Battle at 30,000 Feet: Seat Reclining vs. Leg Room

[malcore]

If I get me kneecaps busted due to a recliner person I just rip some farts and fan it up by the seat. I don't have to say a damn word.

erm ...

. Once again, the many had to suffer the ramifications of the few.

 

[nvanprooyen]

You gotta do it in their mouth right in the middle of an inhale. It takes practice and timing but it is possible to do what I like to call a "surgical airstrike". Most of it will go into their lungs and if you do it correctly, no one else will smell it.

 

[malcore]

I used to love flying. The novelty has worn off. I now don't sleep the night before, make sure the bladder is barren, wear ear plugs, always get a window seat, tell the attendants not to disturb me, and sleep in oblivion.

Only farts will wake me.

 

[nvanprooyen]

I wish I could sleep on planes. It's pretty much impossible for me to do that.

My normal plan looks like:

A - Fly business / first. This is when I travel for work because I'm a cheap bastard.
B - If traveling personally, can I upgrade with miles?
C - Not enough miles. Do they have some kind of "economy plus" seats that I can upgrade to for a nominal charge?
D - No economy plus seating. Can I get an emergency exit row, or the first row in coach?
E - ****. Those are all taken. Time to get drunk so I don't think about being 3" too tall to comfortably sit in this stupid seat.

The worst was a 14 hr flight to Tel Aviv. The company I was with at the time was too cheap to upgrade us. It was a fat smelly dude, my co-worker and myself crammed into a group of 3 seats. I'm like 6'3" 230ish. My co-worker is about 6'5" 270ish. Fucking awful. On the way back though we got option "D" because the plane was almost completely empty and had tons of leg room.

 

[JimJohnson]

So is it just common practice for a plane to divert for the smallest inciident? I feel like the flight crew could have handled the situation described fairly easily.

 

[malcore]

I wish I could sleep on planes. It's pretty much impossible for me to do that.

My normal plan looks like:

A - Fly business / first. This is when I travel for work because I'm a cheap bastard.
B - If traveling personally, can I upgrade with miles?
C - Not enough miles. Do they have some kind of "economy plus" seats that I can upgrade to for a nominal charge?
D - No economy plus seating. Can I get an emergency exit row, or the first row in coach?
E - ****. Those are all taken. Time to get drunk so I don't think about being 3" too tall to comfortably sit in this stupid seat.

The worst was a 14 hr flight to Tel Aviv. The company I was with at the time was too cheap to upgrade us. It was a fat smelly dude, my co-worker and myself crammed into a group of 3 seats. I'm like 6'3" 230ish. My co-worker is about 6'5" 270ish. Fucking awful. On the way back though we got option "D" because the plane was almost completely empty and had tons of leg room.

I was like that too. You're what, in your mid 30s? Give it 5 or 10 years. It will be impossible to not sleep after missing a night of sleep, no matter where you are.

 

[WCL]

I fly on about 8 planes a month. I am 6'1". I personally think that the purchasing of your seat allows you the option to recline regardless if the person behind you likes it or not. That said, I rarely recline unless its a long flight and I go back slowly if I do. While it is frustrating when somebody reclines in front of me. I am ok with it because I see it as part of the deal. Their seat is meant to recline so they are allowed to recline it. As someone said, I would prefer someone reclining in front of me than a person oozing into my space from beside me. How is it possible for your belly to sweat while sitting motionless!!?!? And why is your sweaty belly on my arm!?!?

I had a really hot girl fall asleep on me, once. I didn't know what to do. It would be shitty to wake her up, but it would be creepy to let her sleep on me.

So I had to pretend I was asleep the rest of the flight. When we landed, she was like, "I'm so sorry. You must have dozed off and then I fell asleep on your shoulder." I couldn't believe it worked.

 

[nvanprooyen]

At least you didn't go this route....

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...cused-molesting-woman-slept-article-1.1914133

 

[AuCN]

But it could have gone this way WCL.

 

[ruprecht]

But it could have gone this way WCL.

Rather bizarre.

 

[Shawon0Meter]

moar fat people airplane stories :rolling:

 

[JimJohnson]

I had a really hot girl fall asleep on me, once. I didn't know what to do. It would be shitty to wake her up, but it would be creepy to let her sleep on me.

So I had to pretend I was asleep the rest of the flight. When we landed, she was like, "I'm so sorry. You must have dozed off and then I fell asleep on your shoulder." I couldn't believe it worked.

I hope you snuck in a kiss somewhere.

 

[Crystallas]

It's a nice thought Crys. But most people are inconsiderate assholes who don't give a **** about anyone's comfort but their own.

Most people are. But that doesn't mean I have to be(or others have the inability to learn some courtesy). Saying please, thank you, excuse me. If you don't have those basics down, your environment and parents have failed IMO.

 

[NCChiFan]

I take a different approach, I take the isle seat, because I can stretch my long legs (being 6'2") out into the isle presenting multiple tripping hazards to both attendants and passengers trying to fart in folks mouths.

 

[brett05]

Most people are. But that doesn't mean I have to be(or others have the inability to learn some courtesy). Saying please, thank you, excuse me. If you don't have those basics down, your environment and parents have failed IMO.

I don't buy the enviro/parent argument. Seems to me that's a falacy. However not doing those basic thing the blame I think starts and stops with the individual

 

[Ares]

I hope you snuck in a few dozen punches somewhere.

FTFY

 

[ShiftyDevil]

Returning from a business trip a couple years ago I had an entire row to myself, and the arm rests went all the way up.

It was amazing.

At this point I fly first class whenever possible, I can't stand not being able to move my legs. Thinking about it makes my skin crawl.

 

[nvanprooyen]

The best flight I've ever been on was a first class flight to Paris on Air France. Lay flat seats, amazing food / service etc. Fucking awesome, but it's ruined me.

 

[GaelicSoxFan]

When I do fly, it's Southwest. I'm a bigger guy so I try to get either the front row or an emergency exit seat for the leg room.


Sent from my iPhone via Tapatalk

 

[Globetrotter]

This thread isn't making me anymore excited about my 10 hours of air travel tomorrow.

Flying out of Orlando is the worst.