FLC OF B757-200 FAILS TO OBTAIN THEIR PDC PRIOR TO DEP. NO PDC.

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THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE ON LEG 2 OF A 3 LEG; 1 DAY TRIP PAIRING. I HAVE FLOWN WITH THE CAPT BEFORE AND HAD ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING WITH HIM; HE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR; MAYBE TOO GREAT! WE HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING OUT OF PHL DUE TO WX. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING OUT OF TFC WE RECEIVED A HOLDING CLRNC. WE NEVER DID GET IT (THE HOLDING FIX) LOADED INTO THE FMC AND BOTH OF US WERE A LITTLE UNSURE OF OUR POSITIONING. WE JOKED ABOUT IT LATER. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY OR HOW I FORGOT TO OBTAIN OUR PDC CLRNC PRIOR TO DEPARTING MCO. IT IS INTERESTING THAT TWICE ON OUR CHKLIST WE CHK XPONDER AND BRIEF DEP; AND NEITHER ONE OF US BOTHERED TO CHK THE ACARS TO REF THE PDC. THE CAPT ASSUMED I HAD RECEIVED THE CLRNC. HE DID NOT REF THE ACARS TO CHK PDC FOR HIMSELF. I NORMALLY LEAVE THE PDC DISPLAYED ON ACARS SO THAT WE BOTH CAN REF THE PDC. SOMEHOW WE BOTH FORGOT OR GOT DISTR. WE HAD A JUMPSEAT RIDER. HOWEVER; THAT IS SECONDARY TO THIS EVENT. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; IT BECAME OBVIOUS WE HAD THE WRONG XPONDER CODE (THE OLD ONE) AND WRONG DEP FREQ. THE CAPT ASKED ME IF I HAD GOTTEN A CLRNC. I REPLIED THAT I THOUGHT SO. REALIZING THAT I HAD NOT REQUESTED OR RECEIVED THE PDC; I TOLD HIM TO REQUEST ONE VIA ACARS. HE DID AND WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE REMAINED VFR THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER; I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING WITH THIS GUY; PERHAPS I WAS TOO RELAXED BECAUSE HE IS A FUN GUY TO WORK WITH. ANYWAY; IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT HE MADE NO ATTEMPT EITHER TO CHK MY WORK OR BACK ME UP. I DON'T THINK OUR RELATIONSHIP WILL BE THE SAME AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. I GUESS BASED ON OUR RECENT PERFORMANCE THAT'S PROBABLY THE WAY IT SHOULD BE ANYWAY. UP TO NOW; I HAVE NEVER 'ZEROED OUT THE XPONDER' AFTER EACH LEG UPON COMPLETION OF THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST. REST ASSURED THAT NOW HAS BECOME A STANDARD PRACTICE FOR ME SO THAT I CAN VISUALLY SEE 'NO CODE' WHEN I AM PERFORMING MY CHKS AND RUNNING A CHKLIST. I AM SURPRISED OUR CARRIER OR ALPA HAS NOT ALREADY RECOMMENDED THIS PRACTICE. MAYBE THEY HAVE; AND I JUST MISSED IT.