Line Constraints

Eleven calls and one message later and still no response from the PBS hotline (801) 258-4541. Sure, the guys and gals behind the PBS desk are dealing with a lot of calls but it doesn't look like I'll get a response any time today. Earlier this morning I downloaded the entire PBS manual. I read over it and found a couple of things that I thought were interesting. I searched for "line constraints" and I found one item. Here it is:

"Replaced by lower layer pairings because of line constraints" – This pairing was

originally awarded but due to the way this crewmember had bid line properties, required

line values or coverage dates (C pairings), it was replaced by a pairing that existed in

a lower layer.

So I took another look at my Reason Report. I was originally awarded a trip from my fourth layer and PBS replaced it with a trip from my sixth layer. I don't understand how my line properties effected this at all not to mention that PBS could have easily finished like I requested at my fifth layer but it didn't and then it even skipped my fifth layer in order to award me two trips on the coverage dates!

My morale has fallen like a carry-on bag from a conveyer belt and I officially have a bad attitude. I wonder if this is why 'Pearl' was so angry?