Noblues,
Just getting back to the original thread about seniority...
I am also fortunate enough to work for the golden runways and I agree with your comments. Being very junior I can concur that seniority is everything. That said the Carmen system which operates at Gatwick seems a little more equitable than Bidline at Heathrow. You get a percentage of what you want based on your position in the seniority list.
Minimum is 40% 'Satisfaction' for guys like me, up to 80% for SkyGods
As a slight aside: How did you figure out your retirement seniority number? Is there a computer programme to calculate it?
LFw