As the OP on this thread I must say I appreciate all the passionate responses to my thread. The fact is (after the fact) I realize most DAL guys would take the FA jumpseat to get an offline guy in the cockpit especially on a short flight on the MD-88. I will ask after all is said and done though on that rare occurrence when this comes up while you're the working crew please kindly suggest the gesture. Our culture at JB, however wrong it maybe, is to always help the offline guy out..