I think a lot of people would take issue with the 'dick move' comment. Everyone bids differently for different reasons. I know one guy that commutes to DFW that has a girlfriend there (he's single otherwise). I'm sure he'd like a line like that. I know another guy that commutes to ORD that has an ailing father that lives there. He might find a line like that useful. It's fair and right that they use their seniority to get lines like that if that's what that want.

And as to the 'golden line' comment, those senior commuters that took a schedule that appears golden to someone local left 'golden lines' on the table for other commuters. It all evens out.