Originally Posted by GoCanes

Speaking of exit rows, my fiance and I were on a DL flight a couple years ago from MCO-JFK. A little old lady was in line ahead of us requesting a seat. The GA asked her if she would be willing to sit in an exit row and if she would be able to perform the necessary duties... then she said that so long as there was not an emergency she would be okay in the seat... the GA laughed and handed her a boarding pass for the exit row seat and she wandered off to board early with her cane. How sad is that!