Reserve today seems like a cake walk compared to what many of us went through. Being continuously in a state of rest during a 6 day reserve block until the phone rings at 8:00 PM on day 4 to start your 16 hour duty day. Then came protective rest times and we thought that was a game changer. Current 117 limitations seemed like a fantasy back then. One of the dirt bag freight outfits even determined that your 8 hours rest in a 24 hr period didn’t have to be continuous, just a look back to make sure that pilots were released for a total of 8. Fly it or you’re fired. I sure don’t miss those days.