Thanks for adding all that up, thats a good way of doing it that I havent thought of.

Yea you are right though, it is what it is. Time off is a good thing, but to be honest in my situation I can't really afford it. It would be one thing if it was temporary, but I got a feeling I will be on reserve for a looonnnnggg time. I think there are like 10 guys ahead of me for the closest BU, so thats not even a line. But I guess I have no choice but to enjoy it the best I can, like you said. Can't do anything about it anyways.

P.S whats a LIRR?