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Clarkson)  Flight attendants: There for your protection or your
pleasure? Add to ...  As flight attendant Steven Slater slips
into a media lull between his dramatic exit and a rumoured
reality show, those who fly frequently are talking about the
effects attendants can have on a flight, both positive and
negative, as they create and respond to circumstances at least
nine kilometres up in the air.  More Related to this Story
Occasionally, the reports are glowing. Take Bob.  I heard about
Bob when Sharon Collachi, a Fresno, Calif.-based mental-health
business consultant, posted a comment online about this flight
attendant on a US Airways flight between Tampa and Phoenix.
Within a couple of days, several more commenters came forward
with their stories about Bob Spinner, using words like "stellar"
and "absolutely awesome" to describe their experiences.  "Once
the doors were closed, he stoo