JonDC9: The number of blocked or partially-transmitted radio calls with almost no "hear-back" can cause enough problems. Think about how often we need three tries to contact a controller who is on the "land-line" with Cleveland or, heaven forbid, Wash. Center
etc.
What? Flight Attendants resting feet in the c0ckp1t? No more, even if they had enough room. Anyway, many of the young ones got sort of old (and some quit)-so did many of us become older and more wrinkled, like aged, smoked-cured ham.
Because of the regs since 9/11, we never see them inflight (we gave up pilot crewmeals, among other foolish things, in order too finish a TA with those low-life b@$^@&^$), and many flights on a certain "classic" twin-turbofan are too short. If we go to the lav, they are up there for just a minute.
The old days are gone, and this is no exaggeration, at least on a classic type.