I guess I should be so much more appreciative than I am. I mean after all, we have the ONLY association that could possibly represent the needs of the pilots... they have the ONLY law firm that could ever hope to be successful, and the way that we have been doing things for the last 50 years should never change.. I mean, after all, the industry has remained the same over those same 50 years, why should we look at different ways of doing things? I am so fortunate that the alpa guys got it right all those years ago, and that it was done so with such precision and foresight that things never have to change. Gaaaaah I am such an idiot and not worthy of wearing an alpa pin. I will put it in the drawer for safekeeping so that I will not tarnish it's luster.