Originally Posted by
Pilotpip
Commuting sucks. If you're going to do it I'd highly suggest not even considering a two leg commute. Another thing that could be important is a commuter clause. Some airlines allow you to basically get a "free pass" if you list and are unable to make it to domicile prior to check in.
I figured commuting would suck really bad, but is it worth commuting to stay away from a regional that only has being able to drive to work working for them right now as I see it. Colgan seems to be on a rocky road right now and very unstable, and with the gas prices the way they are thats going to cut huge into my take home (130miles round trip) I figure with my car getting 30miles to the gallon thats about 4.3 gallons round trip, times 3.50 a gallon is about $15.00 a day in gas times say 17 working days...grand total is....255.00 a month gone from driving which I might not be able to afford. That sucks. It would be free to fly to ORD and go to work but on that note with 3 weeks vacation that I have at Eagle now I am figuring (on avg) at least half a day to get to work and half a day to get back home, so one day a week traveling that would mean about 49-50 days a year extra away from home and the cost of a crash pad. Its a tough call and a lot to think about! Anyone know what a crash pad goes for in ORD? What are you paying for one, anywhere?