Pinkaroo,
Am I grateful for earning less than LHR crew for the same job? NO
Am I grateful for a job in the current climate? YES
I chose to be based where I am, and I'm glad I've stuck with it. It brings me the quality of life I want. Yes, sometimes it's hard going, but mostly it's good.
What riles me with you, is your attitude. I don't care for it much. The way your posts come across is that you (and the rest of LHR) are the only ones who deserves a "decent" wage, and LGW and pilots aren't worth much. You obviously have a bee in your bonnet about something or other. I'm not really interested as to why you have this attitude/opinion, just wanted to point it out to you.
Gg