Originally Posted by UAL T38 Phlyer

All things in life entail some risk.

Buying a car, getting married, having children, selling a home, playing poker, or which airline to work for---they all carry the possibility of failure, success, or the nagging question of "could I have done better?"

It's all gambling. And you can do as much research as is possible, but in the end, you have to go with your gut instinct, and your personal level of risk-taking.

So too is this TA. It might be the best we can do, and it might not. We might kick ourselves if it passes, and we might wail and lament if it doesn't.

Personally, I hope we at least get to look at it. But if/when it comes down to a vote:

It's still gambling.