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Originally Posted by WRCSolberg
(Post 19592901)
If you know it's bothering someone, why keep it open? (Because you're entitled, right?) :td:
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Originally Posted by WRCSolberg
(Post 19592901)
If you can't be bothered to be a decent human being for me and put your window shade down when the sun is in my eyes, then I simply can't be bothered to get up for you when you need to run to the potty. Afterall, why should my enjoyment of the flight be trumped for yours? Isn't that what the "this is my window and I'll do what I god damn well please" people say?
^ | I wouldn't actually do this, I'm just pointing out the apparent idiocy behind that assertion, and the fact that payback can be a b..... Like it or not, that's not "your" window - it's the airline's window and more pointedly, the cabin crew's window. You're not in your house or your car, you're in a shared communal space. If you know it's bothering someone, why keep it open? (Because you're entitled, right?) :td: |
Originally Posted by fti
(Post 19589894)
I think if FA's and others only realized why we window seat lovers like the window - looking out, taking photos, dealing with the light/jetlag issues - they would be more understanding.
Originally Posted by slawecki
(Post 19593220)
also, due to my advanced age, i need an hourly pottie break. you block me, and your 12 hr trip is going to get very uncomfortable.
I tend to find flying very drying, so even trying to hydrate, I'll often only get up twice on a TPAC. For me, windows are ideal. |
Originally Posted by nkedel
(Post 19594610)
If you need an hourly potty break, you'd better take the aisle or a bulkhead that lets you get straight up on longer flights. I tend to find flying very drying, so even trying to hydrate, I'll often only get up twice on a TPAC. For me, windows are ideal. i am not a platinum or a silver or whatever. i cannot even get my medical supplies loaded in the cabin with me. that's for the elites. get a bulkhead seat, get serious. get an aisle seat, get serious. actually, i usually end up in the back of a md 80 next to the engine. |
Originally Posted by qvzn
(Post 19582735)
Since I like playing with fire, here's some more kindlin'...
Does the same apply to the aisle seat occupant? Primary control of the aisle rests with them, so if you need to use the facilities, well you'll just have to wait until I'm done writing my email / brushing my teeth / clipping my toenails / you get the idea |
Originally Posted by slawecki
(Post 19594841)
so if it's good for you why is it not good for me, right? i find flying very drying also, and try to drink 1/2 a liter of water an hour.
i am not a platinum or a silver or whatever. i cannot even get my medical supplies loaded in the cabin with me. that's for the elites. get a bulkhead seat, get serious. get an aisle seat, get serious. actually, i usually end up in the back of a md 80 next to the engine. For that matter, if I got stuck in the aisle because you had the window and you were waking me up every hour to pee, at about hour #2 or 3 you'd probably get given the choice of either swapping seats with me or having to try to step over me. |
im thankful that this issue has been brought up. very common and sometimes very hard to diffuse.
Fellow pax should understand that closing the shade of someone who is directly in front of it is rude and condescending. If you wish to request that the shade be closed when you are not in the seat in front of it, you need to be humble in the request and understand YOU ARE NOT entitled to demand it. Someone who is not willing to be assertive about their rights does not give the aggressor the right to take advantage of the situation. |
My View - daytime flight the shade can be up if the window passenger wants. Overnight flight then leave it down so as not to wake people with light too early.
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