Since this is a commuting thread, I thought I might pose this question: say you're based somewhere that you'd rather not be based, and you want to live somewhere else, is commuting worth it then? For example, suppose I want to live in California but my base is in Georgia or something (because I applied at any airline, regional or otherwise, that would hire me and got picked up by the one in Georgia), so I decide to stay in California and put up with the extra days spent flying because I like living in my home state. Is commuting worth it in that situation? Or what if your base closes? Or if you realize you can move to captain in another base but you can't in the base you live near? Would commuting be worth it in those situations, or is it all just a matter of personal taste?

I talked to a United pilot recently who knows someone who commutes from AUSTRALIA! He bids the end of one month and the beginning of the next month, then spends several weeks at home afterward until the cycle starts again. I would personally never be that extreme, but I think it really shows how some people deal with commutes.