A follow on thought for you. I bid 100% commutable trips - that is no departures prior to 1000 and no returns after 2100. But a "commutable" schedule to BTV/MHT may not even allow you a window nearly that big and you may not savor rolling out of bed at 0200 for a 4.5 hour drive to EWR either. If you have a decent EWR crashpad you can commute in on the on the last flight the night prior to a morning departure (with driving possibly being your backup, ouch). Once in base, you can look for opportunities to pick up an earlier departure. That is, if you arrive in EWR at 2100 and at 0400 in the morning a 2 day trip comes open that leaves at 0600 which no Short Call or Field Standby can cover. You can roll out of bed, call scheduling and let them know you'd be happy to drop your existing 4 day trip and help them out... at 100% add pay. If they say no, tell them to call back if they change their mind and go back to sleep. Won't happen very often, but commuting in the night before can reduce your stress greatly.