It doesn't have to be the end of the world, but I'll bet you that the days of getting a week + off over transition are over, and that when you have recurrent which you used to bid a conflict for, will now be a four day trip, one day off, recurrent, one day off, and then a four day trip. DTS- fogetaboutit. Your one week of vacation will be immediately preceeded and followed by four day trips.

PBS is all about "productivity," and to them, that means you are at work, even if it's a lost weekend in any host of cities.