One more unsolicited piece of advice

Why You Should Never Sit Near The Emergency Exit

After I was assigned my seat and was about to board the plane, the man who scanned my boarding pass asked, “You are sitting near the emergency exit, are you prepared to assist other passengers in the event of an unconventional landing?”
Truth be told, I am sure I would be of no help to anyone even in a “conventional” landing, must less so if we were faced with an “unconventional” landing.
Nevertheless, others told me that it’s a good seat with more leg room, so I quickly nodded “yes” when I was asked the question.
Oy Vey, was I wrong.
First of all, you are right by the bathroom.
Excluding the fragrant aromas which emanate from the bathroom, any extra leg room you might think you get is taken up by the line of people waiting to get into the bathroom.
Just as you are falling asleep, suddenly, you feel a kick in your calf and realize that the bathroom line is getting bigger.
Secondly, they shouldn’t ask you if you can handle an unconventional landing which is highly unlikely.
Rather, they should ask you if you are prepared to be a bathroom monitor for 10 hours!
I was forced to assist many people in the intricacies of how to open the accordion door leading into the bathroom.
More than once, I was forced to remind the bathroom user to lock the door .
I was often the arbiter deciding who really arrived first and has fist dibs on the bathroom.
In short, if you are given the choice to sit near the emergency exit- unless you want to be the bathroom monitor, remember to say “no!”
Happy Flying
RY Eisenman