getoverit,you said that you knew what you where talking about when you said "cheap,badly run and slightly common" regarding Leisure.That may have been the case at Lgw however at Man it was a great airline to work for and i really missed it when we were taken over.
Away on long-haul for up to 3 weeks of the month with your best mates,all the crew knowing each other and actually liking each other and base managers you could actually talk too.
Whats that saying...you don't know a good thing 'til its gone.