Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
I don't know about that. According to some guys on this thread you're supposed to sit on your hands on a three-hour groundstop, monitor the shut-down engines, and not engage in non-essential conversation. And if someone
does have utter temerity to disregard of safety and engage in non-essential conversation with the parking brake set, the other guy is supposed to shout, "
Sterile Cockpit!" and steal his cell phone battery.
That about right?

No no, not even in sterile cockpit. This is in preflight preps you can start taking stuff away.