There also came a time when he pulled out of one of his plastic bags a very large old magnifying glass held together with rubberbands. He used it to examine the back of his boarding pass. He must have spent at least 20 minutes reading and re-reading what was written there. When he tired of this, he then took the safety instructions out of the seatback pocket and gave them the once over and then folded and unfolded the brochure to the point of exhaustion. He seemed to have a need to keep busy and with an imaginary cellphone cupped to his ear he seemed content even when leaving what sounded like voicemail messages to call him back. Fortunately, no one did. At least, not on our flight!