Originally Posted by PTravel

Now I only worry when the pilot says, "We're going to have a little weather up ahead, so I'm going to ask the flight attendants to terminate the dinner service and TAKE THEIR SEATS RIGHT NOW. Also, you'll notice I've turned on the seat belt sign so, passengers, please return to your seats IMMEDIATELY and make sure your SEAT BELTS ARE BUCKLED." This happened yesterday over the Andes in a thunderstorm -- we spent almost 1-1/2 hours doing a pretty good imitation of a cocktail shaker. And, needless to say, I didn't have a bad feeling before this flight.