I don't want to sound like I am whining or whinging but I just want to play by the rules. It is true that the closer pilots get to retirement age the more vocal they are about raising the age after they enjoyed all the benefits of the age 60 being in place. Don't you realize that PAA, EAL, BA, and Midway all lost not only their pensions but also their jobs and they did not do one quarter of the whinging that the current crop of pilots do.
This profession needs more pilots like Otterman. I man of pricinciples. No one is giving Busy B any smypathy don't worry. I did not know the half wits made the determination of age 60. Having made the rule in 1959 that was way before my time and having stood countless court challenges I guess all of them are wrong as well. Just because you had to start over don't take it out on the profession.
EK would welcome an old fart like you to the airline. Oh I forgot they are not hiring any DECs right now, what a pity. Enjoy your retirement!