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Wed Aug 27, 2014, 11:24 AM

Aug 2014

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Do not do to others what is abhorrent to you. [View all] MineralMan Aug 2014 OP

I find this true driving a car. safeinOhio Aug 2014 #1

And THIS ^ is what makes DU suck Glitterati Aug 2014 #2

Why would anyone be a member of a site they feel sucks? nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #53

Yes. Driving a car requires the same sort of MineralMan Aug 2014 #3

Yes, sometimes you have to change for others Maeve Aug 2014 #7

Yup. It's really pretty simple if you're paying attention. MineralMan Aug 2014 #9

I can't believe people get so annoyed by a seat in front of them leaning two inches back. redqueen Aug 2014 #4

Perhaps you should re-think your strategies Glitterati Aug 2014 #5

Or perhaps not. Focusing on first world problems, rather MineralMan Aug 2014 #8

It's really NOT about airline seats Glitterati Aug 2014 #10

And yet, flights are full. Airlines are businesses. MineralMan Aug 2014 #13

ROFL Glitterati Aug 2014 #18

If you do not fly, I can't see why you'd be concerned. MineralMan Aug 2014 #19

100% right on. safeinOhio Aug 2014 #21

Airlines do not cancel flights that are not full. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2014 #77

I hardly think anyone is trying to disrespect you by reclining their seat. Live and Learn Aug 2014 #56

Reading comprehension Glitterati Aug 2014 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Live and Learn Aug 2014 #60

It is not so much a question of comprehension but Live and Learn Aug 2014 #65

Yes, that's true. MineralMan Aug 2014 #6

They're probably first-time flyers. redqueen Aug 2014 #11

That could be. Or they may just be so self-oriented MineralMan Aug 2014 #14

Then you must not have knees that are sunk into the seat in front of you. Some people do. pnwmom Aug 2014 #28

Your complaint should be to the airlines and the lack of space not your fellow Live and Learn Aug 2014 #57

Same here. meaculpa2011 Aug 2014 #35

+1 And, some people may find sitting at a 90 degree angle Live and Learn Aug 2014 #54

It depends on how tall you are. hifiguy Aug 2014 #63

Exactly. raouldukelives Aug 2014 #12

Everyone is in a death spiral the minute they are born. MineralMan Aug 2014 #15

And thanks to the efforts of investors. raouldukelives Aug 2014 #51

Maybe. Maybe not. MineralMan Aug 2014 #62

Good Post Gothmog Aug 2014 #16

Thanks. I appreciate that. MineralMan Aug 2014 #17

This is a formulation of a High Holy day sermon that we get every other year Gothmog Aug 2014 #20

I automatically assume that the person in front of me is going to recline Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #22

I don't assume that. In fact, on my last few flights where reclining MineralMan Aug 2014 #25

You can travel without reclining. You just prefer not to. pnwmom Aug 2014 #29

I got deep vein thrombosis sitting in traffic. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #31

Happened to me on a cross-country flight. pnwmom Aug 2014 #33

So people that have back problems don't count but Live and Learn Aug 2014 #59

On the day I got the DVT, the seat belt sign was on for most of the flight. pnwmom Aug 2014 #71

Agreed. I am surprised the airlines aren't more accommodating to letting Live and Learn Aug 2014 #73

Except, the seats are designed to be reclined. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #23

Please read my OP again. I dislike it, but I never MineralMan Aug 2014 #24

Those reclining seats were designed back when there was much more space between them than now. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #41

And that's the crux of it, they keep cramming more and more people into the planes. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #46

And they designed them poorly in the first place. I read somewhere today that they designed pnwmom Aug 2014 #52

It doesn't bother me in the slightest when the person in front of me reclines their seat. nt Zorra Aug 2014 #26

OK. I'd never venture to speak for you. MineralMan Aug 2014 #27

So? You're obviously not one of the people whose knees require that space. pnwmom Aug 2014 #30

I'm 5'11, and slim. The average height of an adult in the US is about five feet, 7 inches. Zorra Aug 2014 #37

Height isn't everything. My husband is 4 inches taller but I have longer legs. pnwmom Aug 2014 #39

Why indeed. Mariana Aug 2014 #72

I have real issues in economy class seats due to claustrophobia. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #32

I've had fat people slop over my armrest and make me very uncomfortable. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #38

The person doesn't even have to be fat. A man with broad, muscular shoulders pnwmom Aug 2014 #40

I can't say I couldn't stand to lose 10 pounds mythology Aug 2014 #76

It turns out that way back in the 60's, they stupidly designed seats to fit pnwmom Aug 2014 #78

Lol, you're a little bit more direct than I dare to be, but I so relate! MoonRiver Aug 2014 #42

I'm slightly obese myself. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #44

There's a big difference between slightly and morbidly obese. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #45

That's true. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #47

People on scooters? MoonRiver Aug 2014 #48

Blocking the aisle and I have to dodge them so I don't get run over in a store. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #49

OK, I know what you mean. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #50

And so I ask, my fellow claustrophobes... pipi_k Aug 2014 #43

That's unfortunate. I'm not sure what the airlines MineralMan Aug 2014 #61

When I fly with my husband he can get business or first class. That helps A LOT. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #68

i think one ought to consider also. what i want done to me, may not be what another wants. seabeyond Aug 2014 #34

What about masochists? Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #36

I just don't see why this sort of thing has to be so complicated. reflection Aug 2014 #55

Almost as good as Peggy Hill's musings whatchamacallit Aug 2014 #64

Who? MineralMan Aug 2014 #67

People say, "Just recline your seat", but my lower back hurts when I do that. GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #66

I do not recline the seat unless no one is sitting behind me Skittles Aug 2014 #69

We do not have or know what "Manners" are these days... KoKo Aug 2014 #70

I am exactly the same way ballabosh Aug 2014 #74

Most others don't care a whit and will recline anyway frazzled Aug 2014 #75