You know what I have learnt in my short time in aviation. Everyone pretends like they care about the other guys, but believe me when sheit hits the fan no one care about the other. If my job becomes threaten in any way do you think I will care about helping you save your job or would you take a pay cut so I could have a job at your airline.

Look at the debates and posts we have been reading about Skywest vs Expressjet, pilots attacking pilot because one company is threating the future of the other.

I agree it sucks for most people and how they spent, I know it will suck of 80 more pilots regardless of the number of open time that is left untouched. Have you seen the average block at TSA, even the reserve guys at your airline would not take that line. I am like Ryan Reeve I do all I can to fly the bear minimum, if you look at the company trip trade/drop site my whole month schedule is available if anyone needs to fly more to save their job.

My point basically: We can encourage pilots not to pick up open time. But when it has to do with putting food on the table for their family, paying bills, having medical insurance screw everyone else they will do what they have to do. The guys in Bridgeton do not care and have never cared, so whether you pick up open time or not we are all going to be screwed from the behind.