Originally Posted by
ewrbasedpilot
I'm "hoping" this age 65 thing was just a novelty and the "fun-ness" has worn off. Why anyone would want to continue to deal with TSA, delays, commuting, and generally and industry that is down the toilet, etc., is anyones guess, but when 60 comes my way, I'll go enjoy a nice retirement.
Interestingly I have had two weather room conversations in the past month with captains who have used almost those exact words "...the novelty of working past age 60 has worn off. I'm putting in my papers." or "...I'm putting in my papers at the end of the summer." I had a captain on the jumpseat several pairings ago who indicated the first time this summer he misses a commute home that'll be it for him (he's a west coast commuter based in IAH). We'll see if they all follow through with it or if it's just grumbling.