PSA: Flying Southwest? For the love of all that is holy, if the flight is crowded, take the first available seat beside a non-ham. Just a PSA. Southwest is pretty...sardine-like. The last thing you want is to be shoved beside a sweaty ham. I always panic a bit when my ham-count enters the double digits at the gate. I also purchase early boarding for this very reason. However, on the (not-so-rare) occasion that Southwest screws up and has to cancel my flight (causing me to lose early boarding), I take the first non-ham seat I spot. Even if it's a middle seat. I'd much rather take a middle seat by a shitlord or shitlady than  an aisle seat by a ham. Digression: I must say, it's hilarious how being a normal-sized female makes the other passengers that much more likely to help you with your bags. On every flight I've taken, there's always been someone who stows my luggage in the overhead bin before I even have to ask. Maybe I should CHECK MY PRIVILEGE.