Too bad the fishing and diving sucks though. Anyways enough of my state is better than your state.

To the OP, a Delta friend of mine put me in touch with a guy he knew who spent about 8 months at Southwest before going to Delta. He loved Delta and was so happy he made the decision. Faster seniority = better quality of life for him. However, by the end of the conversation I asked him if he planned on staying in FL and he said no way, he was moving to Atlanta or Detroit.

As I mentioned before if it were me and I lived within driving distance of a Delta base I'd leave. Sure we probably have more fun at work and better schedule flexibility, but I also think we work more and unfortunately no matter how much you like this job it's still a job... a job that takes you away from your family. So if I could make more at Delta and be away from my family less then that's a no brainer in my opinion.