Kumbaya. I think you and I agree on this issue more than you might realize. I don't.. nor do I condone sickin' out because of a commute. I can understand why some guys do it, but that is their conscious that they have to deal with. So.. maybe BOTH sick leave, AND commuting policies need improvement. what a concept. As this thread within a thread has evolved, I have noticed guys talking about sick outs because of rotations/layovers. That is an area that IMO needs addressing too. If DAL paid some sort of override to go to places like LOS or (I am seeing Manaus as another garden spot), you might see "abused" sick leave reduced. With the 767 going to an all -ER category in the not too distant future (My conjecture, no inside information); we are going to be seeing more and more pilots being sent to places that in a former category they had no possibility of seeing before. How can we handle the situation where the job becomes 'dangerous' enough to exceed some peoples' limits? I know there will always be the "Well you don't have to fly in that category" crowd, but that is sidestepping the issue. I think putting DAL crews in harm's way (be it terrorists or mosquitos) should be compensated, because you cannot always protect people in those situations. Like paying overtime pay for holidays, somehow the increase in money always seems to find takers. (I am personally amazed that there is such a difference in 1.5x vs 2.0x for greenslips)