As we tend to travel as a couple [and, yes,
rottenray, I'm possibly a "wobbly" in your books] the OH always takes the window to avoid all the grubby people that mill around the cabin. I just trip them up if they annoy me, but she's too nice for that.
I don't care about the window - I've seen clouds for decades, and I really don't get excited by them any more. Access to the lavatory is, however, a
good thing ... and being close to the FA/CC so that when she she/he says "Tea or Coffee" I don't mis-hear some sexual suggestion.
I agree 100% with the "panic evacuation" mentality before the doors are even
close to being open. Immigration and bag delivery will take forever - I always hope I live long enough to achieve both
