homesick

onthego · Post by **onthego** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:10 pm

Well as the title says thats what I am, got a new job and I hate the fact that I am far from home,miss my lady and my kids.I wonder if I chose the wrong line of work. I am commuting as of now and don't think I ever want to move. How about anyone else? What do you do to forget about it? This sucks

Regards
John

jet a1 · Post by **jet a1** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:15 pm

gym, booze, and webcams are all things that can help with distance.
good luck.
jet.

flyinphil · Post by **flyinphil** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:25 pm

Maybe it is just the wrong job in the right business?

I always tell people considering aviation as a career that there are many, many disappointments and the triumphs and achievements are usually personal so your distant wife and kids just don't reap the benefits.

Whatever you decide, never sacrafice what you have at home as this is just a job. I ask my adult kids what they remember most about me and my work and all they can come up with is "you were never home".

There are some pretty good gigs out there though and many that allow plenty of time at home. It is just a matter of finding the right one.

Good luck!

hawker driver · Post by **hawker driver** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:42 pm

Your not the only one. I work an 8 ON / 7 OFF schedual year round. Being away from home and sleeping in hotels 6 months a year may sound great when you are 22 but, when you are 42 or 52 it really sucks.

If the company is going to keep me away from my family 6 months a year they ARE going to pay me well to do so!

kingeddie · Post by **kingeddie** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:31 pm

Watch the job ads for OMNR jobs if you are tired of rediculous travel

twinpratts · Post by **twinpratts** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:01 pm

Been there, done that, my friend. Did a year commuting at a previous employer, and came to the conclusion that i would never do it again. We decided that we would all move together before we would spend so much time away.
Good luck, buddy.

co-joe · Post by **co-joe** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:51 pm

Work out, w... off, and watch TV...the three "w's" of rotating up north if you will...

TheEvilTwin · Post by **TheEvilTwin** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:58 am

I get the impression from alot of guys its like this.

I've heard countless stories about guys who finally "make it" to a major. Its all good for the first 100 hours.. hey look at me sitting in a jet at FL370.. then reality sinks in, and its the same old as before... except instead of coming home at night, your stuck in a hotel room where you don't want to be...

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:37 am

TheEvilTwin wrote:I get the impression from alot of guys its like this.

I've heard countless stories about guys who finally "make it" to a major. Its all good for the first 100 hours.. hey look at me sitting in a jet at FL370.. then reality sinks in, and its the same old as before... except instead of coming home at night, your stuck in a hotel room where you don't want to be...

bingo...

Dockjock · Post by **Dockjock** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:34 pm

Personally, I effin' LOVE working for a big airline.

The travel and hotels and all that are fine with me. But then again I knew that this is what airline flying entailed before getting into it.

SuperchargedRS · Post by **SuperchargedRS** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:42 pm

It might sound corny but half the reason (or maybe over half) I like aviation is the adventure... one of the biggest influences I had in school was one of my anthropology professors... any who the further and weirder the place the more I like it.

twotterflogger · Post by **twotterflogger** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:43 am

Welcome to the club.
I miss everything... well not everything but well here it goes...

-Tim Hortons
-Canadian respectful motorists
-A REAL BAR
-Strip clubs
-safety both in aviation and in motorists...
-Good internet access

Now, I dont have kids or a wife, but even if I did I would not change a thing..... (other than having access to Tim Hortons coffee)...

However I try to head out to the gym as much as possible, drink weird african witch doctor cane spirit, and seem to spend most of my time complaining about everything with fellow expats....
Good luck, and just think... you cant commute back home from Africa every week-end....

CLguy · Post by **CLguy** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:04 am

King Eddie, you must be thinking about the rotary side of the MNR and not the bomber side. Spending your summers away from home has pretty much become the norm as you are well aware!! I can remember the days when it rained and the hazard dropped you were actually brought home and not left to rot in some hole where there wasn't a hope of a fire getting started.