Well, that idea is probably a shade above some other methods which have been considered, over the years.
Posted on 05/04/2023 2:20:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A TikToker user is sparking debate after they posted an “unethical life hack” about what to do when someone is reclining their seat in front of you on a plane.
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“When you are on a flight and the person in front of you reclines their seat all the way and leaves you no room,” they advised.
“Turn on the air-con above you on full blast and point it at the top of their head.”
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Understand the frustration but this is childish.
My preference would be for the airlines to modify the seats so they won’t tilt back at all but I don’t see that happening.
“Your rights end where my rights begin.”
Yup, and they don’t begin with controlling the seat in front of you. Your rights begin with your own seat.
People now use the word "hack" to mean simple tips. I guess because the word makes them feel savvy and smart.
I've seen articles on the Daily Mail in which women brag about "hacks" that simple require you to press a little known button on some device or other -- something anyone would know if they read the manual.
“No, sorry. Every passenger has a right to use that reclining option.”
You have the “right” to do many things where you are still an asshole.
I always read on planes too, but there are plenty of places I’d prefer for reading.
“If they maneuver themselves into your personal air-flow space....that’s on them. “
Yep. My personal hack is my knees press into the back of the seat in front of me without them trying to recline it. They would have to break both my femurs to get their seat back any further. Many have tried. None have succeeded.
In the days when smoking was allowed on airplanes, I used to point the air blower behind me to create a wall of air that would keep the smoke from wafting towards me.
It wasn't a foolproof solution, but I convinced myself that it worked enough that it was better to do it than not.
-PJ
“Yup, and they don’t begin with controlling the seat in front of you. Your rights begin with your own seat.”
Not if it interferes with the right of the other passenger to use his space for his activity.
A “hack”?
Any place where you sit and they bring you drinks is OK in my book.
I like to book the exit row seats for the extra leg room. But on American, those seats don’t recline at all. Oh well.
It seems in their urge to pack more seats in, the recline is far less than it used to be.
Sadly, flying has become a dehumanizing experience, starting with the departing airport, the arrival airport, and everything in between.
Just eat a triple-portion of Taco bell a couple hours before your flight...
If it was “your space” the seat wouldn’t recline into it. Your space is the six inches behind you that your seat reclines into.
Don’t forget the sweaty tub of lard in the adjacent seat that not only uses up all of the armrest if it’s in the down position, but oozes well over into your seat area.
And if you’re sitting between two whales, you end up in a body chokehold, desperately trying to expand your lungs to take in oxygen (along with a double dose of body odor).
I believe reclining your seat back is rude and intrusive in today’s tiny coach seating, and I never do it to the personb behind me. That said, I can’t blame anyone else for using a button that the airlines provide them - their airline, their rules. I only fly coach for flights of 3 hours or less, and I can put up with someone leaning their seat back into my lap for that long - it’s not worth the elevated blood pressure to get upset about. For longer flights, I get business class seats.
The space defined by the arc of the moving seat back does not belong to the person behind its sport.
“The space defined by the arc of the moving seat back does not belong to the person behind its sport.”
If it interferes with my use for normal activities it does.
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