Hear, hear Desk Driver, congrats to Old Boy. Spoken to him many a time on Chat. Didn't know who he was, but was always a good wit and a very pleasant guy to exchange humour with.
Unwittingly, he's probably chosen a good time to gracefully exit the aviation scene, given current events, and I hope he will enjoy a long and peaceful retirement.
All I would say is that if I were following his footsteps now, with the benefit of hindsight, I would have chosen the exact opposite course of employers that he did, because most of the airlines he worked for ended up putting their pilots out of jobs. He must have experienced some harrowing times; pleased he came out the other end unscathed. Good luck Old Boy<s>
Hope to meet you and have a beer or two some time, even if you are an old timer!! We can compare notes on Alcatraz.