The Economy

The shortage isn’t quite as bad now as it was pre-Covid, but there’s still a problem. Many airlines have rolled back their cadet programs and slowed down their military transitions.

I’d love to do it post-retirement, but I’d simply be trading one job where I’ve missed half my kids’ lives for another where’s I’d miss the rest.

Pass.

 

Yeah but think how much it would be to deal with the general public while they travel? Just the best people …

 

Adding to the pilot shortage: Several airlines, including Alaska, trying to upgrade some of its aircraft (such as from the old prop jets to embraer e175s for mid-range flights). New pilots are only trained on the new aircraft, making it a scheduling challenge for routes still using the older planes.

 

Try explaining that to a bunch of rural high school kids.
"Do you think you will be able to retire on a million in savings?"
"Oh, yeah. I'd never had to work. I'd be rich."
"No, you won't be able to, and no, you wouldn't be rich."

 

They have to celebrate finally paying off their $35,000 wedding.

 

Couldn't this story have been written every year since the park opened?

 

According to the Innerwebs, a four-day park hopper pass in 2000 cost $176 per adult and $167 per kid. That's $686 per prototypical family of four. That's just to get in the doors, not including airfare, hotel, food and souvenirs.

In 1990, it was $110 and $88 or $396 per family of four.

You don't think people were going into credit card debt for those trips? Really!?!

Hell, I just - technically - went into debt for two nights in Dallas. I say "technically" because it's on my Amex and will be paid off as soon as the statement arrives.

 

My wife and I took the kids to Disneyland (CA) last year. That included cross-country airfare for four, two nights at a hotel in Anaheim right outside the park entrance, and all meals and souvenirs.

We came in at around $7K. We didn’t go into debt because we saved specifically for that trip for about five years.