I don't think that was a "nasty, malicious, anti-area post".
It is a statement of fact to say that the airports division (aka NSL) has been operating under some considerable commercial pressure for years.
Our union has been busy telling us that our pay should not depend on how busy we are, n'est pas?
I too live up here because it beats the hell out of sitting at a standstill on the M25! And yes, it's reasonably quiet - I can recommend it to anyone. But let's not end up slagging each other off on here; perhaps SV's post was a little terse (I'm thinking of that final comment

) but what they're saying ain't too far from the truth from where I'm sitting!