Very often, the curve of the seat backs actually makes reclining less comfortable for me. Even on the hellasslong flight back from Doha, the only time I reclined the seat was when I wanted to curl up on my side. And those seats were actually comfortable.
Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Apr 23, 2010 7:47:55 am PDT #24626 of 30001
§ ita § - Apr 23, 2010 7:57:38 am PDT #24627 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I sleep more poorly if I can't recline and lean against a window.
Scrappy - Apr 23, 2010 7:59:07 am PDT #24628 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Count me in with the non-recliners.
Jesse - Apr 23, 2010 8:00:38 am PDT #24629 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I'm always trying to make the pedicure chair recline less, too. THIS JUST IN: Different bodies are different!
Consuela - Apr 23, 2010 8:01:52 am PDT #24630 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I have to recline because my back and neck really start bothering me on long flights, and because I need to sleep. I can't sleep upright: my neck gets all fubar and I can't move right for days.
I apologize in advance for reclining in front of any Buffistas in the future.
megan walker - Apr 23, 2010 8:03:21 am PDT #24631 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oh, I wish all airlines would do this! Well, really, I wish that there was more room between seats so that if someone in front of me reclined back they aren't impeding on my space. That is maddening.
This is why I use seatguru.com before I buy a ticket or pick seats. Just because you are on an Airbus 320, doesn't mean it is like the last one you flew on, because each airline has seats of different pitches and widths. Seatguru also recommends where on the plane to sit, the drawbacks of particular rows, etc.
sarameg - Apr 23, 2010 8:03:32 am PDT #24632 of 30001
What is this sleep you talk of? Best I can manage is a weird fugue/zen state I can't immediately snap out of.
Lee - Apr 23, 2010 8:04:13 am PDT #24633 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
It doesn't bother me much most of the time, but I've been known to politely ask the person in front of me to bring their seat up a little when meals are being served, or I did when meals were still being served.
tommyrot - Apr 23, 2010 8:04:21 am PDT #24634 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
DavidS - Apr 23, 2010 8:04:28 am PDT #24635 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
THIS JUST IN: Different bodies are different!
This is a radical statement of moderation. Extreme in its equanimity.