isnt there the option of being 18 hour call out now? I commuted to ewr from sfo and sat at home when they left me on long call. I would say you could sit at home but you have to be highly aware of where you are on the list (takes some work learning how the list works) and what the loads are, along with weather, delays etc. you might be able to stay at home the first day of your block fairly often, since you are at the bottom of the list.