Heard a Capt talking on the crew bus about an Intl trip he missed. Seems he totally forgot he was working that week, and went hiking in the mountains. Came back down and had XX messages on the cell/home phone.
He called his ACP and offered a mea culpa.

He said he didn't get slapped around too hard since there were/are several no shows every week. His ACP told him that there had been 5 no shows the previous night.