Butler Stone1/6/2016
1. Cancelled DIrectv, tried 4 types of antenna but failed. Ended up going with cable but ended up saving $$ even with my internet included.
2. Paid car off
3. Have my own business so I've spent money getting it established. I am be in the black this year. Yay
Lela Smith1/6/2016
Spend less money on clothes and shoes. As now I just have 2 types of dress, cute and play instead of 3 work, cute, and play!
More money on vacation because I am always planning my next one !!
Subject: Brett Bonner, former FedExr & now VP of Research @ Kroger in Cincinnati is on cover of Progressive G ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/18/2015
Brett Bonner, former FedExr & now VP of Research @ Kroger in Cincinnati is on cover of Progressive Grocer Magazine
Peter Dangerfield12/18/2015
Way to go Brett
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/18/2015
Brett is on the right. Brett was a key contributor to the development of MSDS, Purple Lights, and many other scanning projects at FedEx.
Charlie Derrick12/18/2015
Sweet! Good goin' Brett!
Ric Honey12/21/2015
He always had something cooking in that head of his...
Subject: Interesting article of Amazon rumors to get into air delivery:
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/18/2015
Subject: Apparently FedEx does not ship to IRS anymore. I have tried for 2 years to send my taxes by FedEx an ...
Tommy Johnson12/21/2015
Apparently FedEx does not ship to IRS anymore. I have tried for 2 years to send my taxes by FedEx and haven't been able to find an address. I just called Customer Service and they said FedEx doesn't provide that service because you can only send to a P.O. Box I find this strange. Any ideas?
Buddy Johnson12/21/2015
FedEx has never delivered to PO boxes.
Tommy Johnson12/21/2015
That is correct. A few years ago fedex had addresses 2 send taxes 2. It was an address that had IRS and a city state and zip with no street name. I used 2 send mine in that way.
Melissa Leech Ziemer12/21/2015
There are several different IRS physical addresses. I believe the main one is in Austin.
Tommy Johnson12/21/2015
Thanks everyone. It Looks like the Post office it is. I just hate to send anything by anything but FedEx. I guess sometimes you just have to. FedEx must have stopped the service to send to IRS by FedEx.
Melissa Leech Ziemer12/21/2015
Tommy, I just posted the IRS address to send via FedEx.
Melissa Leech Ziemer12/21/2015
The address to Fedex your tax return is 3651 S. IH 35, Austin, TX 78741. That's the address Service Agents were given to provide to our customers. It's the address I've used for years to send in my tax returns. Google the address if you want.
Tommy Johnson12/21/2015
Fantastic. Thank you so much. You are Great!
Tommy Johnson12/21/2015
I will have to give this out to everyone I know so they can use FedEx. I want to keep FedEx afloat so I can get my retirement check.
Laura Ladd Beard12/21/2015
We always fedex ours and believe it is to Austin address. You can find it on the IRS website
Tommy Johnson12/21/2015
Thanks. Mellisa had it. I looked on the IRS website and all I could find was PO boxes. I guess I am not too good at finding things on the IRS website.
Subject: Got a question. The Fed Ex Memphis hub address is Sprankel. Any idea where that name came from?
Gary Owens12/22/2015
Got a question. The Fed Ex Memphis hub address is Sprankel. Any idea where that name came from?
Clayton Roderick12/22/2015
Sprankel
The swelling in your ankle after you sprain it.
I sprained my ankle during basketball, now I have a sprankel.
Peter Dangerfield12/22/2015
Sprankel used to run from Tchulahoma to in front of the three hangers to the National Guard. There used to be a cemetery near where the DC 10 hangar is and ramp area. We also had a gas station and the Flight Simulator / Falcon museum on Sprankel Ave. So it was the street address for all of the above and Hub. Ps the cemetery was moved before we built over it.
Jane Meredith Robbins12/31/2015
Sprankel was where the gas pumps were. Employees could buy gas at FedEx.
Subject: Who is flying A340s into MEM? I've seen them several times this week. They're white with a red strip ...
Ben Moore12/25/2015
Who is flying A340s into MEM? I've seen them several times this week. They're white with a red stripe from nose to tail.
Ben Moore12/25/2015
Clayton Roderick YES! Whose was that?
Clayton Roderick12/25/2015
SriLankan Airlines
Ben Moore12/25/2015
Why would they be coming into Memphis? Is FedEx leasing from them? I couldn't tell if the ones I saw had red tails though.
Clayton Roderick12/26/2015
Their lost, I think they meant to fly to Memphis Egypt
Chip Cooper-Williamson12/28/2015
Atlas Air. FedEx is leasing 5 aircraft and flight crew thru January. Heard from a 777 pilot
Ben Moore12/28/2015
Atlas Air's livery is way different than the planes I've seen. Could be ...
Looks like FedEx was wet leasing 747s from Atlas Air.
http://fdx.alpa.org/Home/Content/ContentView/tabid/3125/ArticleId/8209/2015-Peak-Wet-Leases-11-5-15.aspx
What I saw weren't 747s.
Subject: Merry Christmas from all the Burk's!
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/25/2015
Merry Christmas from all the Burk's!
Dave Hansen12/25/2015
To you and yours as well.
Karen Burghard12/25/2015
Subject: "Merry Christmas" and happy holidays to all member of Fed Ex Retiree Breakfast Club! From me Gary Ow ...
Gary Owens12/26/2015
"Merry Christmas" and happy holidays to all member of Fed Ex Retiree Breakfast Club! From me Gary Owens. Fed EX Memphis Hub from 88-95. Ho Ho Ho!
Sheila Turnage Harrell12/26/2015
Merry Christmas!!
Gary Owens12/26/2015
Ho Ho Ho Same To You Ms. Sheila!
Sharon Fordham12/28/2015
Happy New Year to all Fedex retirees
Subject: Do any retirees have the VSP Choice or Signature Vision Plans? and where do you buy them. OneExchang ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/28/2015
Do any retirees have the VSP Choice or Signature Vision Plans? and where do you buy them. OneExchange seems to have the Choice plan on their site
Laura Ladd Beard12/28/2015
Roy has VSP. I think he got it through one exchange when turned 65 two years ago. It's about $170 a year. He has used it for annual checkups and glasses. Seems to be an ok plan.
Dan Elliot12/29/2015
Doesn't medicare pay for check ups?
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/29/2015
i think only for diabetics
Laura Ladd Beard12/29/2015
I think Medicare would pay only if there are physical issues effecting your eyes. Not for your typical annual checkup
Pat Woodruff Gunter12/29/2015
Right diabetics
Charlotte Benton Hieronymus12/31/2015
Medicare pays...my husband only pays a $25 copay for his checkup each year. Haven't had to fill a prescription so not sure what or if they pay anything on that.
Charlotte Benton Hieronymus1/1/2016
And, he doesn't have diabetes!
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/1/2016
"Original Medicare, Part A and Part B, does not generally cover routine eye exams for eyeglasses or contact lenses. However, Medicare Part B will cover an annual eye exam every 12 months if you have diabetes or are at high risk for glaucoma."
Charlotte Benton Hieronymus1/1/2016
Jimmy...my husband has been on Medicare for 3 years and all he has paid for his routine eye exam is $25. He does not have diabetes nor is he high risk for glaucoma. If what you say is true then I'm not sure how all he has paid is $25.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/1/2016
It's great he is getting it covered. I checked with my sister who works for an Optometrist and works with the insurance companies and she relayed that they only get reimbursed from Medicare if you have diabetes or are high risk. I think she also said there is a $25 copay for the test, otherwise they don't get re-imbursed thru medicare.
Charlotte Benton Hieronymus1/1/2016
I agree it is great. He pays $25 for a copay but it is for the entire exam...not just for a test.
Subject: FedEx Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/29/2015
FedEx TriviaMatch any of these persons with one or more of his major passions(activities can apply to multiple people, people can have multiple activities):tennis, ping pong, golf, racquetball, flying, fly fishing, running, unknowna. FWS(CEO)
b. Jim McKinney(SVP AOD)
c. Bob May (Zapczar)
d. Harry Dalton(VP SIS & Tech Svs)
e. Alan McArtor(SVP Satellite Systems & AOD)
f. Ted Weise(Pres. FedEx Express)
g. Jim Barksdale(COO)
Don Rose12/29/2015
FWS-tennis, Bob May-golf, Alan McArtor-flying
Ben Moore12/29/2015
YZ was a runner, wasn't he?
Peggy Dawson Black12/30/2015
Harry Dalton - fly fishing
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/30/2015
Peggy is correct about Harry's Passion
A Harry story.....
Harry could be blunt, very blunt...and very funny at the same time.
When large customers were visiting Corporate many times Harry & I would be there to give presentations on various things.
On one occasion the company was hosting a lunch for a large Fishing supply company.
I gave a presentation on DADS and Harry on COSMOS IIb.
When Harry finished his presentation he said something like....
"Personally I want to state that you are a great company with great products and I use you all the time.
"But....I have to say...you did one of the most Stupid things possible when you discontinued the fly fishing bag model BR549 ...it was a great bag, and you replaced it with something inferior.....but I still love your company. "
so in a few words Harry said they were both Great...and Stupid
They took it well.
The next day or so, Harry received a FedEx delivery which contained the praised fly fishing bag that had been discontinued...they found one and FedEx'd it to him.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/10/2016
Answers from my memory...could be more answers
a. FWS(CEO)
Tennis
b. Jim McKinney(SVP AOD)
Golf
c. Bob May (Zapczar)
Golf
d. Harry Dalton(VP SIS & Tech Svs)
Fly Fishing
e. Alan McArtor(SVP Satellite Systems & AOD)
Tennis (he played doubles on weekends with FWS)
f. Ted Weise(Pres. FedEx Express)
Flying
g. Jim Barksdale(COO)
not sure
Peter Dangerfield1/10/2016
I'm pretty sure Fred also played Racquetball until he had back problems.
Anne Wulff1/11/2016
He did. I saw him play in the 80's at the Racquet Club. He still plays tennis.
Peter Dangerfield1/11/2016
Was that when I was whooping you Anne at racquetball or does my memory fail me? 😝
Anne Wulff1/11/2016
Don't remember it that way at all!
Subject: Has anyone received their 2016 insurance card? I have not received mine.
Janis Tamboli Morialli12/30/2015
Has anyone received their 2016 insurance card? I have not received mine.
Mary Weiss Pantlik12/30/2015
Yes, Gary and I both received our retiree Cigna cards. We live in Wisconsin.
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/30/2015
We received our cards on Monday.
Demetra 'Dee' Hickerson12/30/2015
I got mine Saturday.
Subject: I am still researching Medicare supplement, dental, drug & vision options for my wife Stephanie who ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/31/2015
I am still researching Medicare supplement, dental, drug & vision options for my wife Stephanie who goes off FedEx Insurance a month before I do.
Just made these notes to share, still not thru investigating but hopefully by end of next week it will be over.
If you have other tidbits just post.--------------
Dental:
There are about 4 dental plans offered thru OneExchange online. I believe they can offer other plans if you ask. They range in price from about $18 to $49 per month.Our dentist said they would take any insurance, but several are difficult to work with, and some have longer waiting periods before you can do anything but a cleaning. Some have you wait 6 months, some a year.Most of the dental plans pay out a max of $1,000 a year, and there were some that paid a max of $1500.There is a benefit from having a plan in that some of the crowns and other work are 'written down'. A $1200 crown might be $ 1075 base price with insurance.Delta Dental & Delta Dental Premier were mentioned as ones that are easy to work with, with Metlife following them.There are plans out there that are a type of HMO and many dentists won't take that insurance, so you need to check if your dentist is In Network.Vision:There is one plan in OneExchange(in Tennessee) that is offered which is VSP Choice Plan for $168 a year. Which gets you an eye exam and a pair of glasses.The Optomerist said that there is a VSP Premier Plan which is better, which I am researching.Also, if you are diabetic, you get a full eye exam once a year on Medicare versus a separate Vision insurance Plan.The vision insurance doesn't have to be purchased like medicare supplements once a year. If you've had your exam and got your glasses, you can wait and sign up later for that insurance. You can sign up 30 days before you need to do another eye exam.
Supposedly we may be able to get private vision ins from Eye Med or even Davis vision, which I will check out.Medicare:Many doctors won't take new patients on Medicare. So be sure you have a primary doctor and any specialists you might need that you have used before. I went and got a heart check up from a specialist, because two of my brothers had heart attacks...I wanted to make sure I was on someone's patient list.Medicare Advantage:
M/A is much cheaper than a supplement and can be a great benefit for those who can't or don't want to pay for a supplement. The negative is that many doctors won't take you as a patient, and you are in a type of HMO, and they choose your doctor and hospital. Yet it is much less expensive.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/1/2016
Another tidbit from a very good friend who represents United HealthCare and AARP about a benefit of AARP Supplement Plans
"Another point with AARP --- a supplement policy holder can SWITCH plans (within AARP) at any time with no health questions asked. So, for instance, someone who is paying for a Plan F maybe has a couple of financial misfortunes, and needs to go to a lower cost plan. (If you were with any other company, you'd have to submit to underwriting which could disqualify you or put you into a higher risk level and thus at a higher premium.) With ours, you just call in; tell the operator you want to switch to a lower cost plan; she asks you no questions; she just makes the switch; and your new plan takes effect at the first of the following month. Later, if you want to switch BACK to the better plan, just call in -- again --- no questions asked. "
Tommy Johnson1/1/2016
I have just started using Delta Dental. They seem easy to deal with so far. I can't offer anything on any of the other. I use the VA for medical and Vision. VA in my area is pretty good. They teamed up with the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Something that is little known about the VA is that if you are a veteran or spouse of a veteran they will pay quite a bit for in home health care of needed. They really don't advertise it but it is there. I wish I had known about this when my mother was bedridden with cancer.
Subject: Received an annual newsletter from the Tomkins family. Tom retired from FedEx after working many yea ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/3/2016
Received an annual newsletter from the Tomkins family. Tom retired from FedEx after working many years in Satellite Systems & Telecom. He is doing some IT contract work. Below is a very nice photo of his family.
Irene Williams1/3/2016
Yes indeed. A very nice photo.
Chris Apalodimas1/5/2016
Great guy, and one of the funniest people I've ever worked with!
Subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-YvTEddAUU
Clayton Roderick1/4/2016
Debora Williams Waller1/5/2016
That was a great story. Thanks for posting Clayton.
Subject: FYI and Heads Up...I took the buyout 2 years ago (Dec 2013) but not old enough to be 'retired' or dr ...
Leigh Pritchett Sawicki1/4/2016
FYI and Heads Up...I took the buyout 2 years ago (Dec 2013) but not old enough to be 'retired' or draw upon my retirement.I moved my 401K funds out of Vanguard to consolidate and manage together with other financial investments shortly thereafter. But still have my active Vanguard account.About 15 minutes ago, I received an email from Vanguard stating that my account had been de-activated due to exceeding the limit of login attempts.I RARELY log into this account, so SOMEONE has my information and knew I had a Vanguard account...I have taken extra measures to change my password, add the feature of not allowing other devices than my own computer, etc...but wanted to give others a heads up.Somehow, In my mind, I believe this to be information compromised from either Vanguard or Fedex...Not sure who to contact on the FedEx side since I'm not officially a retiree...any suggestions?
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