made my seatmate, up to now a suave world traveler, a lump of terrified jelly. It was turbulent enough so I was glad not to have asked for my glass of wine (Duboeuf Cabernet du Pays d'Oc), as I'd have been wearing it. Eventually things calmed down, and we were served "marinated beef brisket

accompanied by mashed potatoes and green beans"; mine was ice cold, so I sent it back. It came back at almost boiling temperature. The dinner was almost exactly what I'd had for lunch, only not as good, although they had snuck some cumin into the gravy. Dessert was "triple chocolate brownie

bash," which was okay if a bit oversweet and heavy. After the movie I went to sleep, missing the "midflight snack - enjoy our movie snack" and waking up to a decent fruit plate and croissant. We got in about an hour ahead of time, as we'd had tail winds the whole way.

[This message has been edited by violist (edited 03-09-2000).]