Wow that was the gold standard of 737 op-eds! My virgin 737 flight shredded both my flight bag and shoes and I thought it was just my own lack of coordination.

I might offer an update as things have improved by exactly 33 1/3% in a few of our newer models with the opportunity to out-clown car the circus with 4 up front. We neglected to add the recline option to the 2nd jumpseat though.

Grateful when I've been 4th man in the cockpit in the past but oh man it's almost PTSD inducing and you've gotta sincerely apologize and more or less grovel when you even ask for the seat.