So, Saturday night, I'm on UA323 from ORD-IAH in F and no less than an SA gives me the worst of the recline situtations.

The second her tray is taken away she slams that seat back all the way as fast and as hard as she can, jamming my tray under her seat.

When the FA comes to take my tray I just say "Good Luck!" She gets the woman to lean her seat forward for me to extricate my tray, but she does the same **** thing again immediately after it's removed.

My knees have no where to go, so I keep shifting them to find a comfortable position (not intentionally kicking yet), and she gives me the little over the shoulder glance. After a minute of this, I try the Air Conditioning Vent trick I learned above, but this doesn't faze her.

I couldn't decide if I was actually prepared to go all the way with the sneeze, but a few more agressive moves of my knees finally gets the question "Do you have enough room back there?" to which I reply that "Actually, No, it's awfully cramped back here."

I couldn't beleive that even in F, and with a United employee, I still get this classless flinging back of the chair with no regard for anyone else.

It boggles my mind.

[This message has been edited by robb (edited 11-19-2001).]