Originally Posted by
propsr4boats
Request a ride? Gimme a break....if someone got on my jumpseat and "requested" a ride I might deny it just on the principle that you don't request to do anything....Its a privilege not a right and you don't request it you very politely ask if you can hitch a ride if its alright with them.
You're wrong; it is NOT a 'privilage'. It is a negotiated BENEFIT. And YES, you request to ride the jumpseat, not show up and say "I'll be riding in your jumpseat!" The company OWNS the j/s, but the CAPTAIN decides who rides in it---PERIOD.