At TWA, we never had that problem  :P

TWA planes had a ground venturi switch which was nothing more than a fan that pulled the outflow valves open. This made pressurizing or de-pressurizing a lot smoother. Most F/A's could still open the door, but the pressure bump was nasty to the ears. After a few years of flying, most of the planes leaked enough that at idle thrust there would not be enough differential to inhibit the door from being opened.

CoolP - J8 cigar engine - ??? Are you talking about the JT8D P & W turbojet engine?

F/E stories, oh yes I've got a few of those too. I can't tell you all the stories at once.  ;)

Here is a quick story about the life of the poor F/E.

I was a very new F/E on the 727. I was 22 years old. One morning, the "A" flight attendant came to the cockpit during pre-flight to take out coffee orders. She asked the captain and then the F/O what they would like, then she turned to me and laughed and said - "I'm gonna breast feed this little boy!" Of course I looked like this -  :-[ - and the other two laughed til they cried.

Lou  8-)