At Mesaba (before I was furloughed), I was able to bid lines with 14-16 days off. I lived near base so when a trip was done it was nice to go right home and have that night at home rather than wait to morning to commute home. Now that i'm not at XJ anymore, I'll have to commute to my next job. Its part of the job and its what you make of it. If you have an understanding significant other, it helps a lot in the "away from home" factor.