What can I say? - Page 3

christykay · 04-12-2007, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kristie

heck, we don't even have curtains cuz "why have curtains when you already have blinds"..one of these days, i'm buying myself a set of curtains for the living room dang it!

DH is away, I say purchase a set of curtains!! I DON'T need curtains either as I too have blinds, but once you put those babies on the windows you will wonder why you didn't do that earlier!

You don't even need to spend a ton of money. Target has a great selection of curtains!

UKcats06 · 04-12-2007, 11:22 PM

Anytime I want to buy some kind of trinket or something it isn't "are you going to dust it?" its "are the cats going to break it?" And most likely, they will try, and usually succeed. We do have curtains though, but no blinds, once again, because of the cats! They chew on the blinds, but they don't climb the curtains!

Adreamer's_wfe · 04-13-2007, 11:55 AM

My DH comes home to something new when he leaves for extended times. He would do NOTHING to maintain/ improve the house - it would mean spending money. Last time I bought a minivan - HELLO - we had four kids at the time, and I had the bedrooms, dining room and entry painted. This time I had the paint freshened in dining room and entry and had wood laminate flooring put in my dining room. I also bought a "new" TV and TV armoire at our neighbors "Moving to California" sale. You now know more than he does.

He told one of our friends that I had the bedroom painted dark blue because I get headaches and it would make the room darker - LOL.

Actually that is just the color my SIL and I liked.

He gets a line and I plan on having the kitchen painted too!

laralen02 · 04-13-2007, 01:52 PM

Quick note of good news!

Just got results for the new bid period, and next month DH has a LINE out of IAD, and after that he gets a reserve line (supposed to be better than reserve, but not as good as a line???) out of Charlotte.

DH is REALLY excited and optimistic, and says that we should get to see each other much more often now, and his QOL should GREATLY improve! Anything's got to be better than the 6 days on, 1 day off schedule!

He says the first month is always hell, but it should get better from now on...I hope he's right! (Amanda should know if this is the Mesa-truth or not

)

I'm (apprehensively

) excited about it though!

Tambralyn · 04-13-2007, 02:32 PM

Is a reserve line the same thing as a composite line? At AE, a composite line is a line that is composed of pieces of other line. Like if a pilot requests a day off, he will sometimes have to give up an entire trip, which could be include several different legs. Then they put a bunch of trips together to make up the composite lines. This way, you know which trips you're going to fly in advance, you just won't have the same trips all month, like you would on a regular line.

If that's the case, I have to say that it is so much better than reserve, in my opinion. We could actually try to start planning our lives a little. It was a welcome change.

I hope now that he's starting to see that there can be an improvement in QOL with regard to schedule, that he's feeling less bummed. It's hard to be supportive and say the right things when you're at home feeling pretty bummed about the whole thing too. But this is good news!

laralen02 · 04-13-2007, 02:43 PM

I really don't know what a reserve line IS...I asked and he explained, but I was on the elliptical at the time and alot of that is out the window! All I know is that he DOES have a predictable schedule with one, and that's all I care about right now! The rest can come later.

It's so hard to remember what all the different scheduling and bids and pay stuff is. I'm still getting used to mine: weekend/evening/night/holiday differentials, diamond plan pay, flex pay, pool nurse pay, swat nurse pay...and then I've got all this new pilot stuff! It's enough to drive you nuts.

He's happy, so I'm happy!

Amanda · 04-13-2007, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laralen02

Quick note of good news!

Just got results for the new bid period, and next month DH has a LINE out of IAD, and after that he gets a reserve line (supposed to be better than reserve, but not as good as a line???) out of Charlotte.

DH is REALLY excited and optimistic, and says that we should get to see each other much more often now, and his QOL should GREATLY improve! Anything's got to be better than the 6 days on, 1 day off schedule!

He says the first month is always hell, but it should get better from now on...I hope he's right! (Amanda should know if this is the Mesa-truth or not

)

I'm (apprehensively

) excited about it though!

Ummmmm...Ummmmm... do you want the truth?! Can you HANDLE THE TRUTH?

Reserve is like being "on call". They give your bf a set timeframe where he is their B!&@& and if they need him they use him. The trouble is the time usually suck (i.e on reserve wayyyy early or wayyyy late). They also try to mess with the contract and call them when they aren't supposed to. Your bf should NOT answer the phone under any circumstances if he is "off"!

Your BF probably has a "mixed line" which is part scheduled, and part reserve. I wish you luck with the QOL. Nick had a pretty crappy QOL for the entire 3.5 yrs he was there and I heard it got worse because of all the pilots leaving. Who knows- hope I'm wrong.

Like I mentioned in previous posts, in 2006 we saw each other a few days each month. here was a time when he was based in PHX so we got to actually live together and see each other... that was nice, but didn't last very long.

Just see Mesa as his stepping stone to bigger and better things. That's the way I looked at it!

laralen02 · 04-13-2007, 06:08 PM

Oh I know reserve, BELEIVE me! That's what we've been dealing with thus-far. As for what the "reserve line" is, that's where I get confused.

He's already learned not to answer the phone when he's off...in fact he has all the crew-tracking numbers identified in his phone under not-so-nice names that I think are pretty funny!

So Amanda, you got to see him a few days out of a month when he lived in PHX with you, or when he was elsewhere? I'll be ecstatic for a few days/month...that's all we usually have anyways.

I definately DO NOT view Mesa as a place to stay, and neither does he. We're on the "get out of Mesa ASAP even if that means I don't get to see you much right now" plan, lol.

Amanda · 04-13-2007, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laralen02

He's already learned not to answer the phone when he's off...in fact he has all the crew-tracking numbers identified in his phone under not-so-nice names that I think are pretty funny!

Oh yeah, Nick did the same thing with the Crew Tracking phone number in his phone. I can't remember if the ring was "special" or the name in the phone or both!

Quote:

Originally Posted by laralen02

So Amanda, you got to see him a few days out of a month when he lived in PHX with you, or when he was elsewhere? I'll be ecstatic for a few days/month...that's all we usually have anyways.

When he was in PHX I got to see him regularly- a few days a week on avereage I think. When he was in IAD and I was PHX we saw each other a few days/month which was a lot harder.

Quote:

Originally Posted by laralen02

I definately DO NOT view Mesa as a place to stay, and neither does he. We're on the "get out of Mesa ASAP even if that means I don't get to see you much right now" plan, lol.

That's the same plan we were on and it DID PAY OFF! Be strong, you can do it!

laralen02 · 04-13-2007, 10:38 PM

Okay, I can deal with a few days a month. I'd prefer more, of course... but a few days a month is better than we've had even before Mesa, when we lived a 6 hour drive away from each other and our schedules clashed 'cause he was in school and I was starting my nursing career. We can do this! And I'm so glad I have you guys to help and talk to!

04-12-2007, 11:22 PM	#22 (permalink)
UKcats06 Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Erlanger, KY Posts: 697 Recipes: Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: What can I say? Anytime I want to buy some kind of trinket or something it isn't "are you going to dust it?" its "are the cats going to break it?" And most likely, they will try, and usually succeed. We do have curtains though, but no blinds, once again, because of the cats! They chew on the blinds, but they don't climb the curtains!

04-13-2007, 11:55 AM	#23 (permalink)
Adreamer's_wfe Jetgirls Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 451 Recipes: Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What can I say? My DH comes home to something new when he leaves for extended times. He would do NOTHING to maintain/ improve the house - it would mean spending money. Last time I bought a minivan - HELLO - we had four kids at the time, and I had the bedrooms, dining room and entry painted. This time I had the paint freshened in dining room and entry and had wood laminate flooring put in my dining room. I also bought a "new" TV and TV armoire at our neighbors "Moving to California" sale. You now know more than he does. He told one of our friends that I had the bedroom painted dark blue because I get headaches and it would make the room darker - LOL. Actually that is just the color my SIL and I liked. He gets a line and I plan on having the kitchen painted too!

04-13-2007, 01:52 PM	#24 (permalink)
laralen02 Jetgirls Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 489 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What can I say? Quick note of good news! Just got results for the new bid period, and next month DH has a LINE out of IAD, and after that he gets a reserve line (supposed to be better than reserve, but not as good as a line???) out of Charlotte. DH is REALLY excited and optimistic, and says that we should get to see each other much more often now, and his QOL should GREATLY improve! Anything's got to be better than the 6 days on, 1 day off schedule! He says the first month is always hell, but it should get better from now on...I hope he's right! (Amanda should know if this is the Mesa-truth or not ) I'm (apprehensively ) excited about it though!

04-13-2007, 02:32 PM	#25 (permalink)
Tambralyn Jetgirls Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Farmington, MO Posts: 182 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What can I say? Is a reserve line the same thing as a composite line? At AE, a composite line is a line that is composed of pieces of other line. Like if a pilot requests a day off, he will sometimes have to give up an entire trip, which could be include several different legs. Then they put a bunch of trips together to make up the composite lines. This way, you know which trips you're going to fly in advance, you just won't have the same trips all month, like you would on a regular line. If that's the case, I have to say that it is so much better than reserve, in my opinion. We could actually try to start planning our lives a little. It was a welcome change. I hope now that he's starting to see that there can be an improvement in QOL with regard to schedule, that he's feeling less bummed. It's hard to be supportive and say the right things when you're at home feeling pretty bummed about the whole thing too. But this is good news!

04-13-2007, 02:43 PM	#26 (permalink)
laralen02 Jetgirls Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 489 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What can I say? I really don't know what a reserve line IS...I asked and he explained, but I was on the elliptical at the time and alot of that is out the window! All I know is that he DOES have a predictable schedule with one, and that's all I care about right now! The rest can come later. It's so hard to remember what all the different scheduling and bids and pay stuff is. I'm still getting used to mine: weekend/evening/night/holiday differentials, diamond plan pay, flex pay, pool nurse pay, swat nurse pay...and then I've got all this new pilot stuff! It's enough to drive you nuts. He's happy, so I'm happy!

04-13-2007, 06:08 PM	#28 (permalink)
laralen02 Jetgirls Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 489 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What can I say? Oh I know reserve, BELEIVE me! That's what we've been dealing with thus-far. As for what the "reserve line" is, that's where I get confused. He's already learned not to answer the phone when he's off...in fact he has all the crew-tracking numbers identified in his phone under not-so-nice names that I think are pretty funny! So Amanda, you got to see him a few days out of a month when he lived in PHX with you, or when he was elsewhere? I'll be ecstatic for a few days/month...that's all we usually have anyways. I definately DO NOT view Mesa as a place to stay, and neither does he. We're on the "get out of Mesa ASAP even if that means I don't get to see you much right now" plan, lol.

04-13-2007, 10:38 PM	#30 (permalink)
laralen02 Jetgirls Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 489 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What can I say? Okay, I can deal with a few days a month. I'd prefer more, of course... but a few days a month is better than we've had even before Mesa, when we lived a 6 hour drive away from each other and our schedules clashed 'cause he was in school and I was starting my nursing career. We can do this! And I'm so glad I have you guys to help and talk to!

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