No problem Officer K. You are not completely wrong. The post modern airline world is complex. Possibly us old fogeys could have tried harder to have prevented the plummeting t's and c's. I genuinely sympathise with the younger guys coming into the job and have no idea how they can survive the 900 hour / year regime so beloved of airline accountants. My only advice to the newbies is to show a little respect and humility coupled with a sense of humour. Add some enthusiasm and a modicum of talent should take you up until the cynicism kicks in... The grizzled veteran brigade were not necessarily better pilots, they just didn't have a magenta line to follow...So by definition and necessity we became stick and rudder men. Don't let the bar stewards grind you down. Cheers.