Maybe not for you ... but how about everyone else on the property that drives to the airport to sit at the Company's whim. For the ones that have to pay $40 round trip in tolls for no pay. For the ones that have to fight rush hour traffic to sit at the aiport at the Company's whim.

I've had at least forty short calls at the field and was only used once to ferry and airplane to a Mx station that could have been done by a normal reserve. He speaketh the truth! Field standby is the most horrible thing on planet earth for a reserve ... especially for those that need to cover three airports!