First, as I know you know, "promptly available" is intentionally undefined in the PWA. So no one should be making up their own definition. But once again for any lurkers, it is generally agreed that about 2 hours-ish complies with the PWA, while also officially acknowledging that traffic or other unforseen circumstances may extend that time - especially in NYC (and sadly, less so in LA)

Second, the point 'most posters' have been trying to make is not, as you put it, "take all 2 hours". Rather, it is that if you do take 2 hours, for whatever reason, you are not wrong or non-compliant. And more specifically, cannot face any discipline.

Finally, Neither the company nor the pilots want "promptly available" defined, because then we would be subject to discipline if 1 mintue late. No one wants that. To that end, both the pilots and the company have an interest in not playing games. I think your point is not to intentionally abuse the time 'allowed', and that point is well taken. If I can safely get there without rushing before 2 hours, I will - and I hope others do as well. If I cannot make it 'early', oh well. Regardless, I'm not going to stress one bit over it.