maybe it's just me...

has anyone else ever noticed that 90% of all airline announcements begin with, "At this time?" I did a trip last week, AUS to SAN and back, and i sorta counted. i heard it roughly 37 times. im not kidding. it doesnt even make sense! at this time - is that an instant? what interval of time? are other messages full of time-delay instructions? its not like i hear, "in ten minutes, you will get a soda, in five minutes we will take off, at this time, buckle your seat belt." why not just say, "ladies and germs, please fasten your seatbelts?"

to keep ths on topic, i earned a TON of miles on that trip.