Time to get real

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 03/16/2018 at 10:41 • Filed to: None

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When i fly i always recline my seat in hopes that the person behind me will be an uptight tech blogger that will write scathing diatribes about the fall of civilization this behavior represents. I also fart loudy when they get up and then glare at them.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 10:52

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dis why i take the boat when i can...

cant throw annoying passengers overboard on a plane... (also cant spend most of the trip sitting out on the deck soaking up that sea breeze)

crowmolly > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 10:54

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Hot take:

A seat recliner is a way, way less offensive passenger than the fuckheads that do not follow carry on rules.

His Stigness > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 10:54

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I think we should all set out to do normal things which cause tech bloggers to die inside. I think that’s the answer to life’s ultimate question.

WilliamsSW > crowmolly 03/16/2018 at 10:57

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That’s not a hot take at all, it’s true.

WilliamsSW > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 10:59

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I’ve flown probably 750k miles in the last 20+ years, vast majority of it in coach. I recline more often than not (but not usually all the way), and have never had any real issues with anyone reclining toward me or vice versa.

This is just a topic for cranky people who like to complain on the internet.

HammerheadFistpunch > WilliamsSW 03/16/2018 at 11:02

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This is my experience also

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 11:05

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Best solution IMO- Don’t recline all the way,but mid-way. You get to recline and the person behind you doesn’t get their knees crushed in case they’re an NBA player

There are far far worse things you could do on the plane such as play music/watch videos on your device without headphones, play music so loud even with headphones on that I can still hear whatever shit you’re listening to, clip nails, eat smelly food, putting your knees on the seat in front, removing your shoes if you have smelly feet, letting your kids kick the seat etc.

The only thing I have made peace with is crying babies. You can’t always blame the parents and for sure can’t blame the babies. Accept it. Put on your noise-cancelling headphones and drown it out.

Tekamul > crowmolly 03/16/2018 at 11:06

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I’ve given up with a carry on. There is no way it’s worth fighting over 3 cubic feet of space with the swarms of line jumpers, bag stuffers and the over privileged.

I’ve switched to just getting by with a ‘personal item’ under the seat. It fits fine, and that space IS ALL MINE (until the airlines want to make another buck and start charging you for your own under seat space).

crowmolly > Tekamul 03/16/2018 at 11:07

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I’m kind of the same. I’ll gate check if I’m not in the front of boarding group 3.

gettingoldercarguy > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 11:12

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It’s a pain when people do that as I’m 6'4 with long legs. But you do you baby.

Tekamul > crowmolly 03/16/2018 at 11:13

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I’m also a big fan of the gate check, but only in the Summer. Because my regional airport is tiny, if you gate check something, in the Winter you have to stand on the runway next to the plane in the frigid cold for like 15 minutes to get your bag back, because there’s just the one guy doing all the things.

For Sweden > WilliamsSW 03/16/2018 at 11:15

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You need to start asking your frequent flyer program about some upgrades

Mid Engine > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 11:15

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I hate when people recline in my space, I’ve had nine knee operations and it hurts. I don’t understand why the airlines don’t make the seats fixed so they can’t recline, problem solved.

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 11:16

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Still the best of the “Bloger on a Plane” genre.

https://jezebel.com/heres-what-it-feels-like-to-be-a-fat-person-on-a-plane-1488750726

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 11:20

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Also, this:

Airlines: we’re spending millions upon millions to increasing employee compensation (a true fact), dedicated safety officers, increased simulator training, data collection and analysis, and new airframes and engines.

Passengers: But why does my beer cost one dollar more!! :(

Chariotoflove > crowmolly 03/16/2018 at 11:30

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I have an uncle who deliberately takes his case to the gate knowing it will be too large and they will gate check it for free.

Chariotoflove > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 11:30

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This is fine with me. I can usually get bulkhead.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 11:36

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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

- https://lifehacker.com/the-person-reclining-their-airplane-seat-is-not-your-en-1823808027

I agree with the main message of the article. Whatever happened to asking nicely if you’re uncomfortable and reaching a compromise? Why is everyone’s first thought to be passive aggressive, or just full on aggressive?

gin-san - shitpost specialist > WilliamsSW 03/16/2018 at 11:37

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The only time where I don’t want someone in front of me to recline is if it’s during a meal/snack service where I need to use the tray table. People have been respectful of this in my experience.

Nothing > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 11:39

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If you want to “own” the space, buy the seat in front of you. Although someone will most likely poach the empty seat, so that doesn’t work either.

At 6’4”, it sucks because I’m cramped even before anyone reclines. I’ve only had one “frustrated” person in front of me that immediately slam reclined and get my knees. He kept pushing back and I leaned forward and stated that my knees have nowhere to go. Reclining in front of me generally won’t result in comfort for either party, and not because I’m trying to be rude.

Now that my work trips have slowed down, it’s usually only family travel, and in that case, we usually have an entire row. At least then, I can skew sideways into my son’s seat.

Textured Soy Protein > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 11:45

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One upside to the shitty thin seats in planes nowadays is that usually if someone reclines in front of me I’m still ok. I’m 5'11" with short legs and a long torso. Sometimes it does interfere with my ability to watch videos on my Yoga Tab with its little kickstand placed on the tray table.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > For Sweden 03/16/2018 at 11:49

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So... she was hungover and cranky?

SmugAardvark > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 12:09

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I’m 6'3", so I don’t expect a comfortable ride regardless of whether the person in front of me reclines their seat. Ultimately, I have bigger problems in my life than someone pushing their seat 2" further back. It sucks, but such is life.

However, I have had a few bad experiences with airline neighbors. Flying back home from a conference a few weeks ago, I had the window seat, and the guy in the middle seat needed a belt extender. As such, he had his elbow planted firmly in my side for the entire flight. Okay, I get it, it happens. It was only a 1 hour and 15 minute flight, so I figured I would cope just fine. I just put on my headphones, closed my eyes, and zoned out. About 15 minutes into the flight, I felt something on my arm. Dude next to me had lowered both his tray table and my tray table. He had brought his dinner on the plane with him (two burgers, two cartons of fries), and was using my tray table to hold his fries and condiments.

When I asked him if he could keep his food on his own table, he laughed and said there wasn’t enough room. So I decided to be slightly more forceful, and told him to please move his greasy food off my tray. He starts to move it, and spills ketchup on my tray in the process. I can’t stand the smell of vinegar, and ketchup is one of those things where I can smell just enough of it to be put off. The next 45 minutes was made even more unpleasant by the guy also being a fart factory, meaning my olfactory senses were torn between smelling ketchup and flatulence.

Thankfully, these experiences are very rare for me. But holy shit it felt like the longest hour of my life.

For Sweden > Chariotoflove 03/16/2018 at 12:17

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But when you board, you have to wait for all the people who magically learn to walk when the plane lands.

WilliamsSW > For Sweden 03/16/2018 at 12:21

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I do get some, but used to get them more often. It’s been a while since I made the top tier that gets them all the time, though.

WilliamsSW > gin-san - shitpost specialist 03/16/2018 at 12:23

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Yeah, I don’t really want the seat fully reclined when I’m eating, anyways.

A lot of it has to do with the fact that I recline very slowly - it’s the people that SLAM the seat back that cause issues.

Chariotoflove > For Sweden 03/16/2018 at 12:24

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First on, last off. I can’t do connections unless the wait is in hours.

random001 > HammerheadFistpunch 03/16/2018 at 14:06

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Oh Em Gee! Did you see that Monty I found!?