Commuting is not for everyone. It really sux in my opinion. Remember 9/11/2001? The cockpit jumpseats were prohibited for many years (unless riding on your own airline). This was prior to CASS for those that are too young to remember. There was a time that folks had to buy ZED fares or even full fare tickets to get to work.

Think of commuting as a part time job in addition to your real job. Plan ahead! PHX and LAX recently had very low Vis (morning fog). This caused numerous delays and cancellations. I can recall one instance where many PHX-LAX commuters were SOL one fine day. Try finding a quiet area in the airport to call crew skeds without a PA Announcement on an overhead speaker.....LOL