Originally Posted by RockyBoy

This^^^^

If you do what you can to honestly get to work and you don't get there, Delta will have no issue with it. If you are waiting until the last flight to commute to NYC and using the commuting policy regularly, then you will have an issue. Even then, I would bet you won't be fired. I've never heard of anyone being fired for missing a commute. In fact the only people I've heard of that have been fired are guys who get felonies, and the NW guys who were on their laptops.

Basically at Delta when you do something that you find yourself wondering if it is OK, call the CP and let them know. You won't have a problem here if you are honest and let people know what is going on.