Typically belated, I've only just seen this thread, and the memories of the 20 or so years of my association with Doc Morgan as my AME, and my regular class 1 renewals, are fond indeed.
His reply on one renewal when I asked what the point of the frequent renewals were, for a healthy individual such as myself (cough!) - "I'm making sure you don't fail catastrophically in the next 6 months". !!!