Thanks JDMJ! I thought the original poster claimed he was at a gate waiting for his jumpseat home. I hear what you are saying but I still think people are being way too overly sensititive here. I also think that people don't realize there is a difference between being confronted/accused of being drunk by a passenger and a passenger just making some idiot wisea$$ remark like the old lady who jokingly asks "you boys ain't been drinking have ya" In the old ladys case I don't feel like I have been accused of drinking. What if a passenger accuses you of being fatigued and says "man you you tired, you ok to be flying". Now what are you going to do?

1. The issue isn't whether the person is making a joke or actually accusing you. The issue is the other passenger who overhears the accusation and, not having all the facts, jumps to conclusions.

2. As far as flying fatigued, that is not illegal unfortunately. The headline, "PILOT FLIES WHILE TIRED!" just doesn't have the same drama as "PILOT FLIES WHILE DRUNK!"

Careful, somebody just looked up from their desk in the USA Today office.

Excellent post JDMJ it really sums up the reasons to do the "ops manual" procedure without exception.

I'd get her # and then spend the night giving her the ol'Gaddafi