Most of the examples given could have also been flown under the old FAR's. If the trips were international you could fly an unlimited amount of days. Domestically you could probably fly what he posted legally. Trips with 30 hour layovers tend to have a lot of credit so you could easily be under 30. Toss in trips with dh legs and I suspect you would see it possible more often under the old FAR then the new one.