Reading all these posts makes me glad I no longer have any ambition to become an airline pilot. To all you guys and girls who don't make it don't worry about it's not worth it, I am an ATC now making pretty good money and more than happy that I am not working as an airline pilot, especially with all these low pay, low cost airlines around. There are other areas of aviation which are just as interesting and pay well too, and if your really smart you will start some kind of cash money business and make some real money like many friends of mine.