On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 16:04:39 GMT, Dave Head > wrote:

>On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 01:47:26 -0500, "Paul"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Olaf Gustafson" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> I've always loathed the part of air travel when the plane hits the
>>> gate and everyone stands up, gets in the aisle and stands around doing
>>> nothing.
>>
>>I recently had the opportunity to tak my first flight a little over 3
>>years (went to Vegas before the holidays). When the plane reached the
>>gate, I just kept my ass in my seat untill the most of the other sheep
>>who sprung up as soon as the plane stopped got off and then grabbed my
>>junk and walked calmly off the plane. Since the crew said it was OK to
>>use cell phones at the gate, I took the time to make any calls I needed
>>to make and be done with them.
>
>That's about how I do it too. I don't see any reason to jump up, and sometimes
>have to stand while all bent over because I can't get into the aisle and the
>overhead storage is low,

Not a problem if you have an aisle seat.

> and be in that position for 5 minutes. When the aisle
>starts clearing 2 or 3 rows ahead, I stand up, grab my junk, and by that time I
>just walk off the plane. No problem. _Still_ get to baggage claim before my
>bags.

I'm usually in a car before the bags hit the conveyor belt.

>
>And, BTW, I _normally_ sit at the back of the plane. This means I get to board
>in the 1st wave after 1st class, its not so far to the lavatory, and if a plane
>crashes, the survivors are usually the ones that are sitting near the tail
>section. Plus, I _can_ _sit_ and wait, walk to the baggage claim, and its not
>as long to _stand_ there waiting for the bags (unless its US Air, of course,
>and then the wait could be 8 days, or... forever.)
>
>Dave Head