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Old 10-13-2008, 09:40 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Default Re: Commuting for life?

DH has commuted since he started flying. He commuted from NH to EWR, CLE and IAH for 9 years while flying for ExpressJet. He has been commuting from NH to OAK and LAS for the past 2 months for Southwest. Next month he is actually holding MDW which at least won't be as long as a commute (I think OAK and LAS were going to make him go insane!). Our family is all in New England and DH really wants me to be near them. We also really love NH.

That being said, I am open to moving to Florida so DH can be based in MCO. We went to college down here so know the area and we still have lots of friends in the area. The big problem (besides family being in New England) is that I really like where I teach. But I HATE that DH has to commute. He gets nervous the day before he goes to work and the day he has to come home.....especially in the winter when the weather gets bad. I would love him to be able to get in his car and drive and not worry if the plane is oversold/delayed/cancelled. The good thing is both of our parents have condos down in Florida (and I know my parents would move if we were to move down here).

I can see us going either way. Once he can hold BWI maybe it will get better, but Southwest has either am or pm commutable trips. So one end will always not be commutable (for the most part).....so we'll see in a few years.
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