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MineralMan

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

Fri Aug 29, 2014, 09:36 AM

Aug 2014

seats were available, the person in front of me didn't use that feature. I'm sorry you have problems that require you to recline your seat to survive your flight. As I said in my OP, I won't say anything or insist that you raise your seat if you're in the row ahead of me. I simply won't recline mine, for the reasons I mentioned in my OP.

I'm not telling anyone else what not to do. I'm telling people what I do. It's interesting that some people are missing that.

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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