On Oct 24, 1:56*am, "
wrote:
On Oct 23, 11:25*pm, "J. Clarke" wrote:

If the company covered air fare for your wife then it was very
unusual.

My Dad took a turn as a "traveling salesman" back in the 70s. *Mom was
invited to many events, conventions, etc. all bills paid by the
company.

I think it served two needs. *It helped keep the salesmen from feeling
so isolated as my father's job only let him come home as little as
four days a month. *Happy salesmen stay on board, and they sell more.

But I think it contributed to marital tranquility as well. *Mom didn't
feel so left out, and felt better about him being gone so long when
she had an idea of what he was up to, and who he was with. *Mom felt
better meeting clients and other salesmen and their wives.

Although the whole sales staff were rarely together, they all knew
each other, and if they jumped to other companies they also knew each
others clients. *I think these working sales meeting served as much as
social gatherings as working meetings.

As always, just my 0.02.

Robert

When you're on the road that much, the company is wise to pick up at
least occasional travel for the spouse.

But how often does a governor travel? Once a month, even twice,
usually within the state, I'd bet, except during campaign season? What
kind of distances? Would a company pay for the kids to attend daddy's
snowmobile race, as Alaska evidently got to do for the Palin kids?