0708 UA7297 BOS IAD 0714 0858 CR7 3F

ExPlus is supposed to offer jetbridge boarding, which I
was happy to take advantage of because of my gimpy leg,
and I was pleased to see Washington Dulles on the sign
above gate 21 - and a surprisingly hefty-looking plane,
bigger than any RJ I've ever seen before, outside. Alas,
it was the Chicago plane parked there, and we were
directed down the dingy stairs to a tarmac approach to
an ordinary-looking regional jet.

An eyeball trip of the 2-row F cabin yielded the conclusion
that it offers 3 or 4 inches more legroom than Economy but
no more than bulkhead row 3, and I was pleased at my
decision not to upgrade. Another passenger, a swarthy,
suspicious type, decided that the cabin was to his liking,
though: unsatisfied with his seat in the wayback, he asked
if he could switch seats, and the pleasant but clueless FA
said, sure, we're only at 31 ... so naturally he found more
comfort by self-upgrading into row 2. Nonetheless, I felt
no compulsion to emulate him, even after the rest of my
row was taken by a less-frequent-flying family who managed
to get on just before boarding time (curses, foiled again!)
- an elderly grandma, an enormous ("around the house") ma,
and a relatively normal-looking teenage boy who however
had not washed in quite a while. I sighed, turned up the
vent, and went to sleep. Only to be nudged awake by the kid
kicking my leg: a quick glare and the incident was not
repeated. Don't know about the service - slept through the
flight. We landed at C24, and again no jetbridge.

A bit of time before my shuttle, so I ducked into the RCC
for a spot of breakfast, which most notably included the
"BakerSource Assorted Danish Apple, Strawberry or Cheese."
With my luck, I got a cheese one (impossible to tell
from the outside what you're getting) - at least it
wasn't apple or strawberry. A heavily iced soft round
thing, also extremely sweet, with a blob of what looked
like more icing but must have been cheese, with an
aroma of wintergreen and an aftertaste of almond. One
of these "no-natural-ingredients" offerings from Sysco.
This six-bite indulgence hae 310 Calories and 15 g of fat.