Baywatcher,
I have never seen our professional decline put so well nor so even handedly. Hardly a trace of real bitterness or venom there, just an accurate analysis that crosses the Atlantic without losing anything on the journey.
I have been flying for thirty years and am now looking forward to another eight before I get to sling my bag in the corner and wake up with the birds rather than drive home as they wake after drilling another hole at thirty west.
'Long and happy retirement my friend.' Give my best wishes to our ghostly Flight Engineers cruising the shelves at Sears.