Ahhh flying and the middle seat...

So I headed out for a few days on the road this morning. I took my Southwest flight from Dallas to Houston and then on to Corpus Christi. The flight to Houston was pretty full, however the flight from Houston to Corpus Christi was not, so most people were able to sit 2 people per 3 seats, thus leaving the dreaded middle seat open. Notice I said "most people."

I had a window seat and as people were boarding, I was thinking that I was in good shape to have the middle seat open for this part of the trip. An older lady eventually comes to my row and sits some items down in the middle seat. She then proceeds to move those items to the aisle seat and sit in the middle seat, right next to me. Obviously, if this was a full flight, this is no big deal, however it was clear to a blind man that the plane was not going to be full. Anyways, I am siting there thinking that maybe her husband was going to appear at any moment to take the aisle seat...no dice.

Sweet times...