tvguy
Question anything the facts don't support.
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- Dec 15, 2003
Prior to the pandemic our game plan for retirement was to lay low financially until we started drawing our full Social Security benefit at age 66 1/2. We retired a year ago. So it will be 2024 before we both are on Social Security. So from that perspective, we really didn't plan on any vacations (like cruises or foreign trips) until 2024.
Then the pandemic hit. That really hasn't changed our vacation plans for the above reason, but re-enforces them, nothing likely until 2024.
And now, air travel is a mess, and the so called travel experts are predicting it will be 2024 before they get things straightened out. Although some say it maybe longer than that to get the pilot shortage straightened out. Apparently most commercial airline pilots are retired military pilots and there are fewer military pilots because the U.S. has had so many years of "peace" so there will be fewer military pilots retiring after their 20 years service and moving to flying commercial planes. Who knew?
Then the pandemic hit. That really hasn't changed our vacation plans for the above reason, but re-enforces them, nothing likely until 2024.
And now, air travel is a mess, and the so called travel experts are predicting it will be 2024 before they get things straightened out. Although some say it maybe longer than that to get the pilot shortage straightened out. Apparently most commercial airline pilots are retired military pilots and there are fewer military pilots because the U.S. has had so many years of "peace" so there will be fewer military pilots retiring after their 20 years service and moving to flying commercial planes. Who knew?