A business associate and I were flying from DEN-BOS on a UA MD-80 several years ago. He was on the window and I on the aisle which left me to have to run to the back of the plane to get paper towels when he spilled ginger ale on his pants.

When I opened the door to the lavatory, there was a little old woman doing her business on the john. It seemed that she had forgotten to lock the door. The lady screamed, I slammed the door shut and the FA who was working in the galley across from the lavatory started laughing hysterically, probably because of the look on my face.

I got the paper towels and returned to my business associate who wondered why it took me so long. I explained to his disbelief. For the remainder of the flight, every time the FA passed me, she started laughing again.

This story never ends...Two days later, coincidently, our return flight had the same crew and the FA at the door said that we looked familiar. When I told her that I was the one two days before to open the toilet door on the lady...laughter again.