PJ2,
I agree with you completely about the announcements. Personally, when the seat belt sign is on, I stay in my seat (with my belt fastened, of course). But my aching bladder's a lot easier to put up with when I know the sign's lit for a reason.
One reason I stay in my seat is that I'm never 100% sure the pilot's forgotten the sign. For that matter I seldom reach even a tentative conclusion until I know the circumstances under which it's turned back off. Like on the flight into DCA when the sign went off immediately following an announcement that it would be turned on in five minutes for security reasons.
Last edited by Chu Chu; 25th Apr 2009 at 19:17.