Originally Posted by GunshipGuy

FTB, Thanks for opening this topic--good stuff.

You'll like this one: Last week I wanted a 4 day trip that started on my first day off reserve so I put in a YS for it and lowered my raw score in attempt to get it. Scheduling gave it to someone else, and I wasn't assigned anything. I forgot to take my reduced raw score out of the system and later that same night (still on an X day), at around 2030 I got a call from the scheduler who said something like, "Understand you were looking for a yellow slip, well I have a trip for you." I said well as long as it's commutable (too late to get to an early show at that point). He told me it had a sign in at 0930, and I said, OK sounds good.

I walked away with a lesson learned, one I'm still learning, and a new question:
1. Remove your "reduce raw score" once it no longer serves a purpose you desire.
2. Don't answer the phone; listen to the message instead.
3. Was he asking? Since I answered I don't think he had to, but dude, at that point it's a little late.