12 F – in the exit row, no seat in front of it, enough room for Manute Bol to stretch out and I snagged it this morning. Such small victories make all the difference. You have to make eye contact with the nice steward and say “yes” when they ask if you are man enough to be the first out of the plane (I never want to be punching out some old lady in the rush to evacuate), but talk about easy living …..
Exactly – try to stop me from being the first out of the plane in an emergency…
I remember seeing a airline safety expert demonstrating emergency egress – I think it was Katie Couric, or someone similar interviewing, and he said “if you flinch even for a second I will crawl out of the plane over your corpse…” She laughed, and he added “No, I’m serious.”