Originally Posted by FlyIgglesFly

Last month, ORD-PHL on a US 320. Wintry mix was in effect and, when backing the jetbridge back the ground crew discovered it was frozen to the aircraft. Rather than wait for deicing/maintenance to come by and free us, all of the pax in F and the first few rows of Y were told to get up and walk to the rear of the aircraft. The shift in balance would put enough pressure on the ice to break its grip.

Sure enough, it worked and off we went. Very odd. We were assured this was perfectly fine and, having spent the 3 hour delay in the RCC working my way to cirrhosis, it sounded good enough to me.

Holding the rare pre-departure beverage while standing back in the aisle amongst the unwashed masses in Y was a bit awkward, though.