Your regular commute to work is on an airplane
You know the layout of the planes you regularly fly on.
You have "your seat" on the airplane.
You start to recognize the flight crew.
The flight crew recognizes you.
Your only concern with turbulence is that it makes it hard to read your book.
When you get your gate and terminal number for your flight, you know where the closest restaurants and bars are without having to look it up.
When you hear about bad weather like thunderstorms, tornadoes, or hurricanes, you're first thought is "I bet this means my flight is delayed".
You start referring to going back to the hotel as "going home".
The hotel staff knows you by name.
The hotel staff knows your room number without having to look it up.
You balk at the concept that you can expense 4 beers for $16 at a restaurant but 12 beers for $10 at the grocery store is a no-no.
You know all of the backroads and shortcuts around the area that you travel to but have forgotten how to get to the Wal-Mart nearest your house.
Your personal automobile is the one you drive the least.
You have mastered the art of getting everything you need for a week into two bags.
You have conversations with other business travellers about your favorite airports.
Your idea of a vacation is spending some time at home.
Calling your kids from a hotel room becomes part of their regular bedtime routine.
You are tired of eating out.
You have accumulated enough hotel points that you could live in one for a year.
You have enough frequent flier miles to fly anywhere in the world. With your spouse. Twice.
People start assuming your spouse is a single parent.
When you go to a restaurant at the airport, the waitstaff asks if you want "the usual".
You've been flagged for a random check by security more than once.
The maid service no longer knocks on your door before cleaning your room. They know when you leave and wait till your gone.
You have enough upgrades that you can avoid flying coach for a month.
People start following you in the airport because "You look like you know where you're going."
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