I once suggested resume changes to a lady at Starbucks. She was one table over, and I couldn't help but look.

I have my kindle on through takeoff and landing and have never once been asked to turn it off. The whole no phone/kindles/etc... thing is all nonsense anyway. It has zero impact on the flight.

I flew PHX-LAX in F on United back in March and next to me was an elderly (60-70) year old gentleman who halfway through the flight took out a copy of Maxim and proceeded to start breathing heavily.

Sitting in F about 4 weeks ago from SNA to ATL and watched a mid 40's biz women in 2D mining for gold and eating what she found. Was totally grossed out and couldn't believe she was actually doing it. Picked a winner, examined it, then poked it right into her mouth and starting hunting another one. FA caught her and eyes grew wide in astonishment.

It was like a car wreck...I couldn't ignore her and all I could think of was the Saturday Night Live character ( catholic school girl ) that would stick her hands in her pits amd smell them furiously. I kept waiting for Will Ferrell to come out of the lav. Very odd behavior for what was otherwise a professional looking woman.

Priceless!

The FA said meals were in the form of a snack box, so she figured she brought her own...

ive been meaning to write LX a letter as a head's up ... never bothered by a north american carrier with my kindle but all 4 legs of LX 4 separate FAs have told me to turn the device off

its not really "on". the particles are attracted to the screen and the image is retained. i dont explain this tho - just close the cover on the kindle and theyre satisfied

Yeah the only time I had a problem with it was on OS. I don't think the Kindle had/has caught on in Europe as much as it has here.

Best one that I have happened to me just a few weeks ago actually. I was flying ORD-CVG on the 6 someodd AM flight. It was DL connection and was a E75. I was in first class in 3D and it was about ten minutes into the flight. Since the flight was so short, I was just sitting there enjoying my drink and my view out the window when the lady behind me had the guts to reach up and close MY window. (Note: there was no one sitting next to me so it wasn't like I was disturbing anyone by leaving the window open.) When I asked her what she was doing, she said the she wanted to sleep and that the light from my window was keeping her awake. So I left it be for five minutes until she was asleep and proceeded to open both mine and her windows. It just ticks me off when people think they own the whole airplane because they sit if first.

I had reserved 2C on US PHL-LAX. In Row 1, there is a bulkhead so those Row 1 pax can't put their bags on the floor during take-off/landing. This tacky lady in front of me in 1C had put her large pink bag in the leg space in front of MY seat (under her seat) before I boarded. I simply pulled it out and handed it to her. She gave me attitude, and the FA quickly straightened her out.

FA's routinely mention Kindles and E-Books in their announcements on AA. I kinda snicker when my seatmate has to turn his/her off and I go right on reading my traditional hardcopy.

On the shoes issue - is there any other public place you feel comfortable taking off your shoes in mixed company?? Not me and I don't want to witness it either. If you can't deal where more comfy shoes.

Sure:
The beach
Swimming pool
Yoga class
Shoe stores
Temples & mosques
Nail salons

Though I'm more curious...are you saying you feel comfortable taking your shoes off only in the company of people of the same sex, but not in the company of people of the opposite sex? I find it amusing that someone would be offended/aroused by the sight of the feet of someone of the opposite sex, but not those of the same sex. (If you can't deal with it...don't look!)

Flip-flops are common summer footwear in lots of places, including where I live. In terms of how much of the foot one can see, if that's any concern at all, they're not much different from walking around barefoot. They keep the soles of your feet off the floor, but they don't hide a thing.

It's not the sex of the person that matters it's the fact that shoes were worn - which often leads to dirty smelly feet - and then they were removed. I have no issue with flip-flops as the feet were never enclosed in a shoe. Wow, just read what I wrote and it sounds crazy! Everyone has pet peeves, I guess.

For the record - If I am going to any of the places mentioned where shoes are removed I am sure to make sure my feet and socks are clean.

My mom recently told me a story from a HNL-LAX flight on HA she had a few years ago. At the exact halfway point of the flight a woman in coach had a miscarriage. They brought her up to the F lav where a doctor who was on board did what he could. Of course, the woman behind my mom was FURIOUS that they would DARE occupy their private lav with this nonsense. She immediately began yelling at a FA about what a "disgrace" this was and how she would never be flying HA again.

Here this poor woman is, losing her child and potentially being on the verge of death herself, and the old bat in 2A is more concerned that she has to use the lav in Y. Real classy lady, real classy.