Whoah!
So what happened to Aloysius, then? Or it is just him in a wig with a pair of falsies? Your average customer wouldn't be able to tell the difference after a few Gulders, I think.
Not to be unfair, Mr Pointy-head has a genuine certificate from a Test Pilot School he would probably be happy to show you. Just be careful handling it because the ink is still wet. I was so rude as to suggest that 'he da man,' if we ever decided to get into the development of new aircraft but that I might know a bit more about operational flying. As people given a little bit of authority will do, he became quite upset and things went down-hill from there. As it was, I had developed some noticeable tics, such as trying to hid under the nearest table everytime a 'danfo' would backfire out there on Latif Salami Street so that I thought it might be best to leave.
Now, of course, I want to come back, but subject to strict conditions.
First I need to see SASless and Musket33 back. Like canaries down a coal mine they should show that conditions are safe enough for me. After all, with this new JAR licence I have something to live for; it's not like the old days.
Next, I don't want to work, as such, but to be a consultant. The penny finally dropped when I noticed that the harder one works the less one is valued. Don't ask me why that is so but it is. There is no sense swimming against the tide; it is better to sit there on the side of the stream writing reports, eh? Surely I am not the only one to have noticed someone waft through, neatly dressed with an escort, 'here from headquarters - he's a CONSULTANT and he's here to help us.' Funny thing but I never noticed any help. Maybe I misheard 'help himself' for 'help us.' It's that tinnitus again.
The rest you can imagine: First Class tickets with miles, secure accommodation, 2/2 (2 weeks on/2 months off), etc., etc.
The more outrageous the demands the more likely I am to come up with something, I think. The only problem is that I am not a total incompetent. As close to it as makes no difference, some of you may mutter, but still pretty far from what it takes to be a consultant. I shall keep you posted on my progress while I watch the Company tracker chip returns from my two canaries.