hello rainboe....
no i am not trying to nail anything... but since you ask let me reply to your questions.
i know refuelling was taking place because there was a fuel bowser attached to the aircraft. by the time i got to board the bowser was detached.
pipes attached??? well i can only assume that you mean the fuel hose. as far as i know this is the normal way to transfer fuel from the bowser to the aircraft... maybe you know of some other method star trek style??
as for trying to take a pilots scalp... no that was not my intention at all.
i merley asked a question and was looking for some information. maybe you noticed i had not mentioned the name of the airline or the airport or any details of the flight.