I was wandering the terminal awaiting my daughter's arrival from the city on the other side of the continent that she saw fit to move to at her very first opportunity after graduating high school. I know that regular people aren't allowed to go through security and await their loved ones at the gate.I had an excuse today, although I really didn't need one. I was at the airport to clean out three months worth of company edicts, memos, reminders and Jepp revisions from my mailbox. Still out on sick leave, I thought I'd better visit the lounge, read the bulletin boards and catch up on the latest gossip.That chore took about five minutes. Pilot lounges, especially those of almost bankrupt airlines, aren't the happy-go-lucky places they used to be. Most of my friends have already retired early and the rest of the pilots down in the lounge had a harried, tired look about them.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/features/ceo-of-the-cockpit-48-if-this-is-coffee-bring-me-tea-if-this-is-tea-bring-me-coffee