Sky:

We knew it was only a matter of time until you made your gloom deposit here. I acknowledge that the airline environment today is different than it was yesterday: likewise, tomorrow will surely be different than today. The truth is, it is a dynamic industry that like the ocean has ebbs and tides. A sailor who sails the oceans has to accept both and be able to adapt for that is what defines a great sailor.

The environment that most of us seasoned guys were hired in was different, but not significantly easier. Had I adopted and embraced your advice back in the day when I was clawing myself through the system, I would surely be doing something else as a career. I would be gazing up at airliners as they flew over instead of flying them.

As much as I like you Sky, I am glad that you and this forum weren't around in my more impressionable days.