[001] March 7, 2008; fifteen minutes into the flight to China.

[curseyouxerox]

Help help! Is this message showing up on anyone else's Billbery? This is George Darrow, Intern for Public Relations, Business Class Upper Deck 81C -- can someone please help me with my seat-belt? I've tried to undo the buckle for the last ten minutes and I SWEAR I actually paid attention during the safety demonstration given by the flight

Comments

[cheerfulyet]

Is everything okay now, George?

[curseyouxerox]

Sam! I think so, but now I can't figure out how to open the door to the washroom! How do these things work anyway? Mom -- It's been awhile since I've been on a plane.

[cheerfulyet]

Once you go in you have to pull the latch all the way to the left side. If you don't, the lights aren't going to be totally on. Then when you're done you just pull it right.

[curseyouxerox]

That's it? There's no button I have to press or anything along those lines in order to lock and unlock it? I wouldn't want to embarrass anyone by having them walk in on my doing my business, and I wouldn't want to get locked in when I'm done. Or WOULD I?

[cheerfulyet]

I don't think so! Just make sure you pull it really hard, otherwise it will say 'vacant' on the outside.

It should be impossible to lock yourself in there.

[curseyouxerox]

Well, all right then -- I'll keep the instructions on my screen as I go along. Thank you!

It was also supposed to be impossible to blow up a Xerox machine by pressing the wrong buttons.

[cheerfulyet]

No problem! Always happy to help.

I think the Xerox machine is more complicated than a airplane toilet.