Reading the recent thread about observing meteorological phenomena from
commercial aircraft got me thinking.

I am a fairly frequent flyer (4 or 5 times a year) mostly to Europe and North
America on business. Most of my colleagues, concerned with legroom and bladder
comfort opt for aisle seats - sadly our company stopped business class flights
a few years back as an economy measure so everyone, even the big white chief,
flies cattle class.

Me, being Mr Sad******* ex-meteorologist but still with an interest in the
weather, opts for a window seat for daytime flights (I opt for aisle at night).

When my colleagues ask why, rather than tell them the truth that I want to look
at the clouds (which is an order of magnitude lower on the anorak scale than
trainspotting) I tell them I like to rest my head against the window so I can
sleep.

It's also quite difficult not to get excited when the plane is dodging CBs or
you see a distant anvil.

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