FourBalls raises a good point.
Several years ago I needed to supplement my then casual GA wage with some cash earned in the mining industry. One of the hardest jobs I experienced was working with a mill reline crew during a shut down...bring back any memories
Wiz ?
...a few weeks of that and you had a whole new outlook on life.
A 700nm round trip in a '****box' 210, in the middle of summer, with a load of 'bronzed anzacs' onboard just didn't seem that big a deal anymore.