> then again by the airplane seat itself when the person in front of me reclines their seat.

This reminds me of the time I had my laptop open on the tilt-down tray and the very large man in the seat in front just repositioned his girth (not even reclining the seat) but it flexed the seat back enough that my laptop screen was momentarily caught between the tray below and recessed lip above and was almost crushed.

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kimixa an hour ago | parent | next [-]

That happened to me when I had an ipad in a standing case and the seat in front cranked back - trapping then pinging the tablet across me and by neighbour's lap.

Though the ipad itself wasn't damaged, a couple of glasses didn't make it, and required the steward to try to brush up whatever fragments of glass they could.

I feel that airlines are a microcosm of "Do you care about who you actions might affect?" - similar to the "Do you return the cart to the corral" test at supermarkets - are you willing to put even the smallest bit of effort to significantly improve other people's experiences?

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sejje 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Gorilla glass vs gorilla

	▲	reincarnate0x14 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		(I get the joke) Not even gorillas even, the seats on most US carriers are too small and narrow for a lot of adult men even if they're in good shape. I had to sit shoulder to shoulder with one poor guy an entire flight to New Zealand because both of our shoulder widths are wider than the seats and I wanted to make sure my girlfriend had room enough to sleep. We were both good sports about it and were joking about needing a smoke afterwards, but it was not fun unless he wanted to lean halfway out into the aisle. I'm taller than average but not a giant.

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bink 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I swear this happens to me almost every time I fly.

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jack_pp 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

now you know to check who's sitting in front of you. rookie mistake

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neal_jones 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Opened a laptop on my last flight and this was my immediate and persistent fear