Originally Posted by
dchristiva
I never commented on whatever threats were made, so please save the lecture on that point for the OP. I never condoned such action.
Fair enough.
I won't argue with your point of view because, by the letter, you are correct on all points. I would like to think that asking you to recline one less inch wouldn't cause you undue suffering, but, as you point out, that's your decision. Seems like the world would be a slightly easier place to manage if attitudes weren't quite so stringent and defensive.
Like I said, ask me nicely and I probably would (and have in the past). I guess I've run into too many people who think they are entitled to impose on me. See here, for example:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost....0&postcount=10
I can't really answer the hypotheticals you presented because of the lack of information on other variables. In the case of a POS, I'd probably ask the FA if there was another seat available for me or the POS. If not, I probably wouldn't want to have the armrest raised.
I'm a little more militant than that. I would do everything you've listed, but I would also refuse to share my seat with a stranger and would escalate the issue through the FA, purser and captain, if necessary. Bottom line: either deplane the POS or give me an IDB.
If someone wants to use the space under my seat or my feet and it's not imposing on me, I'm probably going to let it slide.
"If they're not imposing on me," is the operative phrase, however. I don't care what anyone does if it doesn't impose on me.
If a fellow pax declines my request to not recline his/her seat so much, I have to live with that or find another place to sit. Generally I find that I'm a pretty polite guy and folks are generally willing to meet me halfway on things of this nature.
And, because you're a pretty polite guy, I would probably meet you halfway as well.