Seriously I have never, ever, ever overheard a conversation in a pub, bar, bus, train or plane which involved Joe Public discoursing on the Terms & Conditions of pilots. Never - not once - honestly...never.
SLFGuy, that may well be true but when I meet socially and I acquaint people with the amount I am earning as a pilot they are always quite astonished - they all seem to think we are earning £100k per year!