Furlough ideas (not jobs)
05-26-2020, 05:41 PM
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Furlough ideas (not jobs)
If you were furloughed for a year or two and didn’t need to worry about getting another job while on furlough, what would you do with your time off? So far I’ve thought of these ideas, but I’m trying to add to the list.
- buy a camper and hit the road for a year
- hike the AT or PCH
- buy a camper and hit the road for a year
- hike the AT or PCH
05-26-2020, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ufgatorpilot
If you were furloughed for a year or two and didn’t need to worry about getting another job while on furlough, what would you do with your time off? So far I’ve thought of these ideas, but I’m trying to add to the list.
- buy a camper and hit the road for a year
- hike the AT or PCH
- buy a camper and hit the road for a year
- hike the AT or PCH
...Either of the above would be fun if I were 15 years younger. Considering the current world climate, a lot of items are scratched off the list; maybe not entirely, but enough that they wouldn't be as cool as they would otherwise.
I'd add raft guide in the summer in CA, and lift operator in the winter. That'd be a fun year.
Or this... move somewhere completely random, like, say, Butte, MT. Get a job at a Lowe's, a distribution company, something entry level where you'll meet a lot of people. Get a small apartment. Don't ever tell anyone you're a pilot. Just live there for a year making friends and having that life. You'll forever remember that different year.
05-26-2020, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by PotatoChip
Must be nice to be wealthy and privileged enough to not worry about such trivialities as mortgage payments and health insurance for your children.
...Either of the above would be fun if I were 15 years younger. Considering the current world climate, a lot of items are scratched off the list; maybe not entirely, but enough that they wouldn't be as cool as they would otherwise.
I'd add raft guide in the summer in CA, and lift operator in the winter. That'd be a fun year.
Or this... move somewhere completely random, like, say, Butte, MT. Get a job at a Lowe's, a distribution company, something entry level where you'll meet a lot of people. Get a small apartment. Don't ever tell anyone you're a pilot. Just live there for a year making friends and having that life. You'll forever remember that different year.
...Either of the above would be fun if I were 15 years younger. Considering the current world climate, a lot of items are scratched off the list; maybe not entirely, but enough that they wouldn't be as cool as they would otherwise.
I'd add raft guide in the summer in CA, and lift operator in the winter. That'd be a fun year.
Or this... move somewhere completely random, like, say, Butte, MT. Get a job at a Lowe's, a distribution company, something entry level where you'll meet a lot of people. Get a small apartment. Don't ever tell anyone you're a pilot. Just live there for a year making friends and having that life. You'll forever remember that different year.
05-26-2020, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ufgatorpilot
If you were furloughed for a year or two and didn’t need to worry about getting another job while on furlough, what would you do with your time off? So far I’ve thought of these ideas, but I’m trying to add to the list.
- buy a camper and hit the road for a year
- hike the AT or PCH
- buy a camper and hit the road for a year
- hike the AT or PCH
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