san2dee,
Sorry that you've had a bad day. No offense was intended to Wg Cdr Banjee. Ironically, rather than being a Tw1tter-esque 'comment just for the sake of commenting,' my post was actually intended to avoid your thread from disappearing into the black hole of page 2. If you look through my history you'll notice I do this fairly frequently, to help keep the discussion alive. Think of it as a public service. Kind of like jury duty, but without the free lunch. (Or the opportunity to send telecallers to the chair.)
As far as 'envying the gentleman's achievement,' hell yes. Since I spend more time flying a desk than anything else, I envy anyone who gets the chance to log hours up there. It's why we're in this business.
Fly safe.
I/C
Last edited by Ian Corrigible; 5th Oct 2012 at 17:00.