"Sit down, you're blocking the beverage cart."

Today's civic lesson: Don't ever let people tell you they're flying into Seattle.

For example, this Associated Press caption says: "In this photo released by Virgin America, musician Avir Mitra of the band Bamboo Shoots entertains passengers Tuesday en route to Seattle, onboard Virgin America's 'First Flight' from Los Angeles."

It's called Sea-Tac for a reason. And unless you're parachuting into Safeco Field to deliver the game ball, chances are you're not landing in Seattle.

Here's a quick history lesson from Wikipedia:

After the death of U.S. Senator "Scoop" Jackson in 1983, the Seattle Port Commission voted to change the name of the airport to Henry M. Jackson International Airport, ostensibly to honor the late Senator. However, denizens of Tacoma interpreted the name change as an insult to their community — the second time in the airport's history that the port authorities had attempted to "erase" Tacoma from the map. But the $100,000 that Tacoma had provided for the airport's construction during World War II had come with an explicit promise that the city would be included in the airport's name. The City of Tacoma eventually prevailed in their attempt to return the long-standing moniker, and the name reverted to Sea-Tac early in 1984.

Score one for the Gritizens.

(cue the Lee Greenwood music: "... And I gladly stand up, next to you and defend her still today. ‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land, God bless the T-A-C-O-M-A")