Al Murdoch
3 of my best mates are FR Skippers:
1 is an LTC at STN, knows nothing else. thinks it's a good gig;
1 is a Captain in Scotland. More realistic, but can't be bothered to try and change anything, and;
1 is a Captain in the UK Midlands. He's just accepted a summer only base move for 2012 in order to be nearer home. He has no idea if he'll stay in the new base, be sent back to old UK base (unlikely), or move to Emirates. Application nearly complete by all accounts.
They all know that it's a sh1t gig, but for their own reasons won't ever admit it.
Coincidentally, a less than 1 year Brookfield FO has rented the house next to mine this week.
I've just sold my house. I can see house prices falling.