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<blockquote data-quote="raceanoncr" data-source="post: 1314789" data-attributes="member: 6408"><p>To succeed in feeders and have a family, you are going to have to have a very understanding family, to say the least. I'm not going to bad-mouth feeders in any way because that's what I wanted to do here and I made it work. BUT....</p><p> </p><p>It's true, you may get stuck on nights for a very long time. I did but I, notice I said "I", didn't mind a bit. My ex sure did mind. Notice I said "Ex". Not understanding at all.</p><p> </p><p>Depending on the hub/center you are at, you COULD be driving on some weekends. Years ago, we were at Union meeting. Guys were screaming to BA that we needed more feeder runs. I mean, SCREAMING! He said, "Well, you know, it could mean working weekends". The whole room erupted into the same chant, "Hell, YES, we'll work weekends". Later, by golly, we DID get a mileage run that started on Sat morn. Laid over in CACH, came back Sun morn. Fired back up on Mon night. Off on Thur morn. The bid went all the way down to me and I was pretty low at that time. I took it. Made a boat load of $ on it too.</p><p> </p><p>Sleepers came along, I took it. Another boat load of $, BUT gone every weekend, every Thanksgiving w/e, every 4 of July w/e. It's just the nature of the beast.</p><p> </p><p>Thankfully, the current wife was VERY understanding. Put up with it without a whimper.</p><p> </p><p>Was it a rough life? Yes, but I loved it. I was made for it. Was it rough on the family? Well, obviously, but if you work TOGETHER, you can ALL made it work.</p><p> </p><p>So, depending on your hub, it could be a good life, it could be a bad life. Depending on your family, it could be a good life, it could be a bad life. Only you can make that decision.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck and keep us informed, please.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raceanoncr, post: 1314789, member: 6408"] To succeed in feeders and have a family, you are going to have to have a very understanding family, to say the least. I'm not going to bad-mouth feeders in any way because that's what I wanted to do here and I made it work. BUT.... It's true, you may get stuck on nights for a very long time. I did but I, notice I said "I", didn't mind a bit. My ex sure did mind. Notice I said "Ex". Not understanding at all. Depending on the hub/center you are at, you COULD be driving on some weekends. Years ago, we were at Union meeting. Guys were screaming to BA that we needed more feeder runs. I mean, SCREAMING! He said, "Well, you know, it could mean working weekends". The whole room erupted into the same chant, "Hell, YES, we'll work weekends". Later, by golly, we DID get a mileage run that started on Sat morn. Laid over in CACH, came back Sun morn. Fired back up on Mon night. Off on Thur morn. The bid went all the way down to me and I was pretty low at that time. I took it. Made a boat load of $ on it too. Sleepers came along, I took it. Another boat load of $, BUT gone every weekend, every Thanksgiving w/e, every 4 of July w/e. It's just the nature of the beast. Thankfully, the current wife was VERY understanding. Put up with it without a whimper. Was it a rough life? Yes, but I loved it. I was made for it. Was it rough on the family? Well, obviously, but if you work TOGETHER, you can ALL made it work. So, depending on your hub, it could be a good life, it could be a bad life. Depending on your family, it could be a good life, it could be a bad life. Only you can make that decision. Good luck and keep us informed, please. [/QUOTE]
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