Matt's become a leader for us. He's also good at adding some comic relief . . . keeping it light.

It does offer us the job protections that have eluded us since this merger was announced.

The run [in the third quarter] killed us. Because now we were in catch-up mode and the clock was running. We just weren't knocking down shots.

Distant disasters shouldn't have any effect on us here, but unfortunately they do. It is like the trickle down effect. Big oil companies use them as a band wagon to raise their prices.

The point is, you were never asked to bring us 5.1.

When Gerard took over, he was trying to get us back on track, but he was also trying to ease our pain. Now, it's a fresh start for everyone and it's time for us to make a move. He knows that and he's not letting anything slide.