Re: Airline Seating Strategy

I am going to give a polite, thoughtful and considered reply to the two sets
of ideas listed here in reply to my post.

1. I would LOVE to book the emergency exit row on every flight. If I
could, there would be no need to burn up my frequent flyer miles trying to
upgrade to 1st class as I usually do. Unfortunately, there are only a few
rows that fit the bill, and they are in high demand. Being able to get this
row is the exception rather than the rule.

2. I believe tht your right to recline ends where my shins begin. If your
reclining doesn't incionvenience me, and I give permission, then go ahead
and recline. The last disagreement I got into involved a young girl who
wanted to recline, and I agreed to a certain amount of reclining on her
part. During the flight, I saw her thumb on the reclining button and felt
the seat digging into my shins. As far as I was concerned, she had broken
our agreement, and now had to put her seat back up. Of course, I practice
what I preach, declining to put my own seat back so as not to inconvenience
the person behind me.

3. I am sorry that your back may hurt. Making my shins hurt and preventing
me from raising my legs periodically to prevent blood clots does not seem to
me to be a fair compromise. I paid for the legroom, you didn't.



> Three Words,
>
> Emergency Exit Row
>
> I am a fairly big person, about 6'2" 200lbs and find the emergency exit
> row
> is definetly the way to go,,,,A LOT more leg room/space than any other
> seat
> in coach.
>
>
> "AlanJ" <null@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1df6867c43771bd4989689@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I won't get into a fighting match, but the seats are made to
>> recline for comfort. I will recline the maximum because otherwise
>> my back hurts. The seats are made the way they are for a
>> reason. I will detect any attempt to stop it and it will
>> cause a disruption on the flight. If you don't like people to
>> recline in front of you, then pick the seats that are located behind
>> the emergency exit seats. They usually don't recline. Or alternatively,
>> take a car, train, or bus.


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