Change:
err = framework.WaitForClusterSize(c, int(replicas-1), 10*time.Minute) Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred()) <del> By("waiting for podGC to remove/recreate any pods scheduled on the now non-existent node") framework.WaitForPodAddition(c, ns, 2*time.Minute) </del> <ins> By("waiting 1 minute for the watch in the podGC to catch up, remove any pods scheduled on " + "the now non-existent node and the RC to recreate it") time.Sleep(time.Minute) </ins> By("verifying whether the pods from the removed node are recreated") err = framework.VerifyPods(c, ns, name, true, replicas)

Discussion:
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention...
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention...
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.

https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
[FLAKE-PING] This flaky-test issue would love to have more attention.
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
https://k8s- Failed: [] Nodes [Disruptive] [] Resize [Slow] should be able to delete nodes {Kubernetes e2e suite}
can you please take a look at this test or reassign it to someone. It is becoming much more frequent and is failing the serial test suite preventing me from finding a green build to branch for 1.5.
Looks like you've touched this test in the past. Could you take a look at it why it is flaking so frequently now?
This is likely due to the NC changes introduced in I remember having to touch that test. I'll take a look at this today.
Thank you!

I'm trying to cut the 1.5 branch and I can't find a green build so the sooner this can get fixed the better!