That was a great gesture, 130JDrvr! I try to do the same (mostly dinners since our layovers are so short), but I don't see too many of them due to the retreads. We have some newbies, but most go to the front seat nowadays.

I remember flying a trip with and IOE checkairman and a new CA in IOE, and the CA told me to remember to look out for the new guys once I got off of probation, as he picked up the check for every meal that week. Great advice!