Originally Posted by Vernon Demerest

Well I have over 20 years left and this does affect me and I seem to recall those “Dems” as being the voices that ensured that the bailout money received be tied to jobs preserved until October 1st. Please don’t go down the fear mongering mode of the bad Democrat’s this and that as it relates to the industry because it simply isn’t true.

Originally Posted by Andy

Sooo, you want to blame 9/11 and COVID on whomever was in office?
Who was the POTUS that stopped the American Airlines pilots' strike?
(I won't bother poking any more holes in that silliness)

Originally Posted by CousinEddie

Over 20 years left in a carbon intensive industry with a climate cult Green New Deal on the horizon. Good luck.

Originally Posted by Huell

I thought Hillary was the only crook ... learn something everyday.

Retirement. It is great ... especially with everything going on. I have talked to several guys that are eligible for the early outs and encourage them to do it. If I still had a few years I would have taken it in a heartbeat.

Yeah ... I enjoyed flying the plane, great layovers with the 95%, and the medical benefits.

What I really miss is the early get ups to commute on a full low bid contractor who at times tries to kill me. I miss being on the back side of the clock and going to bed when I should be getting up. I miss the drama and the cat conversations in the back. I miss the 5%. I miss the WX and Mx delays. I miss the chicken fecal matter. I miss getting called into the flight office to be scolded about sick leave usage ... usually by some lowly chicken chit manager who is in the flight office so he won't have to fly the line. I miss the empty suite managers.
I miss missing flights home or missing several flights home. I probably missed a few things in there.

I enjoy sleeping in my own bed every night and not having a clue as to what I did with the suit case. I got rid of the black work shoes and work belt. I dive into stuff I want to do when I want to do it without concern for whether or not I can finish it before my next trip. I'm getting stuff done that I wanted to do for years. I show up at the trout stream and I can see the fear in the fish ... they recognize me and that my fly casting has improved. It goes on and on.

If you are eligible I say do it.

Originally Posted by ReadOnly7

My life long dream is to retire someday and spend every day posting on an Internet forum for pilots. That’s what we should all aspire to do. Glad you made it.

Originally Posted by AxlF16

Are you learning anything new here? Are you changing anything? You have to admit it's pretty much a waste of time.

Originally Posted by JoePatroni

I have learned that fishing and surfing are a lot more interesting than I thought.

Originally Posted by JoePatroni

I have learned that fishing and surfing are a lot more interesting than I thought.

Originally Posted by AxlF16

I used to think the same thing.... Then I realized that a retiree has a better excuse for taking the time than an active pilot - especially one with kids at home. Are you learning anything new here? Are you changing anything? You have to admit it's pretty much a waste of time.