She did not have to be tall to put her feet at the BACK of our armrest. In fact, she had to scrunch up to do it. You must have seen people putting their feet up on the bulkhead - same thing. I might have been more sympathetic to her medical condition had she not been up and down all through the flight and choosing from time to time to stand up. If your feet hurt so much that you need ointment and medical care, you usually choose to sit.

One of the more amazing international trips I was on was from Korea where about 40 jr hi kids were on board with only 4 chaperones. Apparently, they had never flown and no one had ever indoctrinated them because during take off they all jumped up and down ON their seats. When the FA's went berserk, they sat down and continually beeped the FA button. Finally, the purser called for the head chaperone and demanded that he and the others control the kids. Poor flight attendants.

I agree that the FA had a tough job. That's why I was wondering what the manual might say about a situation like that. It clearly did not call for stopping her off in Kansas City but would it have been OK to ask her to wash her feet for the sake of about 16 other people? This was not perfume but eye burning ointment. Perfume is plenty annoying also and many are allergic to it.