That said, I don't complain because the person in front does have the right to recline, and it is just something I have to accept. As long as they are willing to go upright so I can retrieve something or get out of my seat, or accept getting bumped in the process.
I'm open to any kind of reasonable accomodation, and always try to accommodate those around me. Of course the cretin behind me wasn't seeking accommodation, he was seeking to impose his will on me, and in a most infantile and offensive fashion.
Just tap my shoulder and I'll move the seat to let you out. Or, feel free to bump me -- when you gotta go, you gotta go.