After going back over everything and reading all of my posts, I don't believe that I, or anyone for that matter, ever threatened to kick you, or anyone else, in the back.

If you look at my original post, I mentioned pushing on the seat back while getting up, putting things in and out of the seat pocket, playing with the tray table, and coughing. I don't believe that I ever mentioned kicking; that's something that either you or someone else misquoted me on.

Now, I am a reasonable person, for the most part. If I'm working on my laptop and somebody needs to recline, then I'm happy to try and work something out with them-- just so long as I can still fly in (relative) comfort and be able to use my laptop. If that means switching seats, as one other poster mentioned, then that's fine. If that means coming to a compromise where the person reclines a little and I sit with one leg in the aisle and my laptop sitting on it, like I did on my PHX-PHL leg the other weekend, then that's fine.

HigherFlyer, after looking at all the posts between us, I really think we started out on the wrong foot here. I think you started thinking I said something I didn't and taking a position on it, and then I responded in kind. I have no problem with people reclining in front of me, just so long as it's not causing me discomfort, and so long as I can still do the things I want/need to do.

As I've been saying in other posts all along, one person's right to recline does not/should not/(and in my case) will not trump another's right to a pain-free voyage. Perhaps seats are capable of reclining all the way, but that still doesn't mean that people should recline all the way and not respect others' private space, needs, and wants.

I'm sure I'm not the only one on this board that feels that way. From your posts, it appears the one thing that we both agree upon is that each person has a right to some personal space while on the plane. As long as those who want to recline and those who do not want to recline keep this in mind, I'm sure a compromise can always be worked out. It's only when people forget this that trouble starts to brew.