As has already been stated above, some of us actually still enjoy flying, after all who wants a 'proper job' ! (whatever that is)?
As a further incentive to keep passing the medical/flight proficiency checks some of us have been thru' :
a) Divorce-only the lawyers win.
b) We sank our pension money into a GAR with Equitable Life! Q-When is a guarantee not a guarantee? A-When it's issued by Equitable Life! Meanwhile our legislators continue to vote themselves gold-plated pensions whilst ignoring this scandal.
c) We served up to 12 years in the military & left prior to 30th.March 1975 without a pension. Moral-I should have joined the Wehrmacht, they are still paying pensions to those who served in WWII but the fourth richest economy(or is that China now?) seemingly cannot reward it's former military personnel for their service? Kipling had it right all those years ago!!!!!!!!!!
And as for having to sell your house to pay for care!, well words fail me
PS: Life's a bitch ain't it!