Classic stuff this....
Pilot A makes a statement, Pilot B doesn't like his tone so they have a public row about who is 'right' and having agreed that they are both right, they continue the row.
What message does this kind of exchange send? Management must be pi$$ing themselves!
Pilots? United? A bit of a contradiction in terms. One has only to look at the acrimonious exchanges going on in other threads for evidence of this.
If North Sea pilots were 'united' they would have each others e-mail and communicate their plans privately.
Every NS pilot pay-related thread that turns into a slanging match takes kudos away from the idea that a 'united front' might be in the offing.
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And having plunged my hand firmly into the wasp nest, I shall beat a hasty retreat.