Business Travel and Boredom

WILLIAM HULSEY (25103)

Bass Miscellaneous Forum · 6/20/2012 9:44 PM

It's only two nights a week but the nights I'm home I get home late; sometimes not until near dark (even with summer light). It seems like I'm always gone and I get extremely bored in my hotel. I'll check the TV but it's usually crap. I watch YouTube on me phone and surf here and TB. I might even browse FB from time to time.

But all that gets old. I do some paperwork but that doesn't take much time. I eat dinner but since I eat alone, well, you get it. I wish I could bring my bass and play through phones but the temps on my truck (no A/C) probably reach the 100°F mark this time of year. I don't feel comfortable taking my bass in the truck for that reason.

I wish I was the type who could sleep about ten hours straight but I'm not. I'm out of ideas. I suppose reading couldn't hurt but when I like a book I can't put it down. I'm afraid I'll spend half a night reading and only get an hour nap before my alarm wakes me at 3am.

Suggestions please? Thanks.

--BO

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Re: Business Travel and Boredom

6/21/2012 3:49 AM

Maurice Carr (37545) wrote:

Know how you feel. I travel a lot too.

Most motels here have good cooking facilities so off to the supermarket, nice steak, spuds, bread and salad and perhaps a bottle of Shiraz and I spend 1/2 hr cooking, maybe get through half the wine bottle ( 3 std drinks ) and then relax with my beater bass ( the SX )

I take the SX almost everywhere I go. Yes it suffers the travel, but who cares at the cost really. It goes out of tune regularly, but then again, who cares - that' what the machine heads are for. The SX sounds shit, but I get the practice, keep my chops in order and don't go nuts in the motel. Sometimes I take my Tascam too.

I also take the Kindle for reading and have a range of books on the go at one time ( stops you getting focused on one particular book )

Studying some anti-insomnia techiques is also worthwhile. Getting sleep can be achieved with discipline.

Hope that helps you Bo

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Re: Business Travel and Boredom

6/22/2012 9:52 PM

Roger Gumbs (30435) wrote:

Geez ex-BFF, I don't even know why I'm talking to you...but I didn't realize your new job kept you away from your family like that. Is the job back in then Dallas area? My apologies if you've already told me...

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Re: Business Travel and Boredom

6/23/2012 1:36 AM

WILLIAM HULSEY (25103) wrote:

Well, former soulmate/best friend, I live in Tyler now; about two hours east of Dallas. My week takes me two hours of driving to get to my first customer on Monday. I stay in a hotel on Monday night and come back home Tuesday night.

On Wednesdays, it's two hours to my first three stops and another 1-1.5 hours to the rest of my customers. Ultimately, by the time my Wednesday is done, I am three hours from home and 1.5 hours from FREEKIN' HOUSTON!!!! Why those customers aren't getting service out of Houston is way beyond what I would consider common sense.

Very close to burn out on this one, bro.

--Bo

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Re: Business Travel and Boredom

6/23/2012 8:51 AM

Roger Gumbs (30435) wrote:

Oh man, that sucks. I remember my father having to do the same when he drove trucks. He always stayed up in Connecticut once a week because he had very early delivery times up there. Does the company put you up, or is it an out of pocket expense?