the "friendly" skies

when i fly, i often sit in the exit row. i know the drill. the flight attendant comes by, explains the responsibilities of sitting in said exit row, and the passengers need to verbally accept the responsibility. pretty basic.

today, mary sunshine, the flight attendant, came back to rows 20 and 21, and said ...

"as you know, [the airline] has reduced the number of flight attendants on board this type of aircraft from 5 to 3. in the case of an emergency, it's up to the folks in these two rows to open the door and get people out of the plane."

wow. someone is a little bitter. was that really necessary? isn't that your job? trust me, if we're going down, i'm opening the door and getting out of the plane; not staying back to corral people. period.