i believe it was improvise, adapt and overcome...but neway. Shane, i'd get yourself through training before you make the "glorious days" spiel, the job isn't bad, but it's not the same dream you were probably dreaming...this you'll probably understand once the "wow, i'm flying a jet" wears off.

Skyhigh, we all know that this industry destroyed you, and your brothers...or, you could look at it a different way. This industry made you, made you into what you are. Now, that could either be a man who's ecstatic about controlling his own destiny and his current/future earning potential, or...a man who's broken because he dreams nightly of flying, and hasn't been able to quench that yet.

Dreams and responsibilities are two separate things. It isn't however, impossible for a person to live their dream and do so responsibly. In the two income families of today, a person doesn't need to make $150k to be successful. If a person was content at the regional levels 90% of them will allow you to max at 100k+ or at least very close to it. And for a person who got into that in their early 20's, that would put them there by the time they're forty, and still have 20(25) years left of it, and at the most crucial times (college for your kids).

Also, i'm sure your kids (skyhigh) like having a safe car, a nice house, health insurance, etc. But i bet they don't know it. Heck, if the electricity isn't cutting out, the car doesn't break down on the way to the grocery store, and they're not dying of disease, then most kids will be very happy. Whether you're in a Bentley, or a Chevy Aveo, but would you?