eating on a budget during a trip

[climbhappy]

corrections:

take a "freezer bag"

and " this the life isn't it?"

 

[NuGuy]

Bah, the stench from everyone cooking their home "cooking" in the microwave in the old CLT crew room (USAir express...CCAir and PDT) was enough to gag a buzzard.

Between that and the smell from the Pizza Strada outside the door was enough to kill anyone's appitite.



Best,
Nu

 

[Skank]

I was hoping this whole locust thing would work out, but I'm still ending up a bit hungry every evening. Anyone else having that problem?

 

[AirBill]

Wow, an intelligent post asking for -- and receiving! -- thoughtful replies. Well, mostly. This can't be flightinfo.com, can it?

Listen, just because you get paid per diem doesn't mean you have to spend it all. I don't starve on trips, but I don't splurge either. Makes coming home that much sweeter.

You only live once, but chances are you're going to live a long time. Live comfortably and happily, and remember that good food doesn't begin and end at Chili's/TGIF/Applebee's/Outback.

 

[crashpad]

Applebies, Chilis, Chijis, etc. are all rip-offs (Just a bunch of penny-pinching, docker-wearing salesmen trying to figure out the most people like us who are forced to stay in a particular place will pay for a crappy burger and oily side dishes).

Oatmeal and Campbell Ckunky soup with the poptop prepared to perfection in the hotelroom coffee pot will meet most nutritional daily requirements. Low sodium Wheat-Thins or Triscuits are good, as well.

 

[hire_me]

the best thing going

The best deal I've found is the small chili at Wendys. It's $.99 whether you're in LGA or RDU. Two of these fills me up and you'll get plenty of fiber too. They'll charge you $.05 for a cup of ice water. Crackers included!

 

[91100 100 set]

soup in the coffee pot?

How do you cook that Campbell's soups with the red pop-top in a coffee pot? Jut dump it into the carafe and let the warmer warm it or something?

 

[crashpad]

yep, takes 20-30 minutes. hot h2o for oatmeal. too.

 

[350DRIVER]

METRX/MYOPLEX

healthy and will help keep you in tip top shape if working out is high on your priority list. Packets are easy to mix as well....

http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/meal-replacement-reviews/met-rx-meal-replacement.htm

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[skeezer]

Dudes, if you value your health do not use the coffee pots in the hotel rooms to cook with. First off, some of them spend their days in the john so you know there's more than a few sh*t molecules laying in and on them. Second, people have been known to wash (under)garments in them. I am not condoning that kind of behavior, but people do some weird a$$ stuff in hotel rooms.

One more thing, at some hotels those glasses left out are only cleaned briefly by the maids, they may not be run through an appropriate washer. Stick to the cheap cups wrapped in plastic if possible.

Peace!

Skeezer

 

[Wankel7]

I never get sodas or drinks when I go out to eat... 1.50 for a glass of pop...wtf.

I just get water with lemon.

Wankel

Edit....

Eh, this thread was old

 

[Spooky 1]

What ever happened to the good ole days when all you needed to take with was a full flask of your favorite beverage just in case some FA would come over to your room for a little party? What have we become?

 

[h25b]

What ever happened to the good old days when people never considered per diem as part of their compensation package and actually went out to find a restaurant for a halfway healthy meal ???? Gee whiz people, what a pathetic thread...

 

[Spooky 1]

I guess that's the reason so many of these folks are carrying backpacks. Pathetic.

 

[h25b]

I guess that's the reason so many of these folks are carrying backpacks. Pathetic.

At least we've figured out the backpack mystery...:erm:

 

[Wankel7]

At least we've figured out the backpack mystery...:erm:

I can tell you this...the fact people dressed up with backpacks on look like tools...is no mystery to me

Wankel

 

[h25b]

<<fade in on Jimmy walking through the terminal. He is wearing a uniform of sorts. He is carrying his hat, listening to his IPod, with his backpack tossed over his shoulder. His hair is frosted at the tips and he chews gum as he strolls through the terminal. He see's "RJ" - the Comair mascot up ahead, and thinks of how cool it is to fly for an airline with a big, fuzzy, talking, RJ for a mascot.>>

Add to this the fact that Jimmy can't afford to eat...

Every time someone tells me that they are paid $20/hr. plus per diem I want to punch 'em in the nose.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

I love that standard regional / fractional pilot answer "with perdiem I make..."

jeeesus...get back in your room and heat up that can of soup in the bathroom coffee maker..and forget that soda. water is free..

WTF guys? This is freakin hilarious!!! (actually sad)

 

[wheelsup]

I love that standard regional / fractional pilot answer "with perdiem I make..."

jeeesus...get back in your room and heat up that can of soup in the bathroom coffee maker..and forget that soda. water is free..

WTF guys? This is freakin hilarious!!! (actually sad)

I get it, you are better/smarter than us. No need to keep saying it over and over again!

I have a good friend that was hired on at a GIV operator, $60k to start and they typed him right off the bat. On call 14 days/month. Paid hotel, meals, etc. An awesome job. CA pay starts around $170k, upgrade time unknown.

Sad thing is he ended up there because he was fired from his regional gig while still in the sim .

~wheelsup

 

[avpro91]

What ever happened to the good old days when people never considered per diem as part of their compensation package and actually went out to find a restaurant for a halfway healthy meal ???? Gee whiz people, what a pathetic thread...

What ever happened to descent salaries for an airline pilot? Lets see..most places..over a 25% pay cut in the last few years. And pay at a regional is ridiculously embarrassing. That'll make anyone have the need to pinch the pennies and rely on that per diem. SO while your sitting there eating you steak dinner on your 12th day in a row away from home at your charter job...we'll be sitting at home (thanks to a schedule) enjoying the dinner we just bought with the pennies we saved from our per diem.