It could be because almost everything to do with flying is such a hassle on the ground, compensated only by the pleasure of being airborne. And because so many people are clearly not able to fly as much as they would like....
Quite possibly the best thing ever written on pprune since I joined 3 years ago - and why? Cos we live in England!
That's another thread though and I'm just ranting. I've been here over 3 years, and in all honesty haven't been posting anywhere near what I used to, but that's mainly because my diary thread (3 years old still going

) started to come to a close after I got my ticket.
You can't please everyone, and threads like this will continue to pop up for years and years to come