Yesterday afternoon I was on the IAD MSP flight (departing IAD at 5:30), sitting in F in seat 4C. Pax were still boarding and I was listening to some music through Bose QC2 headphones. The lead FA was walking down the aisle and made a gesture for me to remove the headphones. I thought this was strange but did it.

Shortly after takeoff I put the headphones back on without switching the power on (it was just too noisy -- lots of gab). Well after we had cleared 10,000 feet, and just prior to her making the okay electonics announcement, she came to my seat and asked me if the headphones were turned on. My exact reply was "No. I know the rules, thank you."

After taking drink orders, but before delivering the drinks, the FA came back to my seat and said she wanted to tell me a story. She proceeded to explain how an official with the FAA had fined a passenger $500 for turning a cell phone on too early, and that pax were required to obey commands from FAs. I asked her if I had done something inappropriate and she said no, and I considered this odd interaction finished. However, when she came back with drinks she told me I needed to watch the film "Anger Management." I was quite stunned, since I had treated her with respect and politeness, and hadn't gotten angry at all even when I made the minimally snarky "I know the rules" comment.

Later on, while pax in F had empty glasses and finished dinner trays languishing, this same FA was talking for 20 minutes with a colleague. I thought of telling her the apocryphal story of the FA who got fired after a passenger reported her dereliction of duty and inattention to paying customers, but decided against it as it would have been pissy.

Should I write to NW?