How much??

When I first heard about the current fuel tanker drivers' strike, and that they were still on the same basic wage as in 1992 or something like that, my sympathies were with them. Until, that is that I learned that that basic wage was £32,000 p.a. All I can say is if they were earning that in 1992 they were being vastly overpaid for the job, and are still doing quite nicely, thank you. We all think that we're worth more than we're paid, but when you look at what other HGV drivers get - including those carrying dangerous cargo, and you look at the pay of other people doing dangerous jobs (how many of them would fancy being shot at in Afghanistan for less money?) then I think they should shut up and count their blessings.