Originally Posted by WillBarrett_68

good lord can you imagine the uproar this would cause?

OP you should realize you're in the minority here. you can decline meal service, ask for express service, or have them hold your meal (these all require actually talking to a FA, which many posters seem to think is the worst thing that can possibly happen, but they are still options). The idea that nobody should get a meal because you don't want one seems ... a little extreme.