Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
I'll play devil's advocate Timbo (and I average one GS every four years). As a commuter, don't you spend more time away from family just to support the commute than many in-base guys do who fly the occasional GS?
I'm not criticizing commuting (I used to myself and may again)--only that there are gray areas everywhere.
I've never done the math on it, takes me about 5 hours from my front door to sign in at the ATL. That's 10 hours round trip, two-three times per moth, I guess you could say commuting 'costs' me 30 hours per month, which, if I lived in Peachtree City, might get me a greenie once in a while.
When they closed BOS and MIA, I wanted to move to the ATL so I wouldn't have to commute, but my WIFE wanted to move nearer to her family in Florida, so her mom could help her raise our 4 kids when I was on trips.
So, you could say, the very reason I commute is so my wife can spend more time with HER family. That keeps her happy, and as every married guy knows, if Mamma ain't happy, NOBODY's happy!
It's a benefit to me, that I can sail year round down here, that was the real selling point for me being a commuter.
