"Attention please. Would the defensive linemen
please move to the front of the cabin?"
Weight distribution? What size plane was this?
Happened to me on a Southwest 737-700. I was the FIRST to move to the back of the plane. Few others moved, so we sat there for several minutes with many requests from the crew. Finally, after a warning that they’d make the decisions for us, people started moving. Our plane was only about a third full, and they needed to distribute the weight properly. I can understand Al’s frustration.