Reclining your seatback, yes or no?
Feb 19, 2013, 5:41 pm
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Reclining your seatback, yes or no?
An article in Slate on whether seats should recline or not.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/a..._share_toolbar
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/a..._share_toolbar
Feb 20, 2013, 4:32 am
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Nooooooooo.............!!!!!!!!!
Not this thread again!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not this thread again!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feb 20, 2013, 7:11 am
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No! I'm 6'2 and they always inconvenience me.
Feb 20, 2013, 7:23 am
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There will be the usual "it's my seat, it reclines, I'll damn well do it if I want." However, we should, IMHO, acknowledge that there is no longer any space for someone to recline without torturing the person behind you. If you are in coach, or economy, on almost any aircraft, the rows have been pushed so close together that it is either the act of a Kettle, or an act of arrogant aggression to recline.
Feb 20, 2013, 2:43 pm
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There will be the usual "it's my seat, it reclines, I'll damn well do it if I want." However, we should, IMHO, acknowledge that there is no longer any space for someone to recline without torturing the person behind you. If you are in coach, or economy, on almost any aircraft, the rows have been pushed so close together that it is either the act of a Kettle, or an act of arrogant aggression to recline.
If I could not change the position of my chair by the end of the flight my back would have been extremely sore.
Feb 20, 2013, 10:58 pm
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Aaand, here we go again!
Feb 21, 2013, 12:11 pm
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Oh, another one of these...
I do recline on overnights in Y in order to get any sleep at all, but not all the way back and not without first checking to see that it's okay with the person behind me.
I do recline on overnights in Y in order to get any sleep at all, but not all the way back and not without first checking to see that it's okay with the person behind me.
Feb 22, 2013, 9:58 am
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I am 6'2" and not really bothered if someone ahead of me in Y wants to recline their seat. I find it odd that people get so huffy about this.
I normally do it myself only on overnight flights. I would not see the need to ask for permission to do so on a flight where like 80% of the pax are sleeping (or trying to).
I normally do it myself only on overnight flights. I would not see the need to ask for permission to do so on a flight where like 80% of the pax are sleeping (or trying to).
Feb 22, 2013, 1:23 pm
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I'm 6'3" and typically am not bothered by people that recline. The only time I get annoyed is if it is during meal time and then the same individual chooses to then lean forward in his or her seat to eat.
Subsequently, the only time I ever recline my seat is on an overnight flight after all the services are complete and I verify that the individual behind me doesn't have a laptop or something out. I also don't sleep too well in the back of the bus, so I usually find the person behind me already asleep with seat back.
Subsequently, the only time I ever recline my seat is on an overnight flight after all the services are complete and I verify that the individual behind me doesn't have a laptop or something out. I also don't sleep too well in the back of the bus, so I usually find the person behind me already asleep with seat back.
Feb 22, 2013, 1:28 pm
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The fact is that if a seat reclines three inches, that means that the TOP of the seat has that recline, and nobody's knees go up that high. The bottom of the seat, where the knees of the person behind you are, reclines less than an inch.
As far as laptops are concerned, there is a reason they are called that -- because you can put them on your lap top and still use them. I do recline very slowly (and never during meals) but I am not at all shy about reclining all the way.
As far as laptops are concerned, there is a reason they are called that -- because you can put them on your lap top and still use them. I do recline very slowly (and never during meals) but I am not at all shy about reclining all the way.
Feb 22, 2013, 10:21 pm
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I'll just leave this here...
http://www.gadgetduck.com/goods/kneedefender.html
Personally, I don't care if you recline. But if you recline and I can't actually physically move as a result then I'm going to tell you to sod right off. Your ticket doesn't give you the right to injure me. Having been through this thread before, I know that some FT'ers think otherwise. Which I find bizarre.
http://www.gadgetduck.com/goods/kneedefender.html
Personally, I don't care if you recline. But if you recline and I can't actually physically move as a result then I'm going to tell you to sod right off. Your ticket doesn't give you the right to injure me. Having been through this thread before, I know that some FT'ers think otherwise. Which I find bizarre.
Feb 23, 2013, 1:04 am
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I'll just leave this here...
http://www.gadgetduck.com/goods/kneedefender.html
Personally, I don't care if you recline. But if you recline and I can't actually physically move as a result then I'm going to tell you to sod right off. Your ticket doesn't give you the right to injure me. Having been through this thread before, I know that some FT'ers think otherwise. Which I find bizarre.
http://www.gadgetduck.com/goods/kneedefender.html
Personally, I don't care if you recline. But if you recline and I can't actually physically move as a result then I'm going to tell you to sod right off. Your ticket doesn't give you the right to injure me. Having been through this thread before, I know that some FT'ers think otherwise. Which I find bizarre.
Need more room? Buy E+, Business or First. Don't encroach on my seat space.
Feb 23, 2013, 3:17 am
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Big talk, but I'd think that attempting to remove another passenger's property would only serve to escalate matters in most instances.
Feb 23, 2013, 3:58 am
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Not this again...
If people weren't supposed to recline their seats, airlines would not set them up so they can recline. Doh...
If people weren't supposed to recline their seats, airlines would not set them up so they can recline. Doh...