Re: \"romantic life style\"
Usually when I get home from a trip, I'm pretty high maintenance and end up bugging the crap out of Kristie.
She's independent so it's a little weird for her to go from 'her and the cats' to 'her, the cats and some raving fast-talking lunatic that stinks of jet exhaust, passenger cabin and de-ice fluid' at the drop of a hat four or five times per month.
Usually the first day back I try to give her space until she is used to having me around the house again and then it's back to normal the next day.
I think the big challenging part of my side of the profession that sometimes my own home feels a little foreign at times and I'm not sure where stuff goes like dishes and such. Like I just got comfortable, got my 'must do' errands done and I'm back on the road tomorrow for another four-day trip.
I'm not going to lie, it's difficult! Especially when you're doing the same trip all month because you know what to expect already.
ATL-VPS make sure the cables are down. New jetway
VPS-ATL probably have to hold
ATL-RIC new layover hotel and semi-decent hotel coffee. Free WI-FI!
RIC-ATL Probably a gate hold again. Swap aircraft
ATL-VPS (See above)
VPS-ATL (see above). Longer turn time so I'll probably look for somewhere quiet to chill.
ATL-PHL Better ask for more fuel because even though it's VFR, there's enroute delays that time of the evening. Pretty good layover hotel near starbucks, but no time to do anything in the evening or the morning. Plus have to convince crew how to get down to the hotel pickup point.
PHL-ATL Swap aircraft
ATL-MSY Get in early, probably battle sleep deficit but going to take a huge walk, probably end up in the French Quarter for an early dinner and walk down to the lake on the way back (cool)
MSY-ATL Swap aircraft
ATL-BOS Fantastic! Gotta have the standard clam chowder
BOS-ATL Last leg of the trip, paranoia about making the 45 minute turn in ATL to commute home to PHX.
Can anyone tell that I'm ready for international flying?