I am sure that this has situation has been covered before, but I do not remember the answer. I was in seat 6F and there was a 6"6" man behind me in 7F. He asked me not to recline my seat because he could not fit his legs in even if I was slightly reclined. I, on the other hand, am an older person with back problems and need the recline to releave the pain.

When the gentleman asked me, my first reaction was that CAL fixed the pitch and recline and he would have to find a way to live with it. Then I had second thoughts and realized that I should be as accomodating as possible to my fellow passenger.

I called the FA and explained that the gentleman had a problem. Fortunately, the FA somehow played musical seats on this full 737 and got him an exit row seat.

Now, my question to all of you is: What would have been the proper thing for me to do (with my aching back) if the gentleman had not been moved?

Jack