[QUOTE]Originally posted by swag:
[B]Sun 7/08, DFW-DTW, mid-afternoon. As we taxi out, from the captain:

"Please lower your window shades. It's pretty hot outside, and this will help keep the cabin cool until after takeoff".

Anyone else heard this before?

were they asking you to lower it during takeoff? or until takeoff? We lower the shades if we are sitting in the plane for an extended period by ourselves. They should not be lowered during takeoff in case you have an accident and need to assess outside conditions.