I always thought an AD was to be complied with -
PERIOD.
It appears that folks at my airline don't take AD's seriously.
THAT kind of attitude pisses me off, 'cause it very well could be my butt in the plane that has an incident while in flight.
Here is a link to an announcement from APA (Pilots Union)
http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/
How do these folks expect to get away with this kind of stupidity? Oh, I see, they chat with Wee Willie . . . . .