Swallowenforcer, do you suck the c*** of death while bidding then?
Tetra7, it depends where home is. I bid for days off in a block and normally get one of my bids. There have been one or two months where my bidding hasn't worked and I've had to go home for very short breaks which is far from ideal. Bottom line is that it's set up here for you to move out entirely. Anything different is your look out.
And FWIW I left it to the boss to decide whether to move the family out or not. Having seen the place the answer was not.