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 > > >
