It can get old to waste your days away in hotels. The glamor kind of fades after you have seen the same Hampton Inn for the 20th time. Usually you are on a tight budget since you will not earn much as a pilot. Top ramen in the lobby microwave and perhaps a can of beans in your room is a typical highlight of the layover. Rules against drinking mean mostly dry nights. After spending a frustrating day with grouchy crew mates the last thing you want to do is to spend more time with them. Then 6 o'clock rolls around and you have to force yourself to sleep since you have a 2AM wake up call while the trucker in the next room yells at his girlfriend over the phone. You can fill in the rest yourself.

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