Ready for Two More Weeks

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck) 01/21/2019 at 21:10 • Filed to: None

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This is what it takes to get me through two weeks in a hotel room. I have my suitcase all set up on a stand, my hanging clothes in the closet, supplies in the dorm fridge (under the TV), snacks for the week on the dresser , some detergent for doing laundry this weekend, my computer set up for reading Oppo and studying , my pilot bag for my flights this weekend, and an R/C plane with a box of parts so I can make some repairs this week.

The plane is a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . We were doing loops and had a wing separation, resulting in a less than ideal landing . Fortunately, these are cheap and easy to repair. The boom will get a couple of skewers for reinforcement, a little hot glue to stick it back together, and some packing tape to finish it off.

If you’re wondering about the black nose cone, I built that one from scratch because I wasn’t fond of the original nose cone design. This one is smashed, so I have to build a new one once I pick up some foam board. Having a contrasting color is a good way to distinguish mine plane from others when they’re in the air.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/21/2019 at 21:47

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Is that a non-suite Res Inn?  Also, where are the three-to-four handles of whiskey needed for two weeks in a hotel room?

I own dead car brands only > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/21/2019 at 21:50

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Oh, this brings back fond memories of living in a hotel room for three months. I was student-teaching in Oregon (from Ohio) and it was cheaper to get a hotel room than a short term lease.

Plus bonus housekeeping. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 01/21/2019 at 21:52

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It’s a Courtyard.

If I were drinking at night , I wouldn’t be able work the next day. Priorities!

TheRealBicycleBuck > I own dead car brands only 01/21/2019 at 21:54

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I’ve been on this job for a little over a year now. We’ve been looking for  long-term leases of some sort, but there aren’t many options on the north side of town where I need to be.

Chariotoflove > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/21/2019 at 21:58

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Two weeks in a hotel? Clearly I’ve missed some crucial posts. Time for me to review.

I should leave this here in the meantime.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Chariotoflove 01/21/2019 at 22:27

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I’ve been traveling back and forth between Baton Rouge and Houston for over a year now. We just won another contract, so it’s going to continue for at least a couple more years. I’d move the family, but both of the kids are doing great in school and I don’t want to uproot them, especially since one of them will be off to college soon and the other a couple of years later.

The upsides are a) income for my family; and b) I’ve had time to go through ground school and flight school in Houston . Flight school has been weekends-only, so it’s been slow-going. I’m trying to make up some time by only going home every other weekend until I pass my check ride.

It’s a better gig than some of the FEMA folks  I’m working with. They only get to go home once a month unless they pay for their own air fare.

tromoly > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/21/2019 at 22:33

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Spent half of last year in hotels , can relate.

TheRealBicycleBuck > tromoly 01/21/2019 at 22:36

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Were you going to the same city or traveling around?

XJDano > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/21/2019 at 23:49

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You should have seen the shit hole the office gal set up for us last week.

We are now at a laQuinta for about the same price and no bugs. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > XJDano 01/22/2019 at 00:03

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We had that happen during an inspection. Not long after we arrived, one of the ladies screamed and ran out of her room. She found a couple of palmetto bugs (really large american cockroaches). Although the bugs really didn’t want to bunk in her room, she wasn’t having any of it and we all packed up and moved to a different hotel about 20 minutes away.

Chariotoflove > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/22/2019 at 00:04

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Wow, that sounds like a tough gig when the kids are growing up.  Of course, now that my kid is a teenager, I suppose the idea of having me gone for two weeks at a time might sound attractive.  Still tough to live out of a hotel.

tromoly > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/22/2019 at 00:42

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All over, #MotorsportsLife.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Chariotoflove 01/22/2019 at 01:25

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It’s a mixed bag. The kids are teenagers who spend a lot (most?) of their free time in their rooms. I’m home most weekends and make a point of dragging them out of their rooms to spend time with me. We’re planning on getting my son started with flying lessons this summer, so we’ll have even more opportunity to spend time together. I’m still working on how to spend more time with my daughter. She already has several trips planned for the summer. I’m hoping to have some long-term housing set up by then so the whole family can hang out in Houston with me.

Chariotoflove > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/22/2019 at 11:23

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My daughter just turned 13. I think it’s going to be an ever changing struggle to figure out our relay for a few years. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > Chariotoflove 01/22/2019 at 11:37

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I’m glad to say that we seem to have navigated those waters fairly well. We’ve never had a shouting match of any kind in our house (*knocks on wood*). Meanwhile, our next door neighbor shouts at his kids so loudly that we can hear it on our back porch and two door down the guys is outside having a screaming match with his kid in the driveway.

Why d o some people never learn how to communicate without screaming at each other?

Chariotoflove > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/22/2019 at 12:23

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I grew up in a shouty house of volatile tempers. My wife and I have labored hard to do the opposite in our home. What we are dealing with now is teen  drama on top of some serious anxiety issues, so being shouted at, and the aftermath of that, has become a fairly regular thing. My wife was never exposed to that, so she has a very hard time dealing with and absorbing it.

Prayer, love, and treatment will get us through.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Chariotoflove 01/22/2019 at 17:36

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My son started to have some issues with our rules , but his response was more passive/aggressive in nature. We took him to a counselor who acted more like a mediator. When he complained that he didn’t like our constant direction, the counselor asked him why he trained us this way. The look on his face was priceless. The counselor pointed out that the only reason his parents “nagged” him was because he didn’t do as we asked the first time. In effect, he trained us to nag him.

The approach the counselor used was perfect. Our son has always taken pride in how well our dogs are trained and the role he played in their training. Once he understood that he could train his parents....

Chariotoflove > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/22/2019 at 17:51

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Hmmm.  I’m going to show this post to my wife.