Ok a Loadmaster piped in so shal I.
As a young man I Spent 5 years as a MX Rep on both PAX and Freight.
Boiling a batch of asparagus out of the 200k lbs we pulled out of Peru for a special crew meal.
Sleeping, eating, streching out, sliding a plastic spoon in the door pressure seal to have a cigarette to not offend the non smokers.
Waking up in a t-shirt and boxers and eating breakfast in the cockpit to the best view possible of a sunrise.
Alot of the pilots I worked with took the stuffy uniform off for an 8-10 hr flight and we became just a crew of guys that enjoyed the serenity of living the life of a bird that flys FREE of the constraints of land based expectations.
For me getting married put a kink in that chain, but the trade off was worth it.
For a young or un married man... Freight flying is great..
Having to do pax charters was horrible in comparison.
Having said that I have to thank the loadmasters and pilots who were there for me to hold a flashlight during the odd time I actually had to work.
Hope this added to the tribal knowledge of the ACMI freight WORLD.