Seat reclining etiquette when flying???

[ceyko]

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.

Asking nicely is one thing. The one time on an international flight I was asked to not do it cause a big dude was behind me. I was nice about it, get up to piss about 4-5 hours into flight and that fucker is reclined. I reclined and zonked out for the whole flight.

Dealing with knee/leg/laptop issues is part of flying though. I don't even try to break my laptop out anymore.

[Cooter]

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

I really feel like his wife was the hinge pin in the whole thing... she was pregnant and obviously a fucking cunt. I kinda feel like he was going through the motions to appease her.

I got a story out of it and didn't have to wear bracelets, so fuck it...

[71chevellejohn]

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.

This was my issue on my last trip.
From DC to DFW, I got stuck with the window seat. Now I'm 6'3" 280, but I am easily contained within the confines of my armrests(even with the curve of the fuselage on one side). The woman in the center seat was apparently unaware of how much she overflows across the borders. She was also unaware of what a regular shower can do for you and people around you. Most of the trip I did my best skinny person impersonation... but a little bit past halfway, I said fuck it and started letting my arms out to get comfortable and push back the invading chubbliness coming from the left. She may have been saying something but I had my headphones in and sunglasses on so I could tune out her ramblings. The only time I stopped the music was to order some booze.

[Juiced4v]

We all fly first class around heea..

[95DRGT]

I never recline my seat, I find it more comfortable sitting up straight.

Same here

[71chevellejohn]

We all fly first class around heea..

I was just slumming because my plane was being repainted.

[Juiced4v]

i was just slumming because my plane was being repainted.

lmao...

[Cooter]

I was just slumming because my plane was being repainted.

love it

[slow99]

6'2"

[Roscoe]

Being Ross da 5'9" kinda helps as well...

LOL at all you tall fuckers!!!1

[Craizie]

But Spirit Airlines is so cheap!

My cheap ass boss booked me on a Spirit flight to ORD once. My didn't touch the floor the whole flight. My knees were wedged into the seat in front of me and my feet hung about 5" off the floor. I'm sure the guy in front of me was pissed.

[Ted]

Last flight I took to El Paso, thank God it was short because someone around me had some horrible body odor. I gagged a few times and then turned on the fans and tried to point them in a way it would blow the smell back

[GhostTX]

Last flight I took to El Paso, thank God it was short because someone around me had some horrible body odor. I gagged a few times and then turned on the fans and tried to point them in a way it would blow the smell back

Sorry man. Flights get me gassy for some reason (altitude?), and I let 'em rip into the seat cushion. I adjust my nozzle to try and blow it to the ground. I guess it drifts up from the floors.

[SVT Lurch]

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.

[2011GT]

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

Ah so you're the reason why the next plane load of people were delayed due to a broken seat maintenance had to fix. Dumb fuck