RE: Gluten for punishment4 Feb 2026 10:45
Hi Flight - thanks, but sorry to shatter your illusions - educated soley at a rapidly deteriorating inner city 'Comp' but blessed wth an Engish teacher who threw a piece of chalk or even a heavy blackboard rubber at pupils for any grammatical infringement back in the day - he was also convinced that IQ meant Imagination Quotient and that Einstein's quote about 'passionate curiosity' was the be all and end all of education. I was also fortunate to work with some very smart people in my time hence my respect for the 'big hitters' on here. and those who actually 'think' and then rub a few brain cells together before making expensive decisions or any judgement at all - although a very convincing deciever can fool the best of us.
Turning the tables - clearly you don't become an airline pilot (Emirates I assume) by scrolling Instagram and Tic-Toc - it's long nights of caffiene fueled grind. I have great respect for achievers who bust their ass to get where they want to be.
A hidden treasure of boards like this is wondering who everyone actually is - other than a moniker, and an opinion holding a megaphone - making this board is quite addicive.
Apologies in advance to all, for my self indulgent rambling it's clearly very off topic.