Originally Posted by
Dream
Way back in the day we had a pilot living on the beach in LA in a tent until one day a news crew was going around asking the homeless people on the beach what they did for a living. He proceeded to tell them he was an airline pilot and showed him his tent with his uniform since they didn’t believe him. Chief pilot was watching the news that night. Next day he was told to get the hell off the beach and find a crash pad. Good times.
Better the beach than a certain captain that took up residency in the FAT crew lounge for months on end. They'd say "If I had a nickel for every time I've heard 'Oh, you're still here in the lounge?' I could afford a crashpad." That didn't go over well with the FO's who were on first-year pay qualifying for state assistance.