Morons Who Insist on Putting Their Smelly-Arsed Feet on the Bulkhead Wall
Feb 7, 2003, 12:53 pm
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Morons Who Insist on Putting Their Smelly-Arsed Feet on the Bulkhead Wall
prspad
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posted 02-07-2003 10:42 AM
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One of my pet peeves is that when settled into either a premium First or Business Class seat, or near the front of Coach when traveling Y, invariably, someone in a bulkhead seat feels the need to kick off their shoes and prop their stinky feet up on the bulkhead wall. Since F/A's mostly ignore advising about this practice, does anyone have a suggestion as to how to get the perpetrators to get their feet down and out of our line of sight?
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DataPlumber
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posted 02-07-2003 10:48 AM
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It drives me up a wall too. Appearently, their parents didn't raise them with manners. I've also notice many flyers with horrible table manners, chewing with mouths open, talking while eating.. etc
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JonNYC
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posted 02-07-2003 10:53 AM
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I've also notice many flyers with horrible table manners, chewing with mouths open, talking while eating.. etc
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God forbid! Using the wrong plastic fork as well???
I do agree about the foot thing though...
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AAEXP
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posted 02-07-2003 10:56 AM
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If people take their shoes of and have non-smelling feet (which is actually possible, believe it or not), I do not see a problem. I for one am one of your "morons".
What about a smelling (body odor) co-passenger in the seat next to you? Should he/she get of the plane?
On long haul flights, should people be required to keep their shoes on? C'mon!
If you have a special problem with this "activity" I would suggest you kindly ask your fellow passenger to refrain from putting his/her feet on the bulkhead wall. You can get a long way by just asking.
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LLZ
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posted 02-07-2003 11:06 AM
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Oh geez...haven't we done this before...or was that CO or DL?
Some people have stinky feet some don't. Some people have stinky bodies...some don't. Some think it's rude to place feet on bulkhead....some don't.
Bottom line: the some FA's don't like it...some don't care, but I've never seen one tell a pax to "bring em down to the floor" and even the most NAZI-est of them I can't imagine bringing up a "security/safety" issue over this.
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tazi
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posted 02-07-2003 11:11 AM
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Originally posted by prspad:
One of my pet peeves is that when settled into either a premium First or Business Class seat, or near the front of Coach when traveling Y, invariably, someone in a bulkhead seat feels the need to kick off their shoes and prop their stinky feet up on the bulkhead wall. Since F/A's mostly ignore advising about this practice, does anyone have a suggestion as to how to get the perpetrators to get their feet down and out of our line of sight?
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Do you have some sort of anti-foot fetish? Is it the sight of feet or the smell that bothers you?
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ESpen36
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posted 02-07-2003 11:29 AM
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Originally posted by AAEXP:
On long haul flights, should people be required to keep their shoes on? C'mon!
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Actually, it could be very unhealthy for the feet to keep your shoes on for a long flight. Feet expand and swell while flying, so the best thing you can do for them is prop them up. I certainly don't advocate putting smelly feet up on the bulkhead, but I DO encourage using one's carry-on bag as a footrest (in Y or domestic F).
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J S
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posted 02-07-2003 11:48 AM
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I often book the bulkhead just so that I can put my feet up. No one has ever asked me to put them down.
-Another Moron
P.S. Blame me, not my parents. They raised me well.
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JIMBOLIGUY
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posted 02-07-2003 12:12 PM
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I am another of the morons. I take the bulkhead for two reasons -- there is noone to put their seatbacks into my lap and the wall for a footrest.
I DO NOT put my feet on the wall with dirty sox, no sox or holes in my sox.
I have never had anyone ask me to put my feet down. If they did, I would tell them I have to do it for medical reasons.
If you dont like it -- dont sit in the bulkhead.
-Jim
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$1500forGLD
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posted 02-07-2003 12:27 PM
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I'm another one of those "filthy animals" who feels the need to put my dirty feet on the pristine bulkead. I have a suggestion for you so that my rancid feet are not in your line of sight -- close your freaking eyes!
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Originally posted by prspad:
One of my pet peeves is that when settled into either a premium First or Business Class seat, or near the front of Coach when traveling Y, invariably, someone in a bulkhead seat feels the need to kick off their shoes and prop their stinky feet up on the bulkhead wall. Since F/A's mostly ignore advising about this practice, does anyone have a suggestion as to how to get the perpetrators to get their feet down and out of our line of sight?
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SHADO
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posted 02-07-2003 12:32 PM
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Originally posted by prspad:
One of my pet peeves is that when settled into either a premium First or Business Class seat, or near the front of Coach when traveling Y, invariably, someone in a bulkhead seat feels the need to kick off their shoes and prop their stinky feet up on the bulkhead wall. Since F/A's mostly ignore advising about this practice, does anyone have a suggestion as to how to get the perpetrators to get their feet down and out of our line of sight?
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Tough bananas. I'm not too keen of your 1st Class or Business Class feet coming into my coach section to use the coach section lavatory. So long as there is "More Room in Coach", I'll put my feet up there with shoes or slippers on.
The reality is, the smell you really are smelling is the BC lavatory that the FAs don't clean *AT ALL*!
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Don
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posted 02-07-2003 12:41 PM
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prspad -
no, you're not crazy. you made a simple, legitimate point.
why the flames in response? IMHO, everyday, this becomes more and more of a Southwest style world: Ozzy & clan are heroes, tractor pulls are high culture. Sigh.
there's a huge difference between prissy, artificial "manners" and simple civility ... but as you can read in this post, fewer and fewer people understand it. oh well.
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From: Glendale, California
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posted 02-07-2003 10:42 AM
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One of my pet peeves is that when settled into either a premium First or Business Class seat, or near the front of Coach when traveling Y, invariably, someone in a bulkhead seat feels the need to kick off their shoes and prop their stinky feet up on the bulkhead wall. Since F/A's mostly ignore advising about this practice, does anyone have a suggestion as to how to get the perpetrators to get their feet down and out of our line of sight?
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DataPlumber
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posted 02-07-2003 10:48 AM
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It drives me up a wall too. Appearently, their parents didn't raise them with manners. I've also notice many flyers with horrible table manners, chewing with mouths open, talking while eating.. etc
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JonNYC
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From: Lower Manhattan, AA EXP
Registered: Mar 2001
posted 02-07-2003 10:53 AM
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Originally posted by DataPlumber:
I've also notice many flyers with horrible table manners, chewing with mouths open, talking while eating.. etc
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God forbid! Using the wrong plastic fork as well???
I do agree about the foot thing though...
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AAEXP
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From: Teresopolis,RJ,Brazil AA EXP (5 MM), SPG Platinum
Registered: Oct 2001
posted 02-07-2003 10:56 AM
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If people take their shoes of and have non-smelling feet (which is actually possible, believe it or not), I do not see a problem. I for one am one of your "morons".
What about a smelling (body odor) co-passenger in the seat next to you? Should he/she get of the plane?
On long haul flights, should people be required to keep their shoes on? C'mon!
If you have a special problem with this "activity" I would suggest you kindly ask your fellow passenger to refrain from putting his/her feet on the bulkhead wall. You can get a long way by just asking.
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LLZ
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From: fort lauderdale, florida, usa
Registered: Oct 2000
posted 02-07-2003 11:06 AM
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Oh geez...haven't we done this before...or was that CO or DL?
Some people have stinky feet some don't. Some people have stinky bodies...some don't. Some think it's rude to place feet on bulkhead....some don't.
Bottom line: the some FA's don't like it...some don't care, but I've never seen one tell a pax to "bring em down to the floor" and even the most NAZI-est of them I can't imagine bringing up a "security/safety" issue over this.
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tazi
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posted 02-07-2003 11:11 AM
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quote:
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Originally posted by prspad:
One of my pet peeves is that when settled into either a premium First or Business Class seat, or near the front of Coach when traveling Y, invariably, someone in a bulkhead seat feels the need to kick off their shoes and prop their stinky feet up on the bulkhead wall. Since F/A's mostly ignore advising about this practice, does anyone have a suggestion as to how to get the perpetrators to get their feet down and out of our line of sight?
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Do you have some sort of anti-foot fetish? Is it the sight of feet or the smell that bothers you?
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ESpen36
Posts: 356
From: CT, USA; AA PLT, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Silver
Registered: May 2002
posted 02-07-2003 11:29 AM
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quote:
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Originally posted by AAEXP:
On long haul flights, should people be required to keep their shoes on? C'mon!
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Actually, it could be very unhealthy for the feet to keep your shoes on for a long flight. Feet expand and swell while flying, so the best thing you can do for them is prop them up. I certainly don't advocate putting smelly feet up on the bulkhead, but I DO encourage using one's carry-on bag as a footrest (in Y or domestic F).
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J S
Posts: 141
From: New York, NY
Registered: Apr 2001
posted 02-07-2003 11:48 AM
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I often book the bulkhead just so that I can put my feet up. No one has ever asked me to put them down.
-Another Moron
P.S. Blame me, not my parents. They raised me well.
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JIMBOLIGUY
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From: Long Island, NY
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posted 02-07-2003 12:12 PM
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I am another of the morons. I take the bulkhead for two reasons -- there is noone to put their seatbacks into my lap and the wall for a footrest.
I DO NOT put my feet on the wall with dirty sox, no sox or holes in my sox.
I have never had anyone ask me to put my feet down. If they did, I would tell them I have to do it for medical reasons.
If you dont like it -- dont sit in the bulkhead.
-Jim
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$1500forGLD
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posted 02-07-2003 12:27 PM
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I'm another one of those "filthy animals" who feels the need to put my dirty feet on the pristine bulkead. I have a suggestion for you so that my rancid feet are not in your line of sight -- close your freaking eyes!
quote:
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Originally posted by prspad:
One of my pet peeves is that when settled into either a premium First or Business Class seat, or near the front of Coach when traveling Y, invariably, someone in a bulkhead seat feels the need to kick off their shoes and prop their stinky feet up on the bulkhead wall. Since F/A's mostly ignore advising about this practice, does anyone have a suggestion as to how to get the perpetrators to get their feet down and out of our line of sight?
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SHADO
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From: Boston, MA. AA Plat; Hilton Gold; Hyatt Gold, Priority Club Gold, Starwoods Prefered, and I love CX
Registered: Jan 2003
posted 02-07-2003 12:32 PM
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quote:
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Originally posted by prspad:
One of my pet peeves is that when settled into either a premium First or Business Class seat, or near the front of Coach when traveling Y, invariably, someone in a bulkhead seat feels the need to kick off their shoes and prop their stinky feet up on the bulkhead wall. Since F/A's mostly ignore advising about this practice, does anyone have a suggestion as to how to get the perpetrators to get their feet down and out of our line of sight?
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Tough bananas. I'm not too keen of your 1st Class or Business Class feet coming into my coach section to use the coach section lavatory. So long as there is "More Room in Coach", I'll put my feet up there with shoes or slippers on.
The reality is, the smell you really are smelling is the BC lavatory that the FAs don't clean *AT ALL*!
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Don
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From: Connecticut
Registered: Jul 2000
posted 02-07-2003 12:41 PM
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prspad -
no, you're not crazy. you made a simple, legitimate point.
why the flames in response? IMHO, everyday, this becomes more and more of a Southwest style world: Ozzy & clan are heroes, tractor pulls are high culture. Sigh.
there's a huge difference between prissy, artificial "manners" and simple civility ... but as you can read in this post, fewer and fewer people understand it. oh well.
Feb 7, 2003, 3:18 pm
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From a moron - when my row 1 bulkhead has not much legroom, my clean feet with clean socks will often go, from time to time, on the bulkhead wall. Often, the person next to me will do the same. Now, when the feet from row 2 are hitting my elbow on the armrest when they put them through the gap between the row 1 seats.... that is a different story!
Feb 7, 2003, 8:02 pm
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I don't exactly understand the problem. If it's smelly feet, "get[ting]...feet down and out of our line of sight" doesn't really solve the problem.
Is it smelling the feet or seeing the feet that is a problem here? Or is it putting one's feet on the fabric on the bulkhead?
If the feet don't smell, is it the sight? What if one has socks? Are you saying you shouldn't take your shoes off on the plane? Why are socks given out in amenity kits in first class - I assume to be worn on the plane without shoes.
Is it ok to lie down on several vacant seats with one's shoes off? Or is it just putting them up on the bulkhead that's a problem?
Is it smelling the feet or seeing the feet that is a problem here? Or is it putting one's feet on the fabric on the bulkhead?
If the feet don't smell, is it the sight? What if one has socks? Are you saying you shouldn't take your shoes off on the plane? Why are socks given out in amenity kits in first class - I assume to be worn on the plane without shoes.
Is it ok to lie down on several vacant seats with one's shoes off? Or is it just putting them up on the bulkhead that's a problem?
Feb 7, 2003, 8:31 pm
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OK all you complainers. Kwitcher*****in. Get used to it. Get weaned!
So long as the feet aren't pushing anybody, it's perfectly OK.
20/20 Feb 7, 2002. Featuring a girl, now in her teens, who was born without arms. She, like others with the same handicap, uses her feet for the same purposes as most other folks use their hands.
Or all you complainers just upset you can't get from one aisle to the other easily in a widebody jet because someone's legs stretched across the otherwise walkable space behind a bulkhead?
Travel tips:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/travel.htm
"Sorry boss, I missed my connection last night and got home from the business trip four hours after I expected, so I decided to balance my checkbook before lunch instead of darn your socks."
[This message has been edited by AllanJ (edited 02-07-2003).]
So long as the feet aren't pushing anybody, it's perfectly OK.
20/20 Feb 7, 2002. Featuring a girl, now in her teens, who was born without arms. She, like others with the same handicap, uses her feet for the same purposes as most other folks use their hands.
Or all you complainers just upset you can't get from one aisle to the other easily in a widebody jet because someone's legs stretched across the otherwise walkable space behind a bulkhead?
Travel tips:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/travel.htm
"Sorry boss, I missed my connection last night and got home from the business trip four hours after I expected, so I decided to balance my checkbook before lunch instead of darn your socks."
[This message has been edited by AllanJ (edited 02-07-2003).]
Feb 7, 2003, 8:39 pm
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