Gatekeeper -<br><br>Kudos to you for taking charge of your life! Thanks for sharing your story.<br><br>I've been lurking on the forum for a while, but your post prompted me to write.<br><br>I fly a widebody airplane (mostly East Coast to Europe) and am frequently amazed at some of our passengers and even off-duty crewmembers. <br><br>On a night takeoff in heavy snow, they turn on the overhead reading light and slip their shoes off. (No night vision left in case of an emergency egress and no foot protection in case of climbing out of a burning plane - embers, hot metal - into the snow.)<br><br>I'm not advocating a full polar immersion suit ;-]] but at least keep one eye closed and have your shoes on. A PSK would be wayyy over the top for most of these folks, though!<br><br>Thanks for letting me rant.<br><br>