I suspect this might be showing my age but here goes.

This past weekend we flew to Rochester. [Our visit there is for certain the subject of another blog.] When the plane landed, I started quietly applauding and then stopped. No one else around me was doing the same, and to be honest, Bill was even looking at me kind of funny. I always thought that applauding on landing was a way of saying thank you to the crew for an easy flight.

Anyone else out there in Gothamland remember when etiquette dictated a round of applause upon landing? Any explanations for why that practice stopped?