THE FUSE

If you’ve flown enough times, you’ve probably experienced this situation at some point. It’s an early morning or red-eye flight, so you’re trying to get a little sleep. Suddenly, someone in your vicinity raises the window shade, and blinding sunlight hits your eyes, waking you up and making it nearly impossible to fall back asleep. Or maybe you’re the window seat passenger on a long afternoon flight, minding your business with the shade open, when the person next to you silently ― and without asking ― reaches over and slams it shut.