I received a call yesterday from a bottom-tier airline that was really excited about me 'til they found out how much I hadn't flown on reserve for a certain former airline of mine. "Call us back when you get XX hours in the last six months."

If I was really desperate, I'd have those hours in two days. I certainly can afford it thanks to my other lines of business. It's going to take me one-two weeks as I've lined up flights in odd and rare aircraft. Instead of XX C172/PA28 hours, I'm going flying in Ercoupes, Supercubs, a Waco, a Pitts, even a Stearman. One of those might even be on floats. At the end of those XX hours, I may decide not to contact said airline again. I'm on this planet to fly, not sit on my ass.