I was happy to have a window seat on the starboard side of the plane because I knew that would give me a nice, albeit quick view of the mall area during takeoff. I was quite irritated to find that there was some sticky residue all over my window. As we waited for boarding to complete I used everything from antibacterial hand wipes to my fingernails to try and scrape it off. What I would have given for some Goo-Gone and a rag. Alas, it was not to be. I eventually managed to get a small spot cleared away. Of course, as I angled to get this shot before we flew out of view, I still managed to get a couple of the smudges to ruin my shot. And, yes. My coworker next to me was shaking her head and laughing at me as I scraped at and cursed whatever was on the glass.