license woes

Peter wrote:
What are you smoking?
Ha ha, I'm not smoking.. bad for flying.

Sylvain wrote:
To be fair, the FAA is a lot more accommodating and helpful (and
efficient and rational) than any of the other four civil aviation
authorities with which I have dealt in the past (Irish, British,
Swiss and French -- guess which is the worst by a long shot?)

I hear the same comments from other pilots. When I tell my story at
airports or seminars, their first reaction is always, "Huh? that
doesn't make sense..." But when I say, "so, I'm thinking of asking for
an exception", most people say, "Yeah, I'm sure FAA will make an
exception for your case. They are much better than my home country
xxx's CAA." No one successfully explained me what public good
61.75(b)(3) has.
I indeed asked for an exception to an examinar at FAA HQ in Oklahoma
last month, and was rejected, but I might try again with all these
encouragements. If they don't, FAA is going to lose trust of many
pilots, I'm afraid.

-Gen