"You're just never going to answer about the pay, are you?"

I don't know, man. You guys yell at me for talking about my pay and then yell at me for not talking about my pay. Pretty funny stuff....

"You're on reserve and commute...."

Depends on what type of reserve line you have, but it is possible to commute in and out on a work day. The type of line I bid, I do lose an evening to the commute. On the other end, though, I can be home for a good half the day on my last day. Best part of the story is I'm about to finish two weeks on and I only flew to Dallas and back. I average 3 to 4 days every two weeks on. Would be a sweet deal if a guy lived in SoCal. Thanks for asking....