Man, I gotta say, your posts are 'straight man' territory for anyone who wants to make a joke about furloughs.

Had I wanted to make wisecracks, on your first response from Carlson, I would've put something like - he should've come back with your 320 training will be scheduled for 2023.

As a response to this, I would've put that your displacement from the 320 will be when you're told to turn in your badge.

We all know you're in a sucky place; I've been there twice and am thinking that a third trip out the door is a real possibility for me. Please remember that along with a lot of seriousness, most pilots I know have a sense of gallows humor. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dict...allows%20humor

It all sucks but we have no control over it so a lot of us try to lighten up the mood with sick jokes. Nothing personal in it.

I hope that 4 or 5 months ago when more than a few of us were saying, 'hope for the best but plan for the worst;' that you chose to make plans for the worst. By this point, you should've already been looking for a job for at least a couple of months and have some leads, especially with your seniority number.
A lot of us didn't get much warning post-911.

COVID's going to take away your job for a while. Don't let it take away your sense of humor.