Seriously, dude. I'd bank on it.
--- In [email protected], "PJ Romano"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I bet he also sits on the metro with his legs splayed.
>
> On 8/3/07, Ray Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Did you guys read Thursday's update? The writer from Bethesda
makes a
> > perfect example of why there is a large, significant portion of
the
> > world that hates this area.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------
> > Bethesda, Md.: Gene,
> >
> > For the update, and I swear I'm being dead serious about this.
> >
> > If I want to recline my seat on an airplane all the way I'm going
to
> > do it, person behind me be damned. And here is why:
> >
> > The person behind me is a stranger and frankly I don't care what
> > his/her views on seat back reclining are or how tall or short they
> > are. If you want a ton of leg room, buy a first class ticket.
> >
> > I'm not going to be intimidated by you either because I fly
> > constantly and have heard all sorts of requests, polite and rude,
to
> > put my seat up. Not once have I complied and I just don't care
enough
> > about your comfort to compromise mine. Also, its the rare person
who
> > is not a child that can kick an adult's seat for the duration of a
> > flight, and usually the flight attendants will take care of that
if
> > asked. Nobody wants the humiliation of being arrested at the gate
> > because they acted like a child.
> >
> > I paid for a seat that reclines a certain amount, and I'm going
to do
> > whatever I can to make myself comfortable. I also paid for a seat
> > knowing full well the guy in front of me could recline his. I live
> > with it, and so should everyone else.
> >
> > As for your comparison to prisoners in a cage watching out for one
> > another: ask any ex-con how trust they had in any other inmate to
> > watch their back. Answer is zero: its a dog eat dog world, and
that
> > extends to airplanes.
> >
> > Gene Weingarten: This. Says. It. All.
> > -------------------------------
> >
> > Can Bethesda put away the Type-A, Alpha personality for even a
COUPLE
> > of hours for the shared benefit of others?
> >
> > I was in Minneapolis this week, and the person in front of me on
the
> > flight back to DC reclined into my lap. I couldn't use my laptop,
> > barely had room for my iPod. Couldn't even read SkyMall, and
dammit,
> > there's no reason to fly if I can't read SkyMall.
> >
> > Gene is BEYOND right on this. Bethesda, MD, is a jackhole.
> >
> > - RB
> >
> >
> >
>
