They don't -- even as they should -- and they didn't. And given the duration of the flight and the FAs' positioning and activity when the "urge"' hit, they only seemed to become very responsive once it became clear they were dealing with an awful mess on the floor. And even then they weren't all that sympathetic, and just handed into my row a bunch of newspapers to place on the floor and nothing more and not even a word beyond that.

Could I have made a dash to the bathroom in time and made it to vomit in the toilet there? Not all that certain, but perhaps. I am more certain that I would have had a FAM type on my backside if I had tried that.