Back in the day (now I only fly business or first class), when someone would recline into my space, odd, I would all of a sudden have sneezing fits. . .don’t know why, must be allergies to the shampoo of the person reclining into my space (that was my story). . .anyway, a few hacks of sneeze blowing in their hair, followed by loud sniffling makes them quickly stop reclining.
i usually go with the knee in the back of the seat and push it forward...
I usually scream “Aggghhhhh!” when someone reclines, because their seat crushes my knees. I have stuck my arms out and held the seat so that it couldn’t recline at times. They usually try 3-4 times and then think their seat is broken.
Nobody has a “right” to a reclining seat. Your ticket doesn’t say your seat reclines. You are buying transportation from point A to point B. If your seat has room to recline, great, but when it causes pain for the person behind you, then you are the one who has an obligation to observe the other person’s rights.
That's an odd way of looking at it. "Your space?"
Did you pay for the recline button that's in "my space?" If not, then what gives you the right to control it?
If you want to control the recline on my seat, then you can buy my seat from me for that right. I'll only charge you 50% of what I paid, in cash, and then you can control the vertical, you can control the horizontal.
Otherwise, recline your own seat, too, and get "your space" back.
-PJ
Back in the day (now I only fly business or first class), when someone would recline into my space, odd, I would all of a sudden have sneezing fits. . .don’t know why, must be allergies to the shampoo of the person reclining into my space (that was my story). . .anyway, a few hacks of sneeze blowing in their hair, followed by loud sniffling makes them quickly stop reclining.
Laughing. I could imagine a few lines to your seat companion “I sure hope it’s just allergies to her shampoo! Because I was with Fred two days ago and he is sick as a dog with the flu right now. I think he caught it in Thailand....”
“Back in the day (now I only fly business or first class), when someone would recline into my space, odd, I would all of a sudden have sneezing fits. . .don’t know why, must be allergies to the shampoo of the person reclining into my space (that was my story). . .anyway, a few hacks of sneeze blowing in their hair, followed by loud sniffling makes them quickly stop reclining.”
Interesting. If I encountered you doing this in the seat behind me and you wouldn’t stop, I would take 2 of my prescription Metformin pills. Believe me, due to a particular side effect the next several hours would be most unbearable for you.
You’ve provided me with the one silver lining to type II diabetes.