Thursday, March 15, 2007  Bulkhead Passengers  Now we've already
covered this, but in case you've a) forgotten some crap I wrote
four months ago, or b) were not in the Navy, 'bulkhead' is just
a fancy word for wall. We use it on the plane to describe the
first row of seats, where there is a wall instead of another row
of seats in front of you, and also the passengers in those
seats. Bulkhead passengers, see. Now before I go off on these
people, I should admit that I know they're already at a
disadvantage. Nowhere to put luggage, really. No seats in front
of you means no seats to put stuff under. And of the two
overhead bins over the first row, one of them is stuffed with
emergency equipment. So they're in a tight spot. But I am going
to go off on them. See, there are two constants at work with
bulkhead passengers: they always have the most luggage, and the
lowest IQs. They'll get on the plane, sweaty and red-faced from
lugging their six fourteen-year-old-sized bags. I already know
what seat they're in, becaus