Age 70 being discussed

[flyboyike]

Oh I see, you just want to play by the rules that benefit you and that somehow makes me selfish?

Apparently, it makes YOU the hypocrite, too.

 

[flyboyike]

I see a lot of get the heck out of my seat here

How many more times are you going to say that, twenty or thirty?

 

[flyboyike]

So, basically, ALPA and others shoved up our arses with the, "EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT".

Exactly. Because, again, the geezer's sense of entitlement is better than my sense of entitlement.

 

[pilotyip]

How many more times are you going to say that, twenty or thirty?

as long as it is true

Exactly. Because, again, the geezer's sense of entitlement is better than my sense of entitlement.

I think this reinforces how true it is. BTW If things work out for you, you also may be a geezer someday.

 

[flyboyike]

BTW If things work out for you, you also may be a geezer someday.

God willing. Hopefully, things working out won't include the loss of all integrity in my case.

 

[pilotyip]

God willing. Hopefully, things working out won't include the loss of all integrity in my case.

A noteworthy and honorable goal, you are to be congratulated for setting such a lofty finale.

 

[flyboyike]

A noteworthy and honorable goal, you are to be congratulated for setting such a lofty finale.

I don't know about congratulated, but it does seem fairly lofty, if the current geezers' utter failure to achieve it is any indication.

 

[zonejumper]

This entertaining battle of wits is like watching the Varsity play the Pee Wees.

 

[Axel]

Beyond comical. Every letter, space and comma.

 

[pilotyip]

I don't know about congratulated, but it does seem fairly lofty, if the current geezers' utter failure to achieve it is any indication.

So you are sole judge of achievement?

This entertaining battle of wits is like watching the Varsity play the Pee Wees.

This is fun, if it goes on long enought, we will have raise the age to 75.

 

[flyboyike]

So you are sole judge of achievement?

No, but I'm one of them.

I do have a purely practical question for the "overmydeadbody" group: if you couldn't afford to retire at 60, are now pushing for 70, because you're nearing 65 and still can't afford to retire, may I ask what great economic/financial miracle do you expect to happen in those next five years that you'll finally be able to head for the golf course? I bet you'll be just as broke at 70, so then you'll push for 75 etc. In the end you'll die broke, same as you would, had you retired now. Do you really expect to make up for decades of poor planning (or complete lack of planning) in a few years? Or are you just so embittered that you figure if you got shafted, you'll shaft everyone behind you in what's ultimately a pathetic display of very childish behavior (which is what you accuse us "teenyboppers" of every chance you get)?

 

[flyboyike]

This entertaining battle of wits is like watching the Varsity play the Pee Wees.

More like Varsity playing the Senior League.

 

[pilotyip]

No, but I'm one of them.

I do have a purely practical question for the "overmydeadbody" group: if you couldn't afford to retire at 60, are now pushing for 70, because you're nearing 65 and still can't afford to retire, may I ask what great economic/financial miracle do you expect to happen in those next five years that you'll finally be able to head for the golf course? I bet you'll be just as broke at 70, so then you'll push for 75 etc. In the end you'll die broke, same as you would, had you retired now. Do you really expect to make up for decades of poor planning (or complete lack of planning) in a few years? Or are you just so embittered that you figure if you got shafted, you'll shaft everyone behind you in what's ultimately a pathetic display of very childish behavior (which is what you accuse us "teenyboppers" of every chance you get)?

I am 68, married to the same woman 46 yrs, very happy flying 135. All set for retirement. But I liked flying big airplanes, so if they pass this 70-75, thing I will not take any job from you. BTW me embittered? not me, maybe look in the mirror

 

[zonejumper]

# 1, why do you assume all old Captains are broke?

#2, why can't your believe in your deluded little minds that some people actually enjoy working?

#3, not everyone is as lazy as some members of your generation, where they want to sit home on their fat ass collecting a pension/social security check.

 

[Jackie Moon]

How about this if you want to extend it you do it gradually. Every 2 or 3 years you extend the retirement age by one year. This way no one gets a windfall and no one really gets hurt. They should have done this last time.