Where would you like to live?

If there is a regional that fits you lifestyle and location/base then and you need more time for them, wait for more ME time. You'll need the total time to upgrade anyway and don't worry for a nano second about "the poor regionals" and the business they have to run. That's their problem and they deserve it.

I can only hope that some of the lower tier regionals fall apart and go under with the pilot shortages they are experiencing. Starting with Ornstein's and then my own! I can hold out on strike for a long long time! "STFD"