Originally Posted by
davetravels
A few years ago, I was on CO in F, and the FA told me that it was an FAA regulation that I can't go to the lav in socks. I had to have my shoes on! Where do they get this stuff from? Not to mention that overseas J flights actually give you socks to wear!
My situation is slightly different than the above story, of course, because VoIP is against company policy, and you hafto always obey a FA, pretty much no matter how crazy the request is . . . . . That said, could the CO FA in my story have had me arrested for disobeying her if she wanted to? And why would she really care if I wear shoes to the lav - yeah I know - it can be nasty. I don't go in if it looks bad.
Even if the FA is incorrectly spewing made up FARs, the moment they give you a "crew member instruction," (even a wrong one) it becomes an FAA violation to counter their directive.
Plus, this is not your living room, put your shoes on. Going to the lav in socks is disgusting.