Paxed the other day and the PA was given as the a/c shutdown at the gate waiting for the bridge. The seat belt sign went out, and as usual the madding crowd went nuts to get their belongings.
The PA was barely audible and the majority of punters near me were not even listening or worse still, didn't give a r@ts @rse about it. A few even said words along the lines of "...... these people are drawing a long bow if they think that they are the only ones that can operate an aeroplane safely. They need to get out a bit more"
Their words; not mine.