(Mike is correct....in e-mail etiquette, capital letters imply that you're yelling at me).
As for the topic, hey, folks have to eat, pay the mortgage, feed, clothe and educate the children, and pay-off the car, so you do what you have to. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions limited their cost-of-living reimbursment to $54.00 per day for lodging, and $20.00 per day for meals. Two years later I'm still there for: a. I enjoy my work and the people I work with, and b. I'm able to pay my bills.
'Nuff said.