I agree with all that's been said. I commute from FL and while it is a pain (the worst caused by ATC delays), you couldn't pay me to leave up north. I enjoy the warm weather of the south. Crashpad life is okay. I've ran mine for 9 years and we've never had more than 5 people in it. It's comfortable and beats looking for a hotel during bad WX when planes are cancelling left and right. I charge $250 a month, but it's very nice and you don't need a car. Plus, it's only a 15 minute train ride to downtown NYC and family members/friends are always welcome to come up and stay for a few days and not worry about bothering anyone. The flying in EWR is the best in the system. We have a pretty good mix of Carribean, Mexico, South America, transcon, Canadian, and domestic destinations. While most of the 737 trips aren't commutable, some are, and the pilots on the 73 are finding very rapid advancement. CAL should be hiring for quite some time. Good luck to you!