Originally Posted by beachdog
When I got to the airport, I went straight through security as I had my boarding pass, and waited at the gate for an agent. The GA was very late, showed up only about 20 minutes before boarding, and told me that there was 1 F seat left and 12 people on the list. I didn't even bother to get on the list at that point as she told me I definitely wouldn't get the seat.
Whenever you "definitely" won't get a seat, try jumping on the list anyway.
It's not like it costs you anything, and you never know.