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double stacked trays

Hi WX ,

There is one thing which makes a huge difference. If you are in Economy , when you hand your meal tray back for collection , lay everything flat on it. Each tray has to slide back into a slot with a limited height. If your tray is returned piled high , we the crew have to pick through your unwanted meal debris . This invariably means sticking our fingers into a piece of half eaten food or yoghurt pot in order to rearrange the tray to allow it to be stowed back in the trolley. Yuck. And then , think about it , we have to move along the cabin collecting the next tray and the next tray. The cross contamination issues are frightening and the whole experience is one of the worst aspects of the job. If each customer took just a few moments to straighten out their trays before returning them , this hideous task would be a lot more pleasant and you the customer would be able to get out of your seats much , much quicker.
Whilst on the subject , there's always the proud customer on the aisle seat who has very "kindly" stacked all three trays from that row into one pile. They don't go into the cart I'm afraid. (Physically won't). This means unstacking the whole bunch and sorting through the contents to create three level trays.

And rubbish. Wouldn't you all put it in a bin at home ? Haven't the public noticed that there is a bin in each toilet on board. This goes for babby's nappies too. We are food handlers , not nappy disposers.

All of the above certainly makes our jobs much easier but think about it, it makes life on board better for you too. The meal service will be completed faster allowing you to move in the aisles without being hindered by trolleys , the cabin will be a cleaner environment , after all , you are the ones who have to sit in it and our hands won't be covered in quite so many yucky things.

One other thing. If you are waiting to pass one of us on a trolley. Give us some space . Don't move right up behind us . And if you want our attention , please don't grab onto our clothes . It's really not polite at all.

One last thing. If you are absorbed in the movie . Take your head set off when we are trying to serve you. There are plenty more mouths waiting to be fed whilst we wait for you to listen to us. Please , please , please don't leave them on , let us ask if you want "chicken or beef then say " what did she say" to your partner. Aaaaargh. imagine doing this through twenty odd rows , five-six deep. Even saints run out of patience. Even saints get jet lagged and tetchy. Just good manners and a bit of common sense make all the difference really.

In return , I promise that when I bring the guy next to you a drink and you take a look at it and say , "hey , great idea , can you bring me one of those too" , I bring it back and then your wife says , "actually , I wouldn't mind one either" , I will come back for the third time and I will smile genuinely.

Thankyou. You are now a great passenger. Press call bell to collect free drink now.