[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

At
http://www.airlinecomplaints.org/sho...?t=4527&page=2

under post #13, “bah humbug” said:

This is the same idiot who thinks the airline and the flight attendants are crazy because they are asked to put their trash in the garbage.

As a matter of personal pride I will try to avoid leaving trash in the seat pocket; on the floor, etc. Unfortunately, as we all know, a lot of people need to have their pride “jump started.” The other piece to this issue is the old idea of respect being earned, rather than demanded. Some time ago I was on a Northwest flight. With the exception of one flight attendant, the entire cabin crew appeared to be under age 35. I overheard the older flight attendant making comments, to another passenger, indicating she had met C.R. Smith, of American Airlines, when she worked there. This older flight attendant grabbed the few pillows in the coach section, then began offering them to passengers. Her general demeanor was something I last saw on an Eastern Airlines “Whisperjet” (B-727)---meaning several decades ago. This flight attendant’s efforts were “rewarded,” by her colleagues, with very obvious smirks of ridicule. The point is, I would have even considered loading baggage at the next stop if this flight attendant had asked me to. OK, I exaggerate. But you get the point. As to her colleagues, asking me to close the window shades—they could go eat s**t!