I have flown over 1,000 legs over the years and the only time the safety announcement bothers me is when I cannot hear it due to a shoddy PA system. If I cannot hear the safety announcement, how could I be expected to hear if an emergency arose? I was reminded how even my subconscious is listening when on the 4th leg of a flight from Denver to somewhere in Montana a flight attendent (who had to go through the same saftey statement despite loading no new passengers at the last stop) came on and suggested we look out at dotted row of lights we were flying over marking the Wyoming Montana border. Darned if I didn't fall for it and look out the window before realizing the joke and throwing my plastic glass at the attendent. If the safety announcement bothers you, find another form of transportation - walk, swim, whatever.