Seat reclining etiquette when flying???

[KBScobravert]

90% of my flying in the past 10 years has been 14+ hour long flights. I am getting every bit of what I paid for.

Had some fat Indian (east not west) try to tell me to put my seat back forward. She even tried to get a flight attendant to force me. Fuck her, my seat stayed back and I went into my usual comatose sleep for the majority of the 14hr trip.

The worst is the 300 pound guy in the seat next to you. Now that is a real problem you can't do shit about on a full flight.

[The King]

I never recline mine the few times a year I fly.

[Big A]

Out of all the annoyances with flying, seats leaning back is near the bottom of the list.

It's all about perception too, if the seat was already back when you sat down, you wouldn't know any different. When we see it go back we start to feel as though our space is being encroached upon, even though it's completely unusable space, unless you're trying to use a laptop, which is a PITA any way you slice it.

[quikag]

I always sit in the first row of first class so I don't have to worry about these peasant cattle car problems. Choocho, Cowskin for the win, bitches.

[jakesford]

6'3" and it can be annoying but I don't get pissed about it... I always try to get an aisle seat if stuck in a normal coach row so I can at least stretch out a little more.

It sucks when I'm trying to work on the flight, and you can't open the laptop screen to where I can read it.

[68RR]

The only seats the airlines lock out/limit the recline are the ones at the overwing emergency exits and possibly a seat with a broken recline actuator. Like what was said above, the airlines don't allow the use of the recline blocking devices, so if you run into that situ, just tell the F/A and let them handle it. Better "they" get kicked off than you...

[GhostTX]

90% of my flying in the past 10 years has been 14+ hour long flights. I am getting every bit of what I paid for.

Had some fat Indian (east not west) try to tell me to put my seat back forward. She even tried to get a flight attendant to force me. Fuck her, my seat stayed back and I went into my usual comatose sleep for the majority of the 14hr trip.

The worst is the 300 pound guy in the seat next to you. Now that is a real problem you can't do shit about on a full flight.

Ugh...that is the worst. Had one guy so big his fat was spilling over the armrest on to my side. He had to get a seat belt extension so he could buckle in for the flight. It was a full flight so I was stuck.

Not to get too off topic, but airlines should have a seat at the ticket counter and do people similarly to sizing carry on baggage. If your azz can't fit in the seat, you gotta buy two!

[Cooter]

coach seats only recline about .9* anyhow

I've never considered it an issue...

On that note: I was flying home from PA one time about a month after the last big hurricane down here. I was worn out, strung out, tired, etc. As soon as we touched ground in Houston, I reclined my seat because fuck you.

The bitch behind me kept pushing my seat forward. I turned around and mean mugged her once, and the next time, I turned around and was like "are you fucking kidding me?"

She did it AGAIN... Well, I was in a bulkhead seat, so I put both feet on the wall, grabbed the button, and broke the seat pushing it back. Remember when they used to actually recline? Yeah, they still do, they're just limited. Well I broke the fuck out of whatever was limiting it, and damn near ended up in her lap.

Her husband punched me in the head. I thought it was her that hit me.

Well, I realized I was probably headed to jail, so I just sat up and shut up. I kinda hid in the corner while getting my luggage and the husband came up to me and was like "I need you to wait right here"

I was like "that's fine man, I'll wait. I apologize for blowing up like that. I haven't slept in a couple days, I've been out of town for a month, my wife evacuated for the hurricane, I don't even know if we have a house left. Just stressed out and went overboard there for a minute"

He shook my hand, accepted my apology and was like "you should probably get out of here ASAP... when security gets here, I'll tell them to disregard"

good times

[bcoop]

I've never considered it an etiquette issue. But apparently, a lot of people do, and get pissed about it. Fuck em. I'm reclining, period. I've heard people sigh and shit, but never had anyone say anything to me about it.

[Ted]

coach seats only recline about .9* anyhow

I've never considered it an issue...

On that note: I was flying home from PA one time about a month after the last big hurricane down here. I was worn out, strung out, tired, etc. As soon as we touched ground in Houston, I reclined my seat because fuck you.

The bitch behind me kept pushing my seat forward. I turned around and mean mugged her once, and the next time, I turned around and was like "are you fucking kidding me?"

She did it AGAIN... Well, I was in a bulkhead seat, so I put both feet on the wall, grabbed the button, and broke the seat pushing it back. Remember when they used to actually recline? Yeah, they still do, they're just limited. Well I broke the fuck out of whatever was limiting it, and damn near ended up in her lap.

Her husband punched me in the head. I thought it was her that hit me.

Well, I realized I was probably headed to jail, so I just sat up and shut up. I kinda hid in the corner while getting my luggage and the husband came up to me and was like "I need you to wait right here"

I was like "that's fine man, I'll wait. I apologize for blowing up like that. I haven't slept in a couple days, I've been out of town for a month, my wife evacuated for the hurricane, I don't even know if we have a house left. Just stressed out and went overboard there for a minute"

He shook my hand, accepted my apology and was like "you should probably get out of here ASAP... when security gets here, I'll tell them to disregard"

good times

He punched you in the head? LOL

[Cooter]

He punched you in the head? LOL

I didn't know what happened, but my hat flew off. It was a pretty weak shot. I thought she hit me. I think it was just a knee-jerk reaction on his part. I honestly didn't feel anything, but my hat flew off, and while apologizing to him, he admitted that he punched me. We were laughing and shaking hands when it was all said and done

[Roscoe]

I only get pissed off when someone in front of my has reclined and I'm trying to work on a laptop - which cannot happen when reclined.

I'll ask, "Do you mind not reclining so I can get some work done?" I've never been told "no".

On the flip side, I am usually one of the first to board and I'll slightly lean back all seats on my row (so it doesn't stand out - it's never noticed), so the problem is solved.... By the time everyone sits down, nobody notices.

<-- flies every now and then.

[inline 6]

He will tell them to "disreguard" who punched who???

[Cooter]

He will tell them to "disreguard" who punched who???

it really didn't bother me... I was just happy to not have to spend the night in jail.

[inline 6]

Oh I get it it's just a chicken shit move for him to punch you and then call security.