Jack wrote:
Mike Marron wrote:

According to my friend (whom, BTW, is a Cap'n on the 767) most
people *grossly* overestimate how much airline pilots actually
earn these days.

And then there's the old airline pilot story about the guy who never
told his wife about the raises that come, not only with longevity, but
also with bigger equipment, and moving up a seat.

Heh.

(You forgot to mention the story about the guy who never told his
trophy about the wage and benefit cuts, furloughs, defaulting pension
plans, etc. as her hubby's non-performing, money grubbin' union
airline plummets into Chapter 11 bankruptcy...)

After 15 years she still thought he made only $4,000 a month.

Only? According to the Department of Labor statistics, the median
monthly income of *full-time* workers in the U.S. is roughly half
that.