s/o reclined seats on airplanes

[Anonymous]

No it is not one poster. I don't recline because I hate when people recline into my space. My husband is 6'3" and I'm 5'9" we both have long legs and when people recline it sucks. Of course you paid for the ticket and will do what you want but doesn't mean that it is not inconsiderate.

+1 Sadly, we have become a society where no one thinks beyond his or her own comfort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am going to assume that it is just one poster posting over and over about it being rude to recline your seat. Probably that poster has only flown once in their lives and had the bad fortune of leaning to get something and getting wacked by a reclining.

I fly often, as do my colleagues, none of us have ever even heard of it being rude to recline. Everyone reclines. It is how airplane seats are made to function.

If you are sitting in front of me, recline away!

No it is not one poster. I don't recline because I hate when people recline into my space. My husband is 6'3" and I'm 5'9" we both have long legs and when people recline it sucks. Of course you paid for the ticket and will do what you want but doesn't mean that it is not inconsiderate.

Agreed! We are 5'9 and 6'3 as well, and when flying with kids it's next to impossible not to bump into the reclined seat in front of me when trying to get something for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suppose all you recliner people are within your rights to try to recline your seat back as much as you want, regardless of the impact on my knees.

Be warned though: We long-legged travelers have been dealing with this for years, and we are not defenseless. When I am sitting behind someone who looks like a recliner, I often use my arms and knees to physically hold the seat upright, preventing him from reclining. And if you drop your seat back into my lap, I will direct my air vent at your head, and drape my newspaper over the top of the seat, so it flaps against your head. I also will start using my knees to kick at the back of your seat. I've even been known to blow a stinky burp over the top of the seat. If you rudely invade my space, I will make your flight equally uncomfortable.

Want to avoid all this conflict? Just turn around and ask nicely before you recline your seat. I may ask that you do it gently and leave me a little space, but I'll never say no.

I hope this helps you.

What an asshole you are!

I hope I never have you on any flight I'm on.

I'll recline and you will deal. If not, get an exit row with more leg room.

Or it could be the reverse, you are an asshole and if I want to use the space in front of me that I paid for to cross my legs I will. If that knocks into your reclined seat, you will deal. If not, you can take a train, bus, drive or a boat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suppose all you recliner people are within your rights to try to recline your seat back as much as you want, regardless of the impact on my knees.

Be warned though: We long-legged travelers have been dealing with this for years, and we are not defenseless. When I am sitting behind someone who looks like a recliner, I often use my arms and knees to physically hold the seat upright, preventing him from reclining. And if you drop your seat back into my lap, I will direct my air vent at your head, and drape my newspaper over the top of the seat, so it flaps against your head. I also will start using my knees to kick at the back of your seat. I've even been known to blow a stinky burp over the top of the seat. If you rudely invade my space, I will make your flight equally uncomfortable.

Want to avoid all this conflict? Just turn around and ask nicely before you recline your seat. I may ask that you do it gently and leave me a little space, but I'll never say no.

I hope this helps you.

What an asshole you are!

I hope I never have you on any flight I'm on.

I'll recline and you will deal. If not, get an exit row with more leg room.

Or it could be the reverse, you are an asshole and if I want to use the space in front of me that I paid for to cross my legs I will. If that knocks into your reclined seat, you will deal. If not, you can take a train, bus, drive or a boat.

You guys are crazy! I think air rage will become as common as road rage in the not so distant future. But at least they will know who you are and arrest you for disrupting the flight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suppose all you recliner people are within your rights to try to recline your seat back as much as you want, regardless of the impact on my knees.

Be warned though: We long-legged travelers have been dealing with this for years, and we are not defenseless. When I am sitting behind someone who looks like a recliner, I often use my arms and knees to physically hold the seat upright, preventing him from reclining. And if you drop your seat back into my lap, I will direct my air vent at your head, and drape my newspaper over the top of the seat, so it flaps against your head. I also will start using my knees to kick at the back of your seat. I've even been known to blow a stinky burp over the top of the seat. If you rudely invade my space, I will make your flight equally uncomfortable.

Want to avoid all this conflict? Just turn around and ask nicely before you recline your seat. I may ask that you do it gently and leave me a little space, but I'll never say no.

I hope this helps you.

What an asshole you are!

I hope I never have you on any flight I'm on.

I'll recline and you will deal. If not, get an exit row with more leg room.

Or it could be the reverse, you are an asshole and if I want to use the space in front of me that I paid for to cross my legs I will. If that knocks into your reclined seat, you will deal. If not, you can take a train, bus, drive or a boat.

You guys are crazy! I think air rage will become as common as road rage in the not so distant future. But at least they will know who you are and arrest you for disrupting the flight.

Arrest me for crossing my legs?

Most of the fun of DCUM is posting ridiculous things.

[Anonymous]

Wait - wha?? Seriously? Reclining a seat is considered rude? Sorry- but I can't sleep sitting straight up and need to recline to get some rest during flights. I'm happy if the person in front of me also reclines. Those seats sit so straight up that you're practically leaning forward otherwise!

I'm a very frequent traveler and I've NEVER heard of this. The button is there for a reason.

[Anonymous]

I think air rage will become as common as road rage in the not so distant future.

There wouldn't be any "air rage" if people would have basic consideration for those around them instead of insisting that they have a "right" to do something without regard to the discomfort it causes someone else. But I guess most rage steams from someone thinking that everything is all about them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's a simple solution: If you want to recline, you must be willing to swap seats with the person sitting behind you. That way, you can recline without invading the other person's space.

Would all you recliners be willing to swap seats?

What a fantastic solution for all of those 2 row airplanes out there.

I'll attribute the lack of sense in this pose to the early hour and your apparent lack of coffee, and not a stunningly dim intellect.

wtf? swap seats? so you swap seats and then the person behind the person you were in front of also doesn't want you to recline? do you then swap seats with them, too? lmao.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait - wha?? Seriously? Reclining a seat is considered rude? Sorry- but I can't sleep sitting straight up and need to recline to get some rest during flights. I'm happy if the person in front of me also reclines. Those seats sit so straight up that you're practically leaning forward otherwise!

I'm a very frequent traveler and I've NEVER heard of this. The button is there for a reason.

Well and that's fine by me. (Tall poster here) You will feel my knees in your back and there is little I can do about it. As long as that doesn't bother you, recline ahead.

Btw there is a difference between "reasonably reclining" and yanking the seat into reclining as far as possible without regard to other people behind you.

[Anonymous]

Given that the top of the seat moves possibly 3" geometry dictates tha the bottom of the seat near your knees moves much less. Unless you are crossing your legs by your ears, you shouldn't have a problem.

However, if your fat ass is taking up your seat and your neighbors, thus pushing your knees much. Loser to the seat in front----diet. Try less stuffing of the face and then you won't have to stuff yourself into a seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given that the top of the seat moves possibly 3" geometry dictates tha the bottom of the seat near your knees moves much less. Unless you are crossing your legs by your ears, you shouldn't have a problem.

However, if your fat ass is taking up your seat and your neighbors, thus pushing your knees much. Loser to the seat in front----diet. Try less stuffing of the face and then you won't have to stuff yourself into a seat.

You must not be tall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suppose all you recliner people are within your rights to try to recline your seat back as much as you want, regardless of the impact on my knees.

Be warned though: We long-legged travelers have been dealing with this for years, and we are not defenseless. When I am sitting behind someone who looks like a recliner, I often use my arms and knees to physically hold the seat upright, preventing him from reclining. And if you drop your seat back into my lap, I will direct my air vent at your head, and drape my newspaper over the top of the seat, so it flaps against your head. I also will start using my knees to kick at the back of your seat. I've even been known to blow a stinky burp over the top of the seat. If you rudely invade my space, I will make your flight equally uncomfortable.

Want to avoid all this conflict? Just turn around and ask nicely before you recline your seat. I may ask that you do it gently and leave me a little space, but I'll never say no.

I hope this helps you.

What an asshole you are!

I hope I never have you on any flight I'm on.

I'll recline and you will deal. If not, get an exit row with more leg room.

Or it could be the reverse, you are an asshole and if I want to use the space in front of me that I paid for to cross my legs I will. If that knocks into your reclined seat, you will deal. If not, you can take a train, bus, drive or a boat.

You guys are crazy! I think air rage will become as common as road rage in the not so distant future. But at least they will know who you are and arrest you for disrupting the flight.

Arrest me for crossing my legs?

Most of the fun of DCUM is posting ridiculous things.

Of course not silly. You will be arrested after the recliner turns around and punches you in the face and jumps you. Then you will need to defend yourself and the air marshals might not know if you were initiator and will sort the story out after you go through processing.

[Anonymous]

It is interesting those who are in the I'll recline you deal with it camp are probably the same ones who would complain about others imposing on them in society.

I'm paying to have a nice dinner, take your child that cries out of the restaurant. Well guess what the parents paid for dinner too and if there child's cries don't bother them, why should they care about your dining experience? The restaurant provided a high chair so kids are allowed there. Well there is something called common courtesy. So no even though they paid for dinner too and children are allowed there then they should take out a child who is out of control.

The person talking loudly next to you...they have just as much right as you to be there and talk the way they want. Again it is common courtesy to be mindful of others around you.

[Anonymous]

Arrest me for crossing my legs?

Most of the fun of DCUM is posting ridiculous things.

Of course not silly. You will be arrested after the recliner turns around and punches you in the face and jumps you. Then you will need to defend yourself and the air marshals might not know if you were initiator and will sort the story out after you go through processing.

Hmm if the person reclined into my space wouldn't they be the instigator? And to defend myself, seeing as I must be a fat ass if a reclining seat is in my space, I would just go sit on the person in front and squash him like the annoying fly he is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

No it is not one poster. I don't recline because I hate when people recline into my space. My husband is 6'3" and I'm 5'9" we both have long legs and when people recline it sucks. Of course you paid for the ticket and will do what you want but doesn't mean that it is not inconsiderate.

+1 Sadly, we have become a society where no one thinks beyond his or her own comfort.

But that is exactly what you are doing by expecting me not to recline. Not thinking beyond your own comfort. You don't care if I am uncomfortable sitting upright, as long as you are comfortable.