Although this topic was quoted in an AP news story, I am unable to find it here.

The airlines sell us a seat with a minimal amount of room. When the boor in the seat in front of us takes a snooze, we lose a good third of our precious space. The airlines ignore the safety hazard of this practice which restricts any movement in and out of the seats, especially for the passenger stuck in a window seat.

I say if Mr. boor wants to recline he should pay first class or business fare and go consort with his fellows. We in Cattle Class don't appreciate having to pry our meager pretzel meal out from under an intruding seat back.

On a flight from Chicago to Frankfurt I had to put up with this for more than eight hours. Solitary confinement cells have nothing on a hapless passenger trapped by a space thief. You can bet that he had my knees in the small of his back for most of the trip. The flight "attendants" won't do a thing about it.

I can proudly say that in all my flights I have never imposed on a fellow passenger's privacy in this fashion. The FAA needs to ban reclining seats as a safety hazard.