Lol, nah just trying to take the romance out of a paper airplane and let a future new hire know what they're getting into. There's been more than a few pilots with stars in their eyes upon first realizing they could get the ER right out of indoc, but like I said, there's a very, very good reason something that far up the chain is forced to the plug. Its a great plane, a great overall category and has some truly awesome flying and variety. If you have some seniority you can leverage that big time. I just don't see what all the rush is about. That flying will be there for your entire career, ready and waiting for you to pick your seat/seniority combo on your terms.

I totally get the draw of wanting to live in base. If thats all that was available in DTW when you have to choose, then its a no brainer. DTW ER sucks a little less than NYC ER at the plug level though. But if you can get DTW ER that quick, you could easily get DTW 717, 737 or 320 and actually build seniority pretty much the entire time you're on it. If the occasional primo EU/Asia trip (that you'll be doing as much as you want for as long as you want anyway eventually) is worth the many negatives being junior on that plane brings, then by all means bid it.