What did or did not happen in The Good Old Days is almost irrelevant. Everything has changed. What you can do with 6or 7 crew members is quite different from what you can do with 4 is quite different. In my view, you cannot live looking over your shoulder. What our friend Schwann did not mention was that he could, if he wished, have washed his breakfast down with Champagne or Bucks Fizz. Now that was never served on Domestic flights to my recollection. Moreover, I think that CE meals have improved beyond belief from the days when hot pots were tipped onto stone cold plates.